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Early history. The environs of Kraków before the year 1257. The earliest known settlement on the present site of Kraków was established on Wawel Hill, and dates back to the 4th century. Legend attributes the town's establishment to the mythical ruler Krakus, who built it above a cave occupied by a ravenous dragon, Smok Wawelski.
Sep 9, 2017 · The mound is named after the legendary King Krakus, who is said to have founded the city of Krakow and built Wawel Castle after slaying the ferocious dragon who lived underneath it. There are many versions of this story.
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Early History. One of the oldest cities in Poland, archaeological evidence proves that there were settlements in the Kraków area as early as the Palaeolithic period, with stone tools found on Wawel Hill dating back – way, way back – to 50,000 BC. Legend attributes the city’s founding to Krakus, the mythical ruler who vanquished the Wawel ...
Kraków [a] ( Polish: [ˈkrakuf] ⓘ ), also seen spelled Cracow or absent Polish diacritics as Krakow, 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. [8]
- 5 June 1257
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Historic Centre of Kraków. Kraków occupies a special place in the history, culture and spirituality of Poles. It is a former capital, a treasure trove of national monuments and symbols—and a World Heritage site in its own right. At the same time, it is a European city, open and pulsing with life. Kraków's historic centre was entered on the ...
Apr 19, 2014 · A 1942 map of Krakow showing street names imposed by occupying Germans. Some changes have been more subtle: ul. Jozefa Dietla, named after Austrian-Polish physician and mayor of Krakow, Józef Dietl, was called ul. Dietlowska before World War II, then Germanised as Dietelstrasse during the occupation, and finally took on its current name in 1945.
Nicolaus Copernicus [b] (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath, active as a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
