Poland
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Kraków

Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus

The Wawel Cathedral, formally titled the Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Wenceslaus, is a Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in , .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 6:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 7:00 AM—5:30 PM
    April—October: Monday—Saturday 6:30 AM—6:00 PM; Sunday 7:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Email: info@katedra-wawelska.pl
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral in Kraków, Poland
  • Also known as: “Katedra Wawelska”, “Kościół pw. Świętych Stanisława i Wacława”, and “Wawel Cathedral”
  • Address: 1, Zamek Wawel, Kraków, 31-001
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wawel and Wawel Castle.

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The Royal Castle and the 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.

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.

City gate
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is a city gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kazimierz and Old Town.

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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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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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus

Latitude
50.05464° or 50° 3′ 17″ north
Longitude
19.93548° or 19° 56′ 8″ east
Open location code
9F2X3W3P+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 85151350
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Wiki­data ID
Q638519
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Wawel-katedraal”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية فافل”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Ստանիսլավի և Վացլավի տաճառ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vavel kafedralı”
  • Bashkir: “Вавель соборы”
  • Basque: “Wawelgo katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Вавельская кафедра”
  • Belarusian: “Вавельскі сабор”
  • Belarusian: “Вавэльская катэдра”
  • Belarusian: “Катэдра сьвятых Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Belarusian: “Катэдра Сьвятых Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Belarusian: “Кафедральны сабор Святых Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Belarusian: “сабор Святых Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святых Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Bulgarian: “Вавелска катедрала”
  • Catalan: “catedral de Wawel”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Wawel”
  • Chinese: “圣达尼老圣文策老圣殿总主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “瓦維爾主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “瓦维尔主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “瓦维尔大教堂”
  • Croatian: “Vavelska katedrala”
  • Czech: “Katedrála na Wawelu”
  • Danish: “Wavel-katedralen”
  • Dutch: “Wawelkathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه واويل”
  • Esperanto: “katedralo Wawel”
  • Estonian: “Waweli katedraal”
  • Finnish: “Wawelin katedraali”
  • French: “Basilique-cathedrale Saints Stanislas et Venceslas de Cracovie”
  • French: “Basilique-cathédrale Saints Stanislas et Venceslas de Cracovie”
  • French: “Basilique-cathédrale Saints-Stanislas-et-Venceslas de Cracovie”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Cracovie”
  • French: “Cathédrale de Wawel”
  • French: “cathédrale du Wawel”
  • French: “Cathédrale du Wawel”
  • French: “Crypte royale de Wawel”
  • German: “Kathedrale Krakau”
  • German: “Kathedrale St. Stanislaus und Wenzel”
  • German: “Königliche Basilika und Erzkathedrale der Heiligen Stanislaus und Wenzeslaus am Wawelhügel”
  • German: “Wawel-Kathedrale”
  • German: “Wawelkathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Κρακοβίας”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ואוול”
  • Hungarian: “Waweli főszékesegyház (Szent Szaniszló és Vencel)”
  • Hungarian: “Waweli székesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Wawel”
  • Italian: “cattedrale del Wawel”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale del Wawel”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Cracovia”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Wawel”
  • Japanese: “ヴァヴェル大聖堂”
  • Korean: “바벨 대성당”
  • Lithuanian: “Šventųjų Stanislovo ir Vaclovo katedra”
  • Lithuanian: “Vavelio katedra”
  • Macedonian: “Вавелска катедрала”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Katedralen på Wawel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wawel-katedralen”
  • Norwegian: “Wawel-katedralen”
  • Ossetian: “Вавелы аргъуан”
  • Ossetian: “Вавелы стыр аргъуан”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع واول”
  • Polish: “Bazylika archikatedralna pw. Świętych Stanisława i Wacława”
  • Polish: “bazylika archikatedralna św. Stanisława BM i św. Wacława w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “bazylika archikatedralna św. Stanisława i św. Wacława na Wawelu”
  • Polish: “bazylika archikatedralna św. Stanisława i św. Wacława w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “Bazylika archikatedralna św. Stanisława i św. Wacława w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “katedra krakowska”
  • Polish: “katedra na Wawelu”
  • Polish: “katedra św. Stanisława i św. Wacława w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “katedra w Krakowie”
  • Polish: “katedra wawelska”
  • Polish: “kościół św. Stanisława i Wacława w Krakowie”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Wawel”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Wawel”
  • Russian: “Вавельский собор”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор св. Станислава и Вацлава на Вавеле”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор святых Станислава и Вацлава”
  • Russian: “Собор Святых Станислава и Вацлава”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cathair-eaglais Wawel”
  • Serbian: “Вавелска катедрала”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wawelska katedrala”
  • Slovak: “Katedra na Wawelu”
  • Slovak: “Wawelská katedrála”
  • Slovenian: “vavelska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “vavelska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “Vavelska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral Basílica de San Wenceslao y San Estanislao”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Cracovia”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Wenceslao y San Estanislao”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Wawel”
  • Swedish: “Krakóws domkyrka”
  • Swedish: “Wawelkatedralen”
  • Tatar: “Вавел кафедраль җәмигы”
  • Thai: “มหาวิหารวาเวล”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารกรากุฟ”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารวาแวล”
  • Turkish: “Wawel Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Вавельська катедра”
  • Ukrainian: “Вавельський кафедральний собор”
  • Ukrainian: “Катедра Святих Станіслава і Вацлава на Вавелі”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор святих Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Святих Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор у Вавелі”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святих Станіслава і Вацлава”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Wawel”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Gadeiriol Wawel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb monument of Władysław of Varna in the Wawel Cathedral and St. Leonard’s Crypt.

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