Wawel Dragon

Wawel Dragon Statue is a monument at the foot of the Wawel Hill in , , in front of the Wawel Dragon's den, dedicated to the mythical Wawel Dragon.
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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • …is also known as “Wawel Dragon (statue)”
  • …operates under the Dragon trail in Kraków brand
  • …is part of the Smoczy szlak network
  • …dates from 1972
  • …stands 6 metres (20 feet) tall
  • Description: Statue in Kraków, Poland

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus and Wawel Castle.
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The Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and… is situated 230 metres northeast of Wawel Dragon.
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The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill on which… is situated 180 metres northeast of Wawel Dragon.
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The Royal Castle and the Hill on which…

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 .
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The Old City of , referred to in Polish as Stare…
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is a neighborhood.

Wawel Dragon

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Latitude
50.05302° or 50° 3′ 11″ north
Longitude
19.93359° or 19° 56′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F2X3W3M+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278057698
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q9338697

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Wawel Dragon” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վավելի վիշապ”
  • Basque: “Wawelgo herensugea”
  • Belarusian: “Вавельскі цмок”
  • Chinese: “瓦維爾龍”
  • Czech: “Krakovský drak”
  • Czech: “Wawelský drak”
  • German: “Wawel-Drachen”
  • German: “Waweldrache (Statue)”
  • Greek: “Δράκος του Βάβελ”
  • Hungarian: “Wawel sárkánya”
  • Japanese: “ヴァヴェルの竜 (像)”
  • Japanese: “ヴァヴェルの竜”
  • Korean: “바벨의 용”
  • Lithuanian: “Vavelio drakonas”
  • Polish: “Smok Wawelski (rzeźba)”
  • Polish: “Smok Wawelski”
  • Russian: “Вавельский дракон”
  • Spanish: “Dragón de Wawel (estatua)”
  • Spanish: “Dragón de Wawel”
  • Udmurt: “Вавельысь Лобаськыйлы синпелет”
  • Ukrainian: “Вавельський дракон (скульптура)”
  • Ukrainian: “Вавельський дракон”
  • Vietnamese: “Tượng rồng Wawel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dragon’s Den and Wawel Thief Tower.

Nearby Places

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Kraków: Highlights

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