Lanterns of the Dead were intended to illuminate Krakow‘s paths in the Middle Ages. They stood mainly in front of hospitals, poorhouses, monasteries, and most of them near church cemeteries, which is why they are called lanterns of the dead. Several of them still adorn Krakow, although most of them

Church chains surround from the outside four Krakow churches: St. Mary’s Basilica, Dominican Church, St. Adalbert’s Church and St. Anne’s Church. They were made in 1825 by order of Urszula Dembińska, the forewoman of Wolbrom. This event was commemorated on a plaque on one of the walls of St. Anne’s

Kobierzyn used to be a village near Krakow, today it is part of the city. The name comes from the craftsmen who used to weave carpets and tents. In 1913, the construction of a hospital for the mentally ill (29 Józefa Babińskiego Street) began there. During the Nazi occupation, the

Caves, Grottoes are voids formed in easily dissolving rocks such as limestones, dolomites and gypsum. Most phenomena of this type such us caves, grottos, funnels or crevices occur in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, because it is largely built of Jurassic limestones. There you can admire numerous, lonely white limestone hills called

Liban is the colloquial name of a quarry established in 1884 in Krzemionki Podgóskie by the company “Wapienniki i Kamieniołomy Liban i Ehrenpreis S.A.”. In 1942-1944, the Germans organised a cruel penal camp there. The conditions were very harsh and many people died because of this. The prisoners did not

Hukan Karol was a sculptor born in 1888 in Mikulińce in Podolia. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and most of his sculptures are located in this city. He was one of the members of the advisory commission on the reconstruction of St. Mary’s Basilica. In

List of polish Kings and Princes of the Krakow District: Mieszko I (963-992) Bolesław Chrobry (992-1025) Mieszko II (1025-1034) Bolesław Mieszkowic (1034-1038) Kazimierz I Odnowiciel (1038-1058) Bolesław Śmiały (1058-1079) Władysław Herman (1079-1102) Bolesław Krzywousty (1102-1138) Władysław II (1138-1146) Bolesław Kędzierzawy (1146-1173) Mieszko Stary (1173-1177) Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy (1177-1194) Leszek Biały

The Wierzchowska Górna Cave is located in the village of Wierzchowie approx. 20 km from Krakow. It gained the name of the largest and longest Jurassic cave in the Kraków-Wieluń Upland. It is well adapted to tourist traffic and illuminated. The total length of the corridors is approx. 980m. The

Jałbrzykowska Agnieszka, born in 1818, was a resident of Podgórze, today one of Krakow‘s districts. In 1887 she was, as the first woman in Krakow, officially recognized as an Honorary Citizen of the City of Podgórze for promoting education. For over 50 years she kept a female salary in Podgórze.

Jadwiga from Łobzów was a poet, teacher and community worker. Her real name is Jadwiga z Zubrzyckich Strokowej and she was born in 1854 in Tłuste. She was an activist of the Folk School Society (Polish: Towarzystwo Szkoły Ludowej), as well as the author of many books for children and