Kraków

Kraków is the chief city of Province in the south of Poland and was the capital of the country during the Middle Ages. At its core is a beautifully-preserved medieval town on the banks of the River Wisła or Vistula, and it's Poland's top tourist draw.
  • …has about 781,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 220 metres (710 feet)

Places of Interest

Discover Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus and Wawel.
The Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and…
The Royal Castle and the Hill on which…
The Main Market Square a historic square located in the of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Kazimierz.
The Old City of , referred to in Polish as Stare…
is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in .
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Latitude
50.0726° or 50° 4′ 21″ north
Longitude
19.9325° or 19° 55′ 57″ east
Open location code
9F2X3WFM+22
Geo­Names ID

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Kraków” goes by many names.
KrakauAfrikaans
KrakoviAlbanian
ክራካውAmharic
كراكوفArabic
CracoviaAragonese
ԿրակովArmenian
CracoviaAsturian
KrakovAzerbaijani
KrakoviaBasque
Горад КракаўBelarusian
КраковBulgarian
ကရားကော့မြို့Burmese
CracòviaCatalan
КраковChechen
克拉科夫Chinese
КраковChuvash
KrakоvCrimean Tatar
KrakovCroatian
KrakovCzech
KrakauDutch
КраковEastern Mari
Краков ошErzya
KrakovoEsperanto
CracoviaExtremaduran
KrakovaFinnish
CracoviaGalician
კრაკოვიGeorgian
ΚρακοβίαGreek
Khiet-là-khô-fûHakka Chinese
קרקובHebrew
क्रकाउHindi
KrakkóHungarian
KrakáIcelandic
CracoviaItalian
クラクフJapanese
CracaûJèrriais
Краков балһснKalmyk
KrakòwòKashubian
КраковKazakh
КраковKirghiz
크라쿠프Korean
KrakoviaLadino
CracoviaLatin
KrakovaLatvian
KrokuvaLithuanian
CracòviaLombard
KrakauLow German
KrakowLower Sorbian
КраковMacedonian
KrakovjaMaltese
क्राकूफMarathi
КраковMongolian
CarcoviaNeapolitan
CracòviaOccitan (post 1500)
КраковOssetian
کراکوفPersian
KrakPolish
KrkPolish
CracoviaRomanian
КраковRussian
KruokovaSamogitian
CracòviaSardinian
КраковSerbian
KrakovSerbo-Croatian
CracoviaSicilian
KrakůwSilesian
KrakovSlovak
KrakovSlovenian
KrakovSwahili
KrakauSwiss German
கிராக்கோவ்Tamil
КраковTatar
KrakóviaTetum
กรากุฟThai
CracowTok Pisin
КракувUdmurt
KrakowUighur
КраківUkrainian
KrakowUpper Sorbian
کراکوفUrdu
KrakovUzbek
KrakovVeps
KrakauWestern Frisian
کراکوفWestern Panjabi
קראקעYiddish
克拉科夫Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

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Małopolskie: Highlights

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