St. Leonard’s Crypt

St. Leonard's Crypt under the in , , is a Romanesque crypt founded in the 11th century by Casimir I the Restorer who made Kraków his royal residence as the capital.
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Places of Interest Nearby

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

Church
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The Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Wenceslaus, known colloquially as Wawel Cathedral, 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.

Castle
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The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel 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. is situated 100 metres south of St. Leonard’s Crypt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kazimierz and Old Town.

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is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in . Before World War II, it was a Jewish district.

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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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is a neighborhood.

St. Leonard’s Crypt

Latitude
50.05486° or 50° 3′ 18″ north
Longitude
19.93559° or 19° 56′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F2X3W3P+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1977231660
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­crypt
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q7589531
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“St. Leonard’s Crypt” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “крыпта Святога Леанарда”
  • Belarusian: “Крыпта Святога Леанарда”
  • Belarusian: “Крыпта Сьвятога Леанарда”
  • Catalan: “cripta de Sant Lleonard”
  • Chinese: “圣良纳墓穴”
  • Czech: “krypta sv. Leonarda (Wawel)”
  • Danish: “Skt. Leonards krypt”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Leonarduscrypte”
  • German: “Leonhardskrypta in der Wawel-Kathedrale”
  • German: “St.-Leonhards-Krypta in der Wawel-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Κρύπτη του Αγίου Λεονάρδου”
  • Hebrew: “קריפטת לאונרד הקדוש”
  • Irish: “Uaimh Naomh Leonard”
  • Malay: “Makam St. Leonard’s”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skt. Leonards krypt”
  • Polish: “Krypta św. Leonarda na Wawelu”
  • Polish: “Krypta św. Leonarda”
  • Portuguese: “Cripta de São Leonardo”
  • Romanian: “Cripta Sfântului Leonard”
  • Russian: “крипта Святого Леонарда”
  • Russian: “Крипта Святого Леонарда”
  • Slovenian: “kripta sv. Leonarda v wawelski stolnici”
  • Spanish: “Cripta de San Leonardo”
  • Swedish: “St. Leonards krypta”
  • Ukrainian: “крипта святого Леонарда”
  • Ukrainian: “Крипта Святого Леонарда”
  • Uzbek: “Muqaddas Leonard kriptasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Hầm mộ St. Leonard”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include National Bards crypt of the Wawel and Zygmunt’s Tower.

Nearby Places

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