Wawel

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.
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  • Peak rising to 229 metres (751 feet)
  • Description: hill in Kraków, Poland
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Places of Interest

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Kazimierz.
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The Old City of , referred to in Polish as Stare…
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is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in .
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In the early 20th century grew rapidly, engulfing surrounding neighbourhoods.

Wawel

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Latitude
50.0547° or 50° 3′ 17″ north
Longitude
19.9361° or 19° 56′ 10″ east
Open location code
9F2X3W3P+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7834497364
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q743704

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Wawel” goes by many names.
ՎավելArmenian
ВавельBashkir
WawelBasque
ВавельBelarusian
ВавэльBelarusian
WawelBreton
ВавелBulgarian
WawelCatalan
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WawelGerman
WawelhügelGerman
ΒάβελGreek
ואוולHebrew
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WawelItalian
ヴァーヴェル城Japanese
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바벨Korean
VavelisLithuanian
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WawelPolish
Wzgórze WawelskiePolish
Zespół Wzgórza WawelskiegoPolish
WawelRomanian
ВавельRussian
Вавельский замокRussian
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VavelSerbo-Croatian
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WawelSlovenian
Castillo WawelSpanish
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WawelSwedish
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WawelTurkish
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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