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Stolarska Street, Kraków
Stolarska Street (Polish language, Polish: ''Ulica Stolarska'', lit. Carpenters Street) - a historic street in Kraków, Poland. The street extends southwards from Mały Rynek, Kraków, Mały Rynek to Dominikańska Street (''Ulica Dominikańska''). The oldest recorded name of the street is ''platea fratrum Praedicatorum'' (relating to the existence of the Holy Trinity Basilica at the southern point of the street), from 1305. The present name was first recorded in 1542. The curve in the street is a result of a dwelling prior to Kraków receiving its city rights in 1257 laying in its transcent. The street features the consulates of France, Germany and the United States of America. The street is part of the Lesser Polish Way, Lesser Polish Way of Saint James from Sandomierz to Tyniec. Features References {{Reflist Streets in Kraków ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Language
Polish (Polish: ''język polski'', , ''polszczyzna'' or simply ''polski'', ) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group written in the Latin script. It is spoken primarily in Poland and serves as the native language of the Poles. In addition to being the official language of Poland, it is also used by the Polish diaspora. There are over 50 million Polish speakers around the world. It ranks as the sixth most-spoken among languages of the European Union. Polish is subdivided into regional dialects and maintains strict T–V distinction pronouns, honorifics, and various forms of formalities when addressing individuals. The traditional 32-letter Polish alphabet has nine additions (''ą'', ''ć'', ''ę'', ''ł'', ''ń'', ''ó'', ''ś'', ''ź'', ''ż'') to the letters of the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet, while removing three (x, q, v). Those three letters are at times included in an extended 35-letter alphabet, although they are not used in native words. The traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
