Over centuries Krakow suffered from multiple fires. Citizens saw a burning castle, building, townhouses, palaces and churches or synagogues. Below you can find the list of more significant fires that haunted Krakow: 1025 – Cathedral on Wawel Hill is burning, Boleslaw Chrobry, King of Poland built this temple. 1125 –

Natural disaster ravages the world from its beginning, so it did not omit the Krakow. It suffered from floods till the first years of formation. We should not be surprised – the river flowing by the central part of the city is the biggest in Poland. City of Kings survived

Have you ever wondered how big the Krakow is and, primarily, how its area has been changing over the years? Below you can find some answers. First noted in documents, area of the City of Kings was 0,8 square kilometre. Not much, right? Prime expansion of boundaries taken place until

Jerzy Potrzebowski was born in Sandomierz in 1921 year. His paintings were strongly related to his experiences and history. His way up to the top was bumpy – in his early twenties, when World War II started, he became a resistance movement member. He was preparing false documents, distributed underground

Have you ever heard about Mieczysław Porębski? No? So it is high time to change it! This honored art historian, theorist, the critic was born in Gniezno in 1921. How is he connected with Krakow? He graduated in history of art from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, in 1970 become the

Poplawski Waclaw originally comes from Lithuania, where he was born in the 1866 year. Nobleman of Trzask Coat of Arms moved with his family to the village on Krakow‘s suburbs in 1892. He also lived in Wola Duchacka (currently Krakow’s district) and finally in Krakow, on Topolowa and then Pod

Popiela Tadeusz was not born precisely in Krakow but in nearby Nowy Sącz in 1933. On the day this article is written, he is still alive and doing great. Tadeusz is an honored surgeon, professor of Medical Academy, then called Collegium Medicum on Jagiellonian University. He started his studies in

Popiel was born in 1807 in Krakow, where he also died in 1892. Known for his activity in politics and publicists. Pawel started his career with law studies at Warsaw University, which he continued in Paris. After returning to Warsaw, Popiel becomes a Member of the local spirituality committee. As

Józef Poniatowski was born in 1763 in Vienna, where he grew up and served in the army. Meritorious general, leader, minister of war, commander of the Duchy of Warsaw army, marshal of the French Empire. He was also known for his bindings with Polish King – Stanisław August Poniatowski, whose

Plagues have been decimating Krakow‘s population regularly. The most dangerous was, of course, Black Death, but in chronicles, we can find mentions about fever, pox, jungle fever, cholera, typhus. Below you can find the list of the most dreadful plagues which haunted Krakow over the centuries:1348 – Black Death spread