Outstanding architect, born in 1847 in Warsaw, died in 1895 in Thalkirchen near Munich. He studied in Warsaw, Munich, and completed his studies in Zurich. He settled permanently in Krakow in 1869, where he first dealt with the irrigation and drainage system in agriculture. In the 1970s he traveled to
Born in 1605, died in 1668, a pedel from the Krakow Academy. Writer, Krakow lover, born in Tuchola. The author of the first guidebook of Krakow entitled “Jewels of the capital city of Krakow” or “churches and what is worthy and significant about them, briefly described”. According to some researchers
Founder of the first Polish post office, who died in 1584. He came from an Italian noble family, and he came to Krakow from Piedmont at the instigation of his brother, secretary of Queen Bona. In 1558, King Zygmunt August commissioned him to organize a permanent connection between Krakow and
This was the name of the pillar usually standing in front of town halls in certain Polish cities. Various punishments were imposed on him, from the death penalty, scourging, standing up. The pillory was also called “Pilate”. In Krakow, you can find him on the Main Square opposite the “Pod
On June 30th 1946, a referendum was held throughout the country. Citizens could choose between yes or no. The first question was “Whether to abolish the Senate”, the second was “the preservation of economic changes in the years 1944-1946” and the third was “the maintenance of the borders on the
The year 1517 is considered the beginning of the Reformation, when Martin Luther announced 95 theses. Initially, the Reformation thought did not find recognition in Poland. In 1520, King Sigismund the Old forbade the importation of Luther’s writings, and in 1526 he was punished with the death penalty for deviating
From the location of the city in 1257 to 1396, the head of the city was the bailiff, and then the mayor until 1793. . The Great Seym in 1791 unanimously passed the law on the townspeople. It gave the townspeople the privilege of “neminem captivabimus” – immunity of personal inviolability
The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church was established in our country in 1929, and the autocephaly was renewed in 1948. The head of the church is the Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw. Krakow belongs to the Łódź-Poznań Diocese and has one parish under the invocation of Assumption of the Virgin Mary, it
Magdeburg Law is a set of laws of this city also known as Weichbild Saski. It was created as a result of the merger of the treaty on the judicial system with the Magdeburg lay law. These laws determined the organization, customs and regulations inside the city. From the end
A literary and artistic quarterly located at Gołębia 20 st in Krakow, serving the presentation of the most interesting literature phenomens of both Polish and foreign-languages. It has been published since 1995. Mariusz Czyżowski became its first editor-in-chief.