Świętej Anny Street (
Polish
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: ''Ulica Świętej Anny'', lit. St. Anne's Street) - a historic street in
Kraków
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, Poland.
To the west, the street heads to a former
Jewish
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quarter, hence its former name, Żydowska Street (''Ulica Żydowska'', lit. Jewish Street). Historically, the street saw the location of a
synagogue
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, cemetery and a Jewish
bath house
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until the fifteenth-century, when the Jewish population was moved to the north to the present location of
Szczepański Square. The etymology of the street derives from the presence of the
Church of St. Anne. The street features several university-related buildings, formerly housing colleges, dormitories and a library.
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Anny
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the el, Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah ( he, italic=yes, חַנָּה Ḥannāh), meaning "favour" or "grace" or "beautiful".
Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are i ...
Odonyms referring to religion