Church of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Kraków
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, known colloquially as the Church on the Rock and Small Rock is a historic Roman Catholic conventual church of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit located at 15 Skałeczna Street in Kazimierz, the former district of Kraków, Poland.Photo: Boston9, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Kraków, Poland
- Also known as: “Bazylika pw. Świętego Michała Archanioła i Świętego Stanislawa Biskupa”, “Kościół pw. Świętego Michała Archanioła i Świętego Stanisława Biskupa”, and “Skałka”
- Address: Skałeczna 15, Kraków, 31-064
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus and Wawel Castle.
Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus
Church
Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Wenceslaus, known colloquially as Wawel Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland. Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus is situated 730 metres north of Church of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Kraków.
Wawel Castle
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 Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, 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. Wawel Castle is situated 650 metres north of Church of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Kraków.
Wawel
Peak
Photo: Pawelsuder, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wawel Royal Castle and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, 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 Kazimierz and Old Town.
Kazimierz
Photo: Eli Ruth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kazimierz is a part of Old Town district of Krakow in Poland. Before World War II, it was a Jewish district.
Old Town
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The Old City of Kraków, referred to in Polish as Stare Miasto, forms the historical kernel of this vibrant Polish city and is the first target for most travellers to the city for accommodation, eating out, entertainment, and attractions.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie
Neighborhood
Photo: Zetpe0202, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Półwsie Zwierzynieckie is a neighborhood.
Church of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Kraków
- Categories: architectural heritage monument, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.04824° or 50° 2′ 54″ northLongitude
19.93764° or 19° 56′ 16″ eastOperator
Zakon Świętego Pawła Pierwszego PustelnikaOpen location code
9F2X2WXQ+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 33291026OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q1420580
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Church of St. Michael the Archangel and St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, Kraków” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Базіліка Святога Арханёла Міхаіла, Кракаў”
- Belarusian: “Базіліка Святога Арханёла Міхаіла”
- Belarusian: “Базыліка сьвятога арханёла Міхаіла”
- Belarusian: “Базыліка Сьвятога арханёла Міхаіла”
- Chinese: “圣弥额尔圣达尼老圣殿”
- Dutch: “Kerk van de Aartsengel Michael en Sint-Stanislaus”
- Dutch: “Kerk van de Aartsengel Michaël en Sint-Stanislaus”
- Dutch: “Michaël-en-Stanislauskerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سكالكا”
- French: “Skalka”
- French: “Skałka”
- German: “Paulinerbasilika”
- German: “Paulinerkloster auf dem Skałkahügel”
- Greek: “Σκάουκα”
- Hebrew: “סקאלקה”
- Hungarian: “Szent Mihály arkangyal és Szent Stanisław püspök templom”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Mikael sang Malaikat Agung dan Santo Stanislaus, Kraków”
- Italian: “Skałka”
- Polish: “bazylika św. Michała Archanioła i św. Stanisława Biskupa w Krakowie”
- Polish: “Bazylika św. Michała Archanioła i św. Stanisława Biskupa w Krakowie”
- Polish: “kościół na Skałce”
- Polish: “kościół św. Michała Archanioła i św. Stanisława Biskupa w Krakowie”
- Polish: “Skałka”
- Portuguese: “Skałka”
- Russian: “Костёл на Скалке”
- Slovenian: “pavlinski samostan na hribu Skałka”
- Slovenian: “Skałka”
- Swedish: “Skałka”
- Ukrainian: “Костел на Скалці”
- Vietnamese: “Skałka”
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