Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in southern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
, situated within the
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 ...
metropolitan area in
Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by
Premislaus II of Poland Primislaus or Premislaus can refer to various persons named:
* Přemysl
* Przemysł (name)
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