Kazimierz
District of Kraków
Województwo Małopolskie - Poland

General Government

The General Government, also sometimes General Governorate was an occupied area of the Second Republic of Poland that was under Nazi German rule during the duration of World War II, from 1939 to early 1945. The Nazi government designated the territory as a separate administrative region of the Third Reich. It included much of central and southern Poland, including the major cities of Warsaw and Kraków.

Located at 50.05, 19.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1945 disestablishments, States and territories established in 1939, Client states of Nazi Germany, The Holocaust in Poland, Jewish Polish history, History of Poland (1939–1945), World War II occupied territories, The Holocaust in Ukraine

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (or Union, after 1791 the Commonwealth of Poland) was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was one of the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, with some 1,000,000 square kilometres and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century.

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Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków

The Jewish Culture Festival in Kraków (Polish: Festiwal Kultury Żydowskiej w Krakowie, Yiddish: ייִדישער קולטור־פֿעסטיוואַל אין קראָקע) is an annual cultural event organized since 1988 in the once Jewish district of Kazimierz by the Jewish Culture Festival Society headed by Janusz Makuch, a self-described meshugeneh, fascinated with all things Jewish.

Located at 50.0517, 19.9483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Jewish culture, Culture in Kraków, Festivals in Poland, Recurring events established in 1988, Jews and Judaism in Poland, Visitor attractions in Kraków

Kazimierz

Kazimierz is a historical district of Kraków, Poland; best known for being home to a significant Jewish community from the 14th century on until the Holocaust in the Second World War. The boundaries of Kazimierz are defined by an old island in the Vistula river. The northern branch of the river (Stara Wisła – Old Vistula) was filled-in at the end of the 19th century during the partitions of Poland and made into an extension of ul.

Located at 50.0517, 19.9447 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Historic Jewish communities, Jewish communities, Jewish ghettos in Europe, Jewish Polish history, Districts of Kraków, Polish culture

Wawel Cathedral

The Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus on the Wawel Hill (Polish: królewska bazylika archikatedralna śś. Stanisława i Wacława na Wawelu), also known as the Wawel Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland. More than 900 years old, it is the Polish national sanctuary and traditionally has served as coronation site of the Polish monarchs as well as the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Kraków.

Located at 50.0546, 19.9354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Wawel Castle

The Gothic Wawel Castle in Kraków in Poland was built at the behest of Casimir III the Great, who reigned from 1333 to 1370, and consists of a number of structures situated around the central courtyard. In the 14th century it was rebuilt by Jogaila and Jadwiga of Poland. Their reign saw the addition of the tower called the Hen's Foot (Kurza Stopka) and the Danish Tower.

Located at 50.0544, 19.9366 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Wawel

Wawel is an architectural complex erected over many centuries atop a limestone outcrop on the left bank of the Vistula river in Kraków, Poland, at an altitude of 228 metres above the sea level. It is a place of great significance to the Polish people as up until 1611 it was a formal residence of Polish Kings. It is because Cracow was the capital city of Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and later The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Located at 50.0542, 19.9353 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Districts of Kraków, Wawel, Castles in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Palaces in Poland, Buildings and structures in Kraków

Skałka

Church of St Michael the Archangel and St Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr and Pauline Fathers Monastery, Skałka, which means "a small rock" in Polish, is a small outcrop in Kraków where the Bishop of Kraków saint Stanislaus of Szczepanów was slain by order of Polish king Bolesław II the Bold in 1079. This action resulted in the king's exile and the eventual canonization of the slain bishop. Originally, a Romanesque church was built there.

Located at 50.0483, 19.9378 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious places, Roman Catholic churches in Kraków, Basilica churches in Poland, Rococo architecture of Poland

St. Andrew's Church, Kraków

The Church of St. Andrew in the Old Town district of Kraków, Poland (Polish: Kościół św. Andrzeja) located at ul. Grodzka 54, is a Romanesque church built between 1079 - 1098 by a medieval Polish statesman Palatine Sieciech. It is a rare surviving example of the European fortress church used for defensive purposes. For more details on this topic, see Churches of Kraków.

Located at 50.0567, 19.9386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Remuh Synagogue

The Remuh Synagogue,, is named after Rabbi Moses Isserles c.1525–1572, known by the Hebrew acronym ReMA, רמ״א, (pronounced ReMU) who's famed for writing a collection of commentaries and additions that complement Rabbi Yosef Karo's Shulchan Aruch, with Ashkenazi traditions and customs. Remuh Synagogue is the smallest of all historic synagogues of the Kazimierz district of Kraków. It is currently the only active synagogue in the city.

Located at 50.0527, 19.9473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1557, Orthodox synagogues in Poland, Renaissance synagogues, Synagogues in Kraków, 16th-century synagogues

Tempel Synagogue, Kraków

The Tempel Synagogue is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Kraków, Poland, in the Kazimierz district. The Moorish Revival building was designed by Ignacy Hercok, and built in 1860–1862 along Miodowa Street. The temple, with its tall central section flanked by lower wings, is designed on the pattern of the Leopoldstädter Tempel, in Vienna, Austria. At the time the synagogue was built, Kraków was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Located at 50.0529, 19.9444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1862, 19th-century synagogues, Moorish Revival synagogues, Reform synagogues in Poland, Synagogues in Kraków

High Synagogue, Kraków

High Synagogue is an inactive Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. It was called the High (or Tall) Synagogue for many centuries for it was the tallest synagogue in the city. It was built in 1556-1563. It appears to be in a Renaissance manner with certain modifications common north of the alps(most notably the tracery, which resembles that of St-Pierre in Caen). It was the third synagogue to be erected in Kazimierz.

Located at 50.0511, 19.9472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former synagogues in Poland, Synagogues in Kraków, Romanesque synagogues, 16th-century synagogues

Old Synagogue, Kraków

Old Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in Poland, and one of the most precious landmarks of Jewish architecture in Europe. Until the German invasion of Poland in 1939, it was one of the most important synagogues in the city as well as the main religious, social, and organizational centre of the Kraków Jewish community.

Located at 50.0514, 19.9487 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Former synagogues in Poland, Synagogues in Kraków, Gothic synagogues, 15th-century architecture, 15th-century synagogues, Fortress synagogues, Gothic architecture in Poland

Sigismund's Chapel

"Sigismund's Chapel" ("Kaplica Zygmuntowska") of the Wawel Cathedral is one of the most notable pieces of architecture in Kraków. Built as a funerary chapel for the last Jagiellons, it has been hailed by many art historians as "the most beautiful example of the Tuscan Renaissance north of the Alps". Financed by King Sigismund I the Old, it was built in 1519-33 by Bartolomeo Berrecci.

Located at 50.0546, 19.9354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Kraków, 16th-century architecture

Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue

Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Kazimierz, Kraków, Poland. It was built in 1810 and renovated in 1912. The synagogue was devastated during the World War II by Nazis. The building now serves as an apartment building.

Located at 50.0511, 19.9475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Synagogues in Kraków

Remuh Cemetery

The Remuh Cemetery, also known as the Old Jewish Cemetery of Kraków, in Kraków (Cracow), Poland, is an inactive Jewish cemetery established in 1535. It is located in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków, beside the 16th-century Remuh Synagogue, at 40 Szeroka Street. The cemetery holds the gravesites of many notable Polish Jews: Rabbi Moses Isserles (ca.

Located at 50.0525, 19.9469 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Kraków, Jewish cemeteries in Poland, Religion in Kraków

Izaak Synagogue

The Izaak Synagogue or Isaac Synagogue, formally known as the Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue, is a Prayerhouse built in 1644 in the historic Kazimierz District of Kraków, Poland. The synagogue is named for its donor, Izaak Jakubowicz (d. 1673), also called Isaac the Rich, a banker to King Władysław IV. The synagogue was designed by Francesco Olivierri, an Italian working in Poland in that era. Jakubowicz is buried in the Remuh Cemetery. Variants of the name include Ayzik, Izaak, and Isaac.

Located at 50.0517, 19.9467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Synagogues in Kraków, Baroque synagogues, 17th-century synagogues

Judaica Foundation – Center For Jewish Culture

The Judaica Foundation located at ul. Meiselsa 17 street in Kraków, Poland, was created in 1991. The idea for the foundation was established already in the 1980s, influenced by the President of the Jewish community of Kraków. Committed to preserving the Jewish heritage in Krakow's old Jewish district of Kazimierz and to opening up a new platform for intercultural dialogue, the Foundation also aims at spurring interest among young people for the Jewish culture and history.

Located at 50.0514, 19.9442 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument, Kraków

Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument in Kraków (Polish: Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki w Krakowie), is one of the best known bronze monuments in Poland. It is the work of artists: Leonard Marconi, professor of Lviv University born in Warsaw, and his son in law, sculptor Antoni Popiel. The equestrian bronze statue of Kościuszko—Polish and American hero of independence—is located along the west side entrance to the Wawel Castle in the Old Town.

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Ethnographic Museum of Kraków

The Seweryn Udziela Ethnographic Museum of Kraków (Polish: Muzeum Etnograficzne im. Seweryna Udzieli w Krakowie) is a museum in Kraków, Poland. It was established in 1902.

Located at 50.0485, 19.9436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Museums in Kraków, Museums established in 1902, Ethnographic museums, Folk art museums and galleries, Art museums and galleries in Poland, Registered museums in Poland

Muzeum Inżynierii Miejskiej w Krakowie

The Museum of Municipal Engineering in Kraków or the Muzeum Inżynierii Miejskiej w Krakowie is a state museum in Kraków, Poland; located at ul. św. Wawrzyńca 15 street in the centre of historical Kazimierz district. It was established in 1998 by the city, for the purpose of documenting and popularizing the history of the city engineering, transport as well as technological progress.

Located at 50.0495, 19.947 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Galicia Jewish Museum

The Galicia Jewish Museum is located in the historical Jewish district Kazimierz in Kraków, Poland. It focuses on the traces of Jewish life and culture that can still be found in the area of the historic Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia located in modern Poland.

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Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków

Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków formerly the Museum of Natural Science Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals PAS) is public aquarium and museum at St. Sebastian 9th in Kraków, Poland. There is a crafted, preserved in perfect condition, prehistoric woolly rhino, the only world completely preserved specimen of this extinct more than 12 thousand. years ago, the animal.

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Saints Peter and Paul Church, Kraków

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in the Old Town district of Kraków, Poland (Polish: Kościół ŚŚ Piotra i Pawła w Krakowie) is a Roman Catholic, Polish Baroque church located at ul. Grodzka 54 street. It was built between 1597–1619 by Giovanni Maria Bernardoni who perfected the original design of Józef Britius. It is the biggest of the historic Churches of Kraków in terms of seating capacity. Since 1842 it serves the Catholic All Saints parish. See also: Churches of Kraków

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Corpus Christi Basilica

The Basilica Bożego Ciała (also known as the Corpus Christi Church), located in Kraków district of Kazimierz, Poland; is a Gothic Church founded by Kazimierz the Great in 1335. The basilica was erected in stages beginning in 1340 until about the mid-15th century, and was intended as a monastery, which explains the large size plot on which it stands and the presence of a cemetery next to it.

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