About Krakow
Kraków, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 (2023), with approximately 8 million additional people living within a 100 km (62 mi) radius. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. Its Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status.
Source: Wikipedia
Essential Information
Currency
Polish złoty (PLN)
Symbol: zł
Language
Polish
Phone Code
+48
International dialing code for Poland
Driving
Drive on the right
Standard for Poland
Region
Europe
Central Europe
Safety in Krakow
High Safety (Global Peace Index: 1.552)
About the Global Peace Index: Global Peace Index measures peacefulness on a scale of 1 (most peaceful) to 5 (least peaceful)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
3 protected sites near Krakow
Things to See in Krakow
20 landmarks and points of interest
Aquarium and Natural History Museum in Kraków
aquarium and museum in Kraków, Poland
Church of St. Anne
church building in Kraków, Poland
Corpus Christi Basilica
church building in Kraków, Poland
General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski Monument
monument in Kraków, Poland
High Synagogue, Kraków
synagogue
Jewish Community Centre of Krakow
museum in Poland
Juliusz Słowacki Theatre
theater in Krakow, Poland
Kowea Itim le-Tora Synagogue
former synagogue now apartment complex, in Kraków, Poland
Krzysztofory Palace
palace in Kraków, Poland
Museum of Municipal Engineering
museum in Krakow, Poland
Muzeum Katedralne im. Jana Pawła II na Wawelu
Norbertanerinnenkirche
church building in Kraków, Poland
Source: Wikidata
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