Before St. Adalbert’s corpse made it to Gniezno it was originally laid to rest in this town. Apparently founded in the 10th century Trzemeszno features a baroque church dating from the 18th century, as well as a monument to the local-born hero Jan Kiliński. A cobbler by trade he went on to become the unlikely hero of the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising. Despite being wounded twice Kiliński led his men to capture the Russian Ambassador’s Warsaw residence, and he is said to embody the Polish virtues of bravery and patriotism.