Koźmian Kajetan was a poet, critic and journalist, politician and opponent of the November Uprising born in Gałęzów in 1771. He wrote many poems, epics and publications of a historiographic nature. He is famous for such works as: “Stefan Czarniecki” ‘Żywot Staszica” (“Life of Staszic”) “O życiu Tadeusza Kościuszki” (“About
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located at Garncarska 24 Street in Krakow. It was built in the neo-Gothic style at the end of the XIX century and sacred in 1900. It was built on the basis of Władysław Kaczmarski‘s plans on land donated by Princess Wanda
Kossak Leon was a painter, Juliusz’s younger brother, born in Nowy Wiśnicz in 1827. He served in the Austrian army, fought in the corps of general Bem in Hungary (1848), later lived in Paris and Australia. In 1860 he fought in Garibaldi’s troops, in 1863 he fought in the January
Madonna with a braid is a Gothic sculpture from the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries depicting the Madonna. It was discovered in 1970 during adaptation and conservation works in the basement of the house no. 4 at Mały Rynek in Krakow, which is located next to the Main
Malczewski Rafał was a painter, writer and mountaineer. He was born in 1892 in Kraków. He is the son of Jacek Malczewski. He studied architecture, philosophy and painting in Krakow and Vienna. He became a member of the group “Rytm”. Malczewski painted mainly mountain and industrial landscapes. In addition, he
The execution sites were the sites of mass murders committed by the Nazis in 1939-1945. Executions were carried out mainly on people detained in the street, hostages and political prisoners. The purpose of the murders was to destroy the Polish nation and to intimidate people. Most of the mass murder
Kossak Jerzy was a painter and a son of the equally outstanding painter Wojciech Kossak. He was born in 1886 in Kraków. He attended the Cadet School. He often collaborated with his father – they painted pictures together and signed them together. He mainly painted battle, historical and hunting scenes.
Korpal Michał Adam was a sculptor. He was born in 1825 and was the father of Michał Stefan Korpal. He performed his work rather anonymously. There are assumptions that some of the old tombstones on the Rakowicki Cemetery were made by him. He participated in an underground gathering of volunteers
Maczanka Krakowska is a kind of warm sandwich very popular in Krakow. It is a loaf of bread cut in half with a thick slice of braised pork loin inside and topped with a hot sauce left over from stewing the pork loin. Maczanka Krakowska is claimed to be the
KAT – The Master of Holy Justice is a man who punished people with torture. His appearance was very distinctive, he wore white, red and green pieces of cloth sewn on his sleeve. The executioners worked mainly in the basement, officially known as torture chambers. Types of torture The executioners