| Krakow - you enter a world full of phantoms, chimeras, but also of down-to-earth people. Krakow is an extraordinary place, which you have to visit necessarily, and which is difficult to forget. It is one of the few places in the world, where you can feel a real history intertwining with the modern times. And everything, as the legend goes, starts with Krak, the first ruler of a settlement located somewhere between the Danube and the Rhine in the world called Barbaricum by the ancient Romans. (more Krakow introduction) | |
An author of the first written source, in which in 966 there is Krakow mentioned, is Ibrahim ibn Jakub. In the Latin documents in 973 it is mentioned in "Cracoua" form. Jerzy Nalepa, a linguist, claims that "krak" root stands for a river branch, which is hard to find on the city's map. According to the legend written in the end of the 13th century by Vincent Kadlubek, the Krakow name derives from a name of Krak duke, while in Czech legends there is a figure of Krok duke. (more)
Wawel - During the reign of Casimir the Restorer (1034-1058) Wawel became a significant political and administrative centre for the Polish State. Casimir's son, Boleslas the Bold (1058-1079) began the construction of a second Romanesque cathedral, which was finished by Boleslas the Wrymouth (1102-1138). In his last will of 1138, this prince divided Poland into districts, and provided that Cracow was to be the residence of the senior prince. In 1291 the city of Cracow along with Wawel Hill temporarily fell under the Czech rule, and Wenceslas II from the Premysl dynasty was crowned King of Poland in Wawel cathedral. (more)
Krakow Historic Centre - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The historic centre of Krakow, the former capital of Poland, is situated at the foot of the Royal Wawel Castle. The 13th-century merchants' town has Europe's largest market square and numerous historical houses, palaces and churches with their magnificent interiors. Further evidence of the town's fascinating history is provided by the remnants of the 14th-century fortifications and the medieval site of Kazimierz with its ancient synagogues in the southern part of town, Jagellonian University and the Gothic cathedral where the kings of Poland were buried. (more)
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