Krakow

KRAKOW – THINGS TO SEE Kraków (Polish pronunciation: [ krakuf]ˈ ( listen)) also Cracow, or Krakow (US English /ˈkrækaʊ/, UK English / ˈkrækɒv/) is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła) in... Más

KRAKOW – THINGS TO SEE Kraków (Polish pronunciation: [ krakuf]ˈ ( listen)) also Cracow, or Krakow (US English /ˈkrækaʊ/, UK English / ˈkrækɒv/) is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century.[1] Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and is one of Poland's most important economic hubs. It was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1569; the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1596;[2] Free City of Kraków from 1815 to 1846; the Grand Duchy of Cracow from 1846 to 1918; andKraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1999. It is now the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second most important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was already being reported as a busy trading centre of Slavonic Europe in 965.[1] With the est Menos