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Stare Miasto, Kraków (district)
Stare Miasto is a district () of the city of Kraków, Poland. The Districts of Kraków#Stare Miasto, first administrative district covers a wider area than the Kraków Old Town, Old Town of Kraków itself. Four out of nine subdivisions are forming UNESCO's World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Kraków". Six subdivisions are part of the List of Historic Monuments (Poland), Historic Monument (''pomnik historii'') "Historical ensemble of the city of Kraków". Location The district is located in the centre part of Kraków, on the river Vistula to its south-west and south. To its north-west, the district borders the Prądnik Biały district (IV), to its north the district Prądnik Czerwony (III) and to its east the district Grzegórzki (Kraków), Grzegórzki (II). Across the river it borders the district Podgórze (XIII) to its south and the district Dębniki (Kraków), Dębniki (VIII) to its south-west. The district is bordered by Zwierzyniec (Kraków), Zwierzyniec (VII) and Krowod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 (2023), with approximately 8 million additional people living within a radius. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596, and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Kraków Old Town, Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status. The city began as a Hamlet (place), hamlet on Wawel Hill and was a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. In 1038, it became the seat of King of Poland, Polish monarchs from the Piast dynasty, and subsequently served as the centre of administration under Jagiellonian dynasty, Jagiellonian kings and of the Polish–Lithuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
