A growing number of geoheritage studies have examined the legacy of natural stone in urban settings, but research into the intersection of cultural and natural heritage (integrating the historical, social, and spiritual significance of stone acquired through the centuries) is relatively sparse. The purpose of the present study was to analyse the use of natural stone in the urban environment of Poznań in Poland over the past thousand years by merging geological, historical, and archaeological data. The results show that in cities that do not have sufficient local sources, complex arrangements of natural materials and the history of changing stone types have been conditioned by the location of state borders and the economic environment, and mediated through the cultural context of subsequent epochs, the preferences of ruling monarchs, the migration of stonemasons, and doctrines of national self-sufficiency. Natural stones in urban settings cannot, therefore, be regarded merely as ex situ geodiversity elements but rather as an interface between cultural and abiotic environments, a memory of past trading and cultural connections, and architectural trends. It is hoped that the integration of geological and cultural heritage will stimulate more comprehensive geoconservation efforts and contribute to the growth of geotourism.

越来越多的地质遗产研究考察了城市环境中天然石材的遗产，但对文化和自然遗产交叉点（整合几个世纪以来石材的历史、社会和精神意义）的研究相对较少。本研究的目的是通过合并地质、历史和考古数据来分析过去千年来波兰波兹南城市环境中天然石材的使用情况。结果表明，在没有足够本地资源的城市中，自然材料的复杂排列和石材类型的历史变化受到国家边界位置和经济环境的制约，并通过随后时代的文化背景进行调节，统治君主的偏好、石匠的迁徙以及民族自给自足的学说。因此，城市环境中的天然石材不能仅仅被视为异地地理多样性元素，而应被视为文化和非生物环境之间的界面、过去贸易和文化联系以及建筑趋势的记忆。希望地质和文化遗产的融合能够激发更全面的地质保护工作，并为地质旅游的发展做出贡献。