Main Square

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.
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  • Square
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Description: market square of the Old Town in Kraków, Poland
  • Also known as
    “Main Square, Kraków”
    “Old town Market Square in Krakow”
    “Rynek”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cloth Hall and Town Hall Tower.
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The , is a historic located…
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is one of the main focal points of the…
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The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known colloquially as the St. is situated 150 metres east of Main Square.

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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is a neighborhood.

Main Square

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Latitude
50.0615° or 50° 3′ 41″ north
Longitude
19.93735° or 19° 56′ 15″ east
Open location code
9F2X3W6P+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 201133718
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q770631

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Main Square” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գլխավոր շուկա”
  • Armenian: “Գլխավոր Շուկա”
  • Basque: “Krakoviako plaza nagusia”
  • Belarusian: “Галоўны рынак”
  • Belarusian: “Галоўны Рынак”
  • Catalan: “Plaça del Mercat de Cracòvia”
  • Chinese: “中央集市广场”
  • Chinese: “中央集市廣場”
  • Czech: “Krakovský rynek”
  • Dutch: “Grote Markt (Krakau)”
  • Dutch: “Grote Markt”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان سوق البلده القديمه فى كراكوف”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉefa Merkata Placo”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉefa Placo”
  • French: “place du marché principal de Cracovie”
  • French: “Place du marché principal de Cracovie”
  • French: “Rynek Główny”
  • German: “Großer Ring”
  • German: “Hauptmarkt”
  • German: “Rynek Główny”
  • Greek: “Κεντρική Πλατεία της Κρακοβίας”
  • Hebrew: “הכיכר המרכזית של קרקוב”
  • Hungarian: “Főpiac tér (Rynek Główny)”
  • Hungarian: “Krakkó főtere”
  • Italian: “Rynek Główny”
  • Japanese: “中央市場広場”
  • Japanese: “中央広場”
  • Korean: “리네크 글루프니”
  • Korean: “중앙시장광장”
  • Mongolian: “Төв талбай (Краков)”
  • Mongolian: “Төв талбай, Краков”
  • Polish: “krakowski Rynek Główny”
  • Polish: “Rynek Główny w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “Rynek Główny, Kraków”
  • Polish: “Rynek Główny”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Principal”
  • Romanian: “Piața Centrală din Cracovia”
  • Russian: “Главный Рынок”
  • Slovak: “Rynek Główny”
  • Slovenian: “Glavni trg, Krakov”
  • Slovenian: “Glavni trg”
  • Slovenian: “Rynek Główny”
  • Spanish: “Plaza del Mercado de Cracovia”
  • Spanish: “Plaza del Mercado”
  • Spanish: “Rynek Główny”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Ринок”
  • Vietnamese: “Quảng trường chính Kraków”

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