Poland
Małopolskie
Kraków

Bieńczyce

Bieńczyce is one of 18 districts of , located in the northern part of the city. The name Bieńczyce comes from a village of same name that is now a part of the district.
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  • Type: Quarter with 42,600 residents
  • Description: District in Kraków, Poland.
  • Also known as: “Bienczyce”, “Bieńczyce, Cracow”, “Bieńczyce, Kraków”, “District 16”, and “District XVI”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arc of the Lord Church and Staw przy Kaczeńcowej.

Church
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The Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland, known colloquially as The Ark of the Lord Church is a historic Roman Catholic parish church located at 1 Obrońców Krzyża Street in , the former district of , .

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Theater building
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The a historic theater located in the 34 Teatralne Estate in , the former district of , . Opened on 3 December 1955.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Kraków and Osiedle Dywizjonu 303.

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The eastern part of consists of several districts, most known of which is Nowa Huta. It is east of the Old Town and north of Vistula River. Nowa Huta is a destination for tourists as a post-communist district with very typical socialist realist architecture.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. is also the name of a neighbourhood within the city of Kraków, part of district. is situated 3 km north of Bieńczyce.

Bieńczyce

Latitude
50.08664° or 50° 5′ 12″ north
Longitude
20.03074° or 20° 1′ 51″ east
Population
42,600
Elevation
228 metres (748 feet)
Open location code
9G2232PJ+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9963373107
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
775984
Wiki­data ID
Q3489086
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Turkish—“Bieńczyce” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Bieńczyce”
  • Corsican: “Bieńczyce”
  • Czech: “Bieńczyce”
  • Czech: “Městská část XVI Bieńczyce”
  • Danish: “Bieńczyce”
  • Dutch: “Bieńczyce”
  • French: “Bieńczyce”
  • German: “Bieńczyce”
  • Indonesian: “Bieńczyce”
  • Italian: “Bieńczyce”
  • Low German: “Bieńczyce”
  • Polish: “Bieńczyce w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “Bieńczyce, Kraków”
  • Polish: “Bieńczyce”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica 16”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica szesnasta”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica XVI Bieńczyce w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica XVI Bieńczyce”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica XVI w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “Dzielnica XVI”
  • Portuguese: “Bieńczyce”
  • Romanian: “Bieńczyce”
  • Russian: “XVI район”
  • Russian: “Дзельница XVI Беньчице”
  • Slovak: “Bieńczyce”
  • Spanish: “Bieńczyce”
  • Swedish: “Bieńczyce”
  • Tahitian: “Bieńczyce”
  • Turkish: “Bieńczyce”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bieńczyce and Osiedle Przy Arce.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include widok na Staw Kaczeńcowy and St. Lazarus Hospice.

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