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Wieczysta Kraków
Wieczysta Kraków is a Polish Association football, football club based in Kraków. They currently play in III liga, group IV, the fourth tier of the Polish football league system, national football league system. History During the Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German occupation (World War II), it was forbidden to organize football matches under the threat of severe repression. Due to these restrictions on the meadows of Rakowice, Kraków, Rakowice, then a village on the borders of Krakow, numerous football competitions were held secretly. Eventually, the local community, on the initiative of Edward Ignaszewski, decided to establish a sports club in such difficult times, thus forming Wieczysta Kraków in 1942. In the '50s and '60s, Wieczysta Kraków was playing in the class A and B leagues (then the fourth and fifth tiers of the Polish football league). In 1966, with the reorganization of the Polish league system, the II liga, III Liga, the new third tier was introduced di ... [...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] |
Wiślanie Jaśkowice
The Vistulans, or Vistulanians ( pl, Wiślanie), were an early medieval Lechitic tribe inhabiting the western part of modern Lesser Poland."The main tribe inhabiting the reaches of the Upper Vistula and its tributaries was the Vislane (Wislanie) who, by the mid-ninth century were considered by the neighbouring Moravians as "very powerful" The expansionist policy of the Christian Moravian state led to eventual conflict with the pogan Vislane. ending in the defeat of the latter and their annexation to the Great Moravian Empire between Ad 875-879" . n:''Trade and urban development in Poland: an economic geography of Cracow''. Francis W. Carter. P. 46. 1994 op. cit. L. Hajdukiewicz and M. Karaś. ''The Jagiellonian University: Traditions, The Present, The Future''. Cracow. 1978, p. 17. Etymology Their name derives from the hydronym of the river Vistula, meaning "inhabitants of Vistula"; the region is mentioned as ''Uuislane'' by the Bavarian Geographer, ''v Vislè'' and ''v Visl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Polish Cup
The 2021–22 Polish Cup is the 68th season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 4 August 2021 with the first matches of the preliminary round and will end with the final on 2 May 2021 at Stadion Narodowy. The 2021–22 edition of the Polish Cup will be sponsored by Fortuna, making the official name Fortuna Puchar Polski. Winners of the competition will qualify for the qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. The defending champions are Raków Częstochowa. Raków successfully defended their title by defeating Lech Poznań 3–1 in the final. Participating teams Prize money The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes. Round and draw dates Preliminary round The matches were played on 4 August 2021. Participating in this round were the 10 lowest ranked teams from 2020–21 II liga (which finished 2020–21 season on positions 10-19). With reference to the competition regulations, the matches were played a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małopolska (West)
Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name Małopolska ( la, Polonia Minor), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a separate culture featuring diverse architecture, folk costumes, dances, cuisine, traditions and a rare Lesser Polish dialect. The region is rich in historical landmarks, monuments, castles, natural scenery and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The region should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only the southwestern part of Lesser Poland. Historical Lesser Poland was much larger than the current voivodeship that bears its name. It reached from Bielsko-Biała in the southwest as far as to Siedlce in the northeast. It consisted of the three voivodeships of Kraków, Sandomierz and Lublin. It comprised almost 60,000 km2 in area; today's population in this area is about 9,000,000 inhabitants. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
