Antoni Hawełka (17 January 1840 – 14 January 1894) was a

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, born in

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Hawełka was the founder of a well-known restaurant ''Pod Palmą'' (Under the Palm) on the Main Market Square in

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. He opened a colonial store first in 1876, at Rynek 46, and then moved to

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at Rynek 35 in order to expand his business, and added a restaurant to his already popular venue. Hawełka traded in the region, and outside of it as well. For his services he was given an imperial warrant and became a purveyor to the imperial court in

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. He also donated money to the renovation of the Chapel of St. Anthony in St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków. A memorial plaque was placed on the right side of the altar. He was laid to rest in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawelka, Antoni 1840 births 1894 deaths Businesspeople from Kraków Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court People from Oświęcim County Burials at Rakowicki Cemetery Businesspeople from Austria-Hungary

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