Cracow - stone

markerA Sukiennice The Renaissance Sukiennice ( Cloth Hall, Drapers' Hall ) in Kraków, Poland, is one of the city's most recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the Main Market Square in the Kraków Old Town (listed as the UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978). It was once a major centre of international trad... Sukiennice - photo
markerB Kraków Old Town Kraków Old Town is the historic central district of Kraków, Poland. It is one of the most famous old districts in Poland today and was the center of Poland's political life from 1038 until King Sigismund III Vasa relocated his court to Warsaw in 1596. The entire medieval old town is among the first ... Kraków Old Town - photo
markerC Kazimierz Kazimierz is a historical district of Kraków (Poland), best known for being home to a Jewish community from the 14th century until the Second World War. The district of Kazimierz in Krakow is defined by the old shores of an island in the Vistula river. The northern branch of the river (Stara Wisła -... Kazimierz - photo
markerD Wawel Wawel is an architectural complex erected over many centuries atop a limestone outcrop on the left bank of the Vistula River in Kraków, Poland, at an altitude of 228 metres above the sea level. It is a place of great significance to the Polish people. The Royal Castle with an armoury and the Cathedr... Wawel - photo
markerE Remuh Cemetery The Remuh Cemetery, also known as the old Jewish cemetery of Kraków in Cracow, Poland, is a Jewish cemetery established in 1535. It is located beside the Remuh Synagogue at 40 Szeroka Street in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków. Rabbi Moses Isserles (ca 1525-1572) is buried there along with ... Remuh Cemetery - photo
markerF Dragon's Den Dragon's Den (Smocza Jama) is a limestone cave in the Wawel Hill in Kraków. Owing to its location in the heart of the former Polish capital and its connection to the legendary Wawel Dragon, it is the best known cave in Poland. Dragon's Den - photo
markerG St. Florian's Gate St. Florian's Gate or Florian Gate (Brama Floriańska) in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Turkish attack. T... St. Florian's Gate - photo
markerH Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków, (Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza w Krakowie), is one of the best known bronze monuments in Poland, and a favourite meeting place at the Main Market Square in the Old Town (Stare Miasto) district of Kraków. The statue of Adam Mickiewicz, the greatest Polish Romantic poet... Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków - photo
markerI Wawel Castle The Gothic Wawel Castle in Kraków in Poland was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. In the 14th century it was rebuilt by Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland. Their reign saw the addition of the tower called the Hen's F... Wawel Castle - photo
markerJ Collegium Maius The Collegium Maius (Latin for "Great College"), in Kraków, Poland, is the Jagiellonian University 's oldest building, dating back to the 15th century. It stands at the corner of ulica Jagiellońska (Jagiellon Street) and ulica Świętej Anny (St. Anne Street). The then 36-year-old university, known at... Collegium Maius - photo

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Name Cracow
Region Lesser Poland
Country Poland (PL)
Population 754,854 inhabitants

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