The western city of Poznan has topped a list of the most citizen-friendly cities in Poland.
The weekly Przekroj looked at 26 Polish cities with more than 175,000 inhabitants in twenty four categories and ranked them on: unemployment rate and average salary, the cost of real estate, the quality of medical services, the level of education, the availability of public transport and the length of bicycle paths, plus the number of kindergartens and nurseries, access to internet and entertainment.
Poznan came out on top because of high quality public transport and numerous bicycle paths, as well as social and housing programs for the unemployed.
In second and third place, respectively, are the southern cities of Rzeszow and Krakow. Rzeszow scored highly because of free access to internet and business-friendly regulations and Krakow because of successful promotion of the city abroad and development of popular tourist spots.
The capital, Warsaw comes in at a lowly 13th in the list in spite of being the only Polish city with an underground rail system and huge investments in the region. (mg/pg)
Top Ten Polish cities
1. Poznan
2. Rzeszow
3. Krakow
4. Wroclaw
5. Olsztyn
6. Gdansk
7. Szczecin
8. Katowice
9. Torun
10. Bialystok