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Dłubnia Landscape Park
Dłubnia Landscape Park (''Dłubniański Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland. Established in 1981, the park covers an area of . Within the Landscape Park are two nature reserves. Location The park lies within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship: in Kraków County ( Gmina Iwanowice, Gmina Michałowice, Gmina Skała, Gmina Zielonki), Miechów County ( Gmina Gołcza) and in Olkusz County (Gmina Trzyciąż). The park takes its name from the river Dłubnia, which eventually flows into the Vistula in the Mogiła neighbourhood of Nowa Huta, within the city of Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 .... There is also a neighbourhood – formerly a village – called Dłubnia, within the Wzgórza Krzesławickie district of the city. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowa Huta
Nowa Huta (, literally "The New Steel Mill") is the easternmost district of Kraków, Poland. With more than 200,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most populous areas of the city. Until 1990, the neighbouring districts were considered expansions of the original Nowa Huta district, and were linked by the same tramway system. They are now separate districts of Kraków. Nowa Huta is one of the largest planned socialist realist settlements or districts ever built (another being Magnitogorsk in Russia) and "one of the most renowned examples of deliberate social engineering" in the entire world. Built as a utopian ideal city, its street hierarchy, layout and certain grandeur of buildings often resemble Paris or London. The high abundance of parks and green areas in Nowa Huta make it the greenest corner of Kraków. History The historic area of present-day Nowa Huta is one of the few places in Poland settled continuously since the neolithic age. Archaeological research has discovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Zielonki
__NOTOC__ Gmina Zielonki is a rural community (Polish: gmina) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Zielonki, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 15,740. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dłubnia Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Zielonki contains the villages and settlements of Batowice, Bibice, Boleń, Bosutów, Brzozówka, Dziekanowice, Garlica Duchowna, Garlica Murowana, Garliczka, Grębynice, Januszowice, Korzkiew, Osiedle Łokietka, Owczary, Pękowice, Przybysławice, Trojanowice, Węgrzce, Wola Zachariaszowska and Zielonki. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Zielonki is bordered by the city of Kraków and by the gminas of Iwanowice, Michałowice, Skała Skała is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Kraków
The city of Kraków is divided into 18 administrative districts, each with a degree of autonomy within the municipal government. The Polish name for such a district is ''dzielnica''. The oldest neighborhoods of Kraków were incorporated into the city before the late 18th century. They include the Old Town ('' Stare Miasto''), once contained within the city defensive walls and now encircled by the Planty park; the Wawel, which is the site of the Royal Castle and the Cathedral; Stradom and Kazimierz, the latter originally divided into Christian and Jewish quarters; as well as the ancient town of Kleparz. Major districts added in the 19th and 20th centuries include Podgórze, which until 1915 was a separate town on the southern bank of the Vistula, and Nowa Huta, east of the city centre, built after World War II and incorporated into the city in 1951. Between 1951 and 1973 the city was divided into six districts: Stare Miasto, Zwierzyniec, Kleparz, Grzegórzki, Podgórze and Nowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Old Town with Wawel Royal Castle was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the first 12 sites granted the status. 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 reported by Ibrahim Ibn Yakoub, a merchant from Cordoba, as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vistula
The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in the south of Poland, above sea level in the Silesian Beskids (western part of Carpathian Mountains), where it begins with the Little White Vistula (''Biała Wisełka'') and the Black Little Vistula (''Czarna Wisełka''). It flows through Poland's largest cities, including Kraków, Sandomierz, Warsaw, Płock, Włocławek, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Świecie, Grudziądz, Tczew and Gdańsk. It empties into the Vistula Lagoon (''Zalew Wiślany'') or directly into the Gdańsk Bay of the Baltic Sea with a delta of six main branches (Leniwka, Przekop, Śmiała Wisła, Martwa Wisła, Nogat and Szkarpawa). The river is often associated with Polish culture, history and national identity. It is the country's most important waterway and natural symbol, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Trzyciąż
__NOTOC__ Gmina Trzyciąż is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzyciąż, which lies approximately east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,131. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dłubnia Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Trzyciąż contains the villages and settlements of Glanów, Imbramowice, Jangrot, Małyszyce, Michałówka, Milonki, Podchybie, Porąbka, Ściborzyce, Sucha, Trzyciąż, Zadroże and Zagórowa. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Trzyciąż is bordered by the gminas of Gołcza, Olkusz, Skała, Sułoszowa and Wolbrom Wolbrom (german: Wolfram) Wojciech Blajer: ''Bemerkungen zum Stand der Forschungen uber die Enklawen der mittelalterlichen deutschen Besiedlung zwischen Wisłoka und San''. n:Późne średniowiecze w Karpatach polskich. red. Prof. Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olkusz County
Olkusz County ( pl, powiat olkuski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Olkusz, which lies north-west of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Bukowno, lying west of Olkusz, and Wolbrom, north-east of Olkusz. The county covers an area of . As of 2008 its total population is 113,910, out of which the population of Olkusz is 37,552, that of Bukowno is 10,695, that of Wolbrom is 9,075, and the rural population is 56,964. Neighbouring counties Olkusz County is bordered by Zawiercie County to the north, Miechów County to the east, Kraków County to the south-east, Chrzanów County to the south-west, and the city of Dąbrowa Górnicza and Będzin County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Gołcza
__NOTOC__ Gmina Gołcza is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Miechów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gołcza, which lies approximately west of Miechów and north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,265. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dłubnia Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Gołcza contains the villages and settlements of Adamowice, Buk, Chobędza, Cieplice, Czaple Małe, Czaple Wielkie, Gołcza, Kamienica, Krępa, Laski Dworskie, Maków, Mostek, Przybysławice, Rzeżuśnia, Szreniawa, Trzebienice, Ulina Mała, Ulina Wielka, Wielkanoc, Wysocice, Żarnowica and Zawadka. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gołcza is bordered by the gminas of Charsznica, Iwanowice, Miechów, Skała, Słomniki, Trzyciąż and Wolbrom Wolbrom (german: Wolfram) Wojciech Blajer: ''Bemerkungen zum Stand der Forschungen uber die Enklawen der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miechów County
__NOTOC__ Miechów County ( pl, powiat miechowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Miechów, which lies north of the regional capital Kraków. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 48,948, out of which the population of Miechów is 11,612 and the rural population is 37,336. Neighbouring counties Miechów County is bordered by Jędrzejów County to the north, Pińczów County and Kazimierza County to the east, Proszowice County to the south-east, Kraków County to the south, and Olkusz County and Zawiercie County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into seven gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Skała
__NOTOC__ Gmina Skała is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Skała, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,635 (out of which the population of Skała amounts to 3,693, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,942). The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dłubnia Landscape Park. Villages Apart from the town of Skała, Gmina Skała contains the villages and settlements of Barbarka, Cianowice Duże, Cianowice Małe, Gołyszyn, Maszyce, Minoga, Niebyła, Nowa Wieś, Ojców, Poręba Laskowska, Przybysławice, Rzeplin, Smardzowice, Sobiesęki, Stoki, Świńczów, Szczodrkowice and Zamłynie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Skała is bordered by the gminas of Gołcza, Iwanowice, Jerzmanowice-Przeginia, Sułoszowa, Trzyciąż Trzyciąż is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kraków, Tarnów, Nowy Sącz and parts of Bielsko-Biała, Katowice, Kielce and Krosno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the traditional name of a historic Polish region, Lesser Poland, or in Polish: Małopolska. Current Lesser Poland Voivodeship, however, covers only a small part of the broader ancient Małopolska region which, together with Greater Poland (''Wielkopolska'') and Silesia (''Śląsk''), formed the early medieval Polish state. Historic Lesser Poland is much larger than the current province. It stretches far north, to Radom, and Siedlce, also including such cities, as Stalowa Wola, Lublin, Kielce, Częstochowa, and Sosnowie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Michałowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Michałowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Michałowice, which lies approximately north of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,729. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Dłubnia Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Michałowice contains the villages and settlements of Firlejów, Górna Wieś, Kończyce, Kozierów, Książniczki, Masłomiąca, Michałowice, Młodziejowice, Pielgrzymowice, Prawda, Raciborowice, Sieborowice, Więcławice Dworskie, Wilczkowice, Wola Więcławska, Zagórzyce Dworskie, Zdziesławice and Zerwana. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Michałowice is bordered by the city of Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
