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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Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus and Main Square.

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 , .

Square
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The Main Market Square a historic square located in the 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.

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.

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

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In the early 20th century grew rapidly, engulfing surrounding neighbourhoods. This page covers those new areas north of the river, which are mostly west but include some north and east of Old Town.

Wawel

Latitude
50.0547° or 50° 3′ 17″ north
Longitude
19.9361° or 19° 56′ 10″ east
Elevation
229 metres (751 feet)
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.
  • Armenian: “Վավել”
  • Bashkir: “Вавель”
  • Basque: “Wawel”
  • Belarusian: “Вавель”
  • Belarusian: “Вавэль”
  • Breton: “Wawel”
  • Bulgarian: “Вавел”
  • Catalan: “Wawel”
  • Chinese: “瓦維爾山”
  • Chinese: “瓦维尔山”
  • Croatian: “Vavel”
  • Czech: “Vavel”
  • Czech: “Wawel”
  • Danish: “Wawel”
  • Dutch: “Wawel”
  • Dutch: “Waweł”
  • Dutch: “Wawelburcht”
  • Esperanto: “monteto Vavelo”
  • Esperanto: “Vavelo”
  • Esperanto: “Wawel”
  • French: “Wawel”
  • German: “Wawel”
  • German: “Wawelhügel”
  • Greek: “Βάβελ”
  • Hebrew: “ואוול”
  • Hungarian: “Wawel”
  • Italian: “Wawel”
  • Japanese: “ヴァーヴェル城”
  • Japanese: “ヴァヴェル”
  • Korean: “바벨”
  • Lithuanian: “Vavelis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wawel”
  • Norwegian: “Wawel”
  • Polish: “Wawel”
  • Polish: “Wzgórze Wawelskie”
  • Polish: “Zespół Wzgórza Wawelskiego”
  • Romanian: “Wawel”
  • Russian: “Вавель”
  • Russian: “Вавельский замок”
  • Serbian: “Vavel”
  • Serbian: “Wawel”
  • Serbian: “Вавел”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vavel”
  • Slovak: “Wawel”
  • Slovak: “Wzgórze wawelskie”
  • Slovenian: “Wawel”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Wawel”
  • Spanish: “Wawel”
  • Swedish: “Wawel”
  • Swedish: “Wawelslottet”
  • Tatar: “Вавель”
  • Turkish: “Wawel”
  • Ukrainian: “Вавель”

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