Fort 52a Łapianka

Kraków Fortress 52a, also called "Łapianka", was a part of the Kraków Fortress between 1896 and 1902. The fortress was built to enforce defense of the south flank of the fortress, ruling over the part of the road connecting and Lviv.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: part of Krakow Fortress, Poland
  • Also known as: “Fort 52a ‘Jugowice’”, “Fort 52a ‘Łapianka’”, and “Fort Łapianka”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort 52 Borek and Our Lady of Victories church in Kraków.

Fort
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is situated 1 km west of Fort 52a Łapianka.

Church
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is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fort 52a Łapianka.

Railway stop
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is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km east of Fort 52a Łapianka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Opatkowice Zachód and Swoszowice.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
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is a in the administrative district of , within , , in southern Poland. is situated 3 km southwest of Fort 52a Łapianka.

Fort 52a Łapianka

Latitude
49.99806° or 49° 59′ 53″ north
Longitude
19.91692° or 19° 55′ 1″ east
Open location code
8FXXXWX8+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 344652363
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q9261755
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Fort 52a Łapianka” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة كراكوف 52 ايه”
  • Polish: “Fort Łapianka”
  • Polish: “Fort nr 52a ŁAPIANKA”
  • Polish: “Fort pancerny pomocniczy 52a ‘Łapianka’”
  • Polish: “Fort pancerny pomocniczy 52a „Łapianka””

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the Scouting Movement and Poczta Polska.

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