Kraków
Kraków (Pols pronunciation: [ˈkrakuf] (
listen)), awso Cracow, or Krakow, is the seicond lairgest and ane o the auldest ceeties in Poland. Situatit on the Vistula River (Pols: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the ceety dates back tae the 7t century.[1] Kraków haes traditionally been ane o the leadin centres o Pols academic, cultural an airtistic life an is one o Poland's maist important economic centres. It wis the caipital o Poland frae 1038 tae 1596; the caipital o the Grand Duchy o Kraków frae 1846 tae 1918; an the caipital o Kraków Voivodeship frae the 14t century tae 1999. It is nou the caipital o the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
Kraków Cracow | |
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 Main Mercat Square, Wawel Castle, Barbican, St. Mary's Basilica, St. Peter an Paul Kirk, Collegium Maius | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
  Kraków | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E | |
| Kintra |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Coonty | Kraków Coonty |
| Ceety richts | 5 Juin 1257 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Jacek Majchrowski |
| • First Deputy of the Mayor | Tadeusz Trzmiel |
| Area | |
| • City | 327 km2 (126 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2011) | |
| • City | 759,137 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,395,893 |
| Demonym(s) | Cracovian |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 30-024 to 31–962 |
| Area code(s) | +48 12 |
| Website | www.krakow.pl |
Internaitional relations
Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Kraków is twinned, or maintains close relations, wi mair nor 30 ceeties aroond the warld:[2]
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