Grodzka Street (

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: ''Ulica Grodzka'', lit. Gord Street) – one of the oldest streets in

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, Poland. Grodzka was part of a former north–south trade route. The street is part of the Royal Route, used by

kings to reach

Wawel Castle The Wawel Royal Castle (; ''Zamek Królewski na Wawelu'') and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, it was established o ...

. The earliest documents referencing its name date from the thirteenth century. Part of the street was destroyed by the

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. In the later half of the 19th century, a tramway track was laid on Grodzka Street.

Features

* Celestyńska Tenement – tenement at 1 Grodzka Street, * Szarffenbergów Tenement – tenement at 3 Grodzka Street, * Liberowska Tenement – tenement at 21 Grodzka Street, * Swiechowiczowska Tenement – tenement at 23 Grodzka Street, * Wojnarowicowska Tenement – tenement at 25 Grodzka Street, * Markowicowska Tenement – tenement at 27 Grodzka Street, * Salomońska Tenement – tenement at 33 Grodzka Street, * 50 Grodzka Street – tenement.

References

{{Reflist Streets in Kraków