Have you ever wondered how traveling looked like during occupation? Here you can see a part of it. During the first Austrian occupation of Krakow between years 1796 and 1809, the city has been surrounded by trenches, and only ten departure points were guarded.  Find below the exact places where

Have you ever wondered how some Polish emblems look and what kind of story is hidden behind them? Here you are! Rodło is the name of an emblem of the Union of Poles in Germany. It was created in 1922 to protect the interests of Poles living in Germany. In

As you may see in the title – Zygmunt Robel was a toxicologist. However, his history is far more interesting. He was born in 1886 in Krakow as a son of a military official. Graduated Jaggielonian University – in 1912 ended his Ph.D. in chemistry. During his studies, Robel did

Key Facts • Born in 1897 in Krakow, died in 1963 in his hometown • Lieutenant colonel of Polish Army who served in both World Wars • Olympic athlete who represented Poland at the 1924 Paris Olympics in football • Football legend with exceptional goal-scoring record for Wisła Krakow •

Kazimierz, the current Krakow district, over the years was an independent village. In 1335 King Kazimierz Wielki gave it city rights, and the town was called after him. As the Kazimierz has been developing, there was a necessity to create a place for its government. As a result, in 1414,

A huge expanse of forest fields located on the east part of Krakow is called Puszcza Niepołomicka. It used to be the primary source of wood for nearby Salt Mines in Bochnia and Wieliczka. Now Puszcza Niepołomicka covers only 10700 hectares of public woods and 280 hectares private ones. Owing

Key Facts • Born in 1908 in St. Petersburg, Russia, during the final years of the Russian Empire • Chief architect and general designer of Nowa Huta district from 1949 to 1960 • Graduated in architecture from Warsaw University of Technology and served as academic assistant • Pioneer in post-war

Now Przegorzały is part of Krakow; however, over the centuries, they were separated village. The first mentions in chronicles and documents come from 1162. Here, in Przegorzały, the second-highest range of Las Wolski hills is located. The first one is Pustelnik towering over the city on the high of 352

Key Facts • Born as Aleksander Głowacki in 1847 in Hrubieszów, died in 1912 in Warsaw • Most famous work: "The Doll" (Lalka), considered one of the greatest Polish novels • Participated in the January Uprising of 1863 as a teenager • Educational background: Mathematics graduate from Warsaw University •

First independent Eastern Orthodox Church in Poland had been created in 1929, currently is headed by Warsaw Metropolitan Archbishop. Krakow belongs to Lodz-Poznan diocese and owns one parish of Assumption of Mary. Was established in 1918, when the Eastern Orthodox Church was connected with the Russian Temple. Orthodox guardians stood