Poland
Małopolskie
Kraków

Old Town

The Old City of , referred to in Polish as Stare Miasto, forms the historical kernel of this vibrant city and is the first target for most travellers to the city for accommodation, eating out, entertainment, and attractions.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: old town of Kraków, Poland
  • Also known as: “Krakow Old Town”, “Kraków Old Town”, and “Stare Miasto”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus and Wawel.

Church
Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wawel Cathedral, formally titled the Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Wenceslaus, is a Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in , .

Peak
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The Royal Castle and the Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in . A fortified residency on the Vistula River in , it was established on the orders of King Casimir III the Great and enlarged over the centuries into a number of structures around a Polish Renaissance courtyard.

Square
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Main Market Square a historic square located in the Old Town of , . It is the principal urban space located at the center of the city. It dates back to the 13th century, and with an area of 3.79 ha ) it is sometimes called one of the largest medieval town squares in Europe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kazimierz and Półwsie Zwierzynieckie.

Photo: Eli Ruth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in . Before World War II, it was a Jewish district.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Old Town

Latitude
50.06139° or 50° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
19.93833° or 19° 56′ 18″ east
Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)
Open location code
9F2X3W6Q+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5617407404
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8425910
Wiki­data ID
Q652634
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Old Town” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وسط كراكوفيا التاريخي”
  • Armenian: “Կրակով (Հին քաղաք)”
  • Armenian: “Կրակով”
  • Bulgarian: “Стар град в Краков”
  • Burmese: “ခရာကောင်းမြို့ဟောင်း”
  • Catalan: “Ciutat Vella de Cracòvia”
  • Chinese: “克拉科夫老城”
  • Croatian: “Krakovsko staro mjesto”
  • Czech: “Staré město”
  • Czech: “Stare Miasto”
  • Dutch: “Oude stad in Krakau”
  • French: “Basilique Sainte Marie”
  • French: “Vieille ville de Cracovie”
  • French: “Vieille Ville de Cracovie”
  • Galician: “Cidade Vella de Cracovia”
  • German: “Altstadt von Krakau”
  • German: “Altstadt”
  • Greek: “Παλιά Πόλη της Κρακοβίας”
  • Greek: “Παλιά Πόλη”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה של קרקוב”
  • Hebrew: “העיר העתיקה”
  • Hindi: “क्राको पुराना शहर”
  • Hungarian: “Krakkó óvárosa”
  • Hungarian: “Krakkó történelmi központja”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Tua Kraków”
  • Italian: “Città Vecchia di Cracovia”
  • Japanese: “クラクフ旧市街”
  • Korean: “크라쿠프 역사 지구”
  • Lithuanian: “Krokuvos senamiestis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gamlebyen i Kraków”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Krakóws gamle by”
  • Norwegian: “Gamlebyen i Kraków”
  • Persian: “کراکوف (شهر تاریخی)”
  • Persian: “کراکوف”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “Stare Miasto”
  • Portuguese: “Cidade Velha de Cracóvia”
  • Portuguese: “Stare Miasto”
  • Romanian: “Orașul vechi din Cracovia”
  • Romanian: “Orașul Vechi din Cracovia”
  • Russian: “Старый город Кракова”
  • Russian: “Старый город”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krakovsko staro mjesto”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krakovsko Staro mjesto”
  • Slovak: “Stare Miasto”
  • Slovenian: “Staro mestno jedro v Krakovu”
  • Spanish: “Centro historico de Cracovia”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad Vella de Cracovia”
  • Sylheti: “ꠇꠣꠞꠈꠅ ꠙꠥꠞꠣꠘ ꠐꠣꠃꠘ”
  • Turkish: “Eski Şehir”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе місто”
  • Ukrainian: “Старе Місто”
  • Vietnamese: “Phố cổ Kraków”

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