Krakus Mound

Krakus Mound or Kopiec Krakusa in Polish, also called the Krak Mound, is a tumulus located in the Podgórze district of Kraków, Poland; it is thought to be the resting place of Kraków's mythical founder, the legendary king Krakus.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Citadel Fort 33 Krakus and Oskar Schindler’s Enamel Factory.

Fort
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Museum
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Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory is a former metal item factory in . It now hosts two museums: the , on the former workshops, and a branch of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków, situated at ul. is situated 1 km north of Krakus Mound.

Cemetery
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is situated 240 metres southeast of Krakus Mound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonarka and Kazimierz.

Locality
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is a locality.

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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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Southern part of Kraków consists of six districts. Most interesting are Podgórze and Dębniki, located on the Vistula river bank opposite the Old Town. Districts further south are mainly residential.

Krakus Mound

Latitude
50.03808° or 50° 2′ 17″ north
Longitude
19.95844° or 19° 57′ 30″ east
Elevation
269 metres (883 feet)
Open location code
9F2X2XQ5+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288621733
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q722446
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Krakus Mound” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Krakus muinoa”
  • Catalan: “Túmul de Krakus”
  • Cebuano: “Kopiec Krakusa”
  • Chinese: “克拉库斯丘”
  • Chinese: “克拉庫斯丘”
  • Czech: “Krakova mohyla”
  • Dutch: “Grafheuvel van Krakus”
  • Esperanto: “Tumulo de Krako”
  • French: “Tertre de Krak”
  • French: “Tertre de Krakus”
  • French: “Tumulus de Krak”
  • French: “tumulus de Krakus”
  • French: “Tumulus de Krakus”
  • German: “Kopiec Kraka”
  • German: “Kopiec Krakusa”
  • German: “Krak-Hügel”
  • Greek: “Λόφος του Κράκου”
  • Hungarian: “Krakus-halom”
  • Italian: “tumulo di Krakus”
  • Italian: “Tumulo di Krakus”
  • Korean: “크라쿠스 언덕”
  • Ladin: “Krakus Mound”
  • Polish: “Kopiec Kraka”
  • Polish: “Kopiec Krakusa w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “Kopiec Krakusa”
  • Romanian: “Movila lui Krak”
  • Russian: “Курган Крака”
  • Slovenian: “Gomila Krakus”
  • Slovenian: “Krakova gomila”
  • Spanish: “túmulo de Krakus”
  • Spanish: “Túmulo de Krakus”
  • Turkish: “Krakus Höyüğü”
  • Ukrainian: “Копець Крака”
  • Ukrainian: “Курган Крака”
  • Vietnamese: “Gò Krakus”

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