Emeryk Jr. Hutten-Czapski was a politician and social activist. He was born in 1897 in Stańków, died in 1979 in Rome. He studied in St. Petersburg, and in 1918 he became secretary of the Union of Poles from the Belarusian Borderlands. Later, he was a starost in Stołpce, honorary of
Key Facts • Renowned Polish writer and painter (1896-1993) who studied at both Warsaw and Kraków Academies of Fine Arts • War hero decorated with the Order of Virtuti Militari for exceptional bravery in the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921) • Katyn Massacre survivor – one of approximately 400 Polish officers who
Key Facts • Polish count and renowned numismatist (1828-1896), born in Stańków, present-day Belarus • Created one of the world's most comprehensive Polish numismatic collections with over 60,000 specimens • Served as governor of Veliky Novgorod (1863) and deputy governor of St. Petersburg • Published the groundbreaking five-volume "Catalogue de
The figure of God the Father is an old baroque figure from the 18th century located at the intersection of Wielicka and Powstańców Śląskich streets, formerly marking the borders of Podgórze. The sculpture is placed under a tin canopy at the top of a chapel with a multi-story pedestal. After
Bosutów is a small village located north of Krakow, through which flows the Sudoł stream. The village was one of the most important points on the Kościuszko Route. After the victory at Racławice, the commander of the insurrection, Tadeusz Kościuszko, stood here in a fortified camp along with 8,000 insurgents.
Bibice is one of the oldest villages near Krakow, located north of Krakow, in the valley of the Bibiczanka stream. The northern part of the town is situated within the area of the Dolinki Krakowskie Landscape Park, while the southern part is situated in the buffer zone of this Park.
Key Facts • Outstanding bibliographer, linguist, and researcher of Silesia (1768-1835) • First director of the Jagiellonian Library and professor of bibliography at Jagiellonian University • Founded multiple scientific magazines including "Miscelanea Cracoviensis" and "Krakow Diary of Sciences and Fine Arts" • Proved the Polishness of Silesia through numerous scholarly
Azory is the name of one of the districts of Krakow located west of the city center. There used to be fields and wastelands there, but in 1932 single-family houses were built there. The estate was called Azory because it was so far from the center that it was considered
Janowa Wola is a former village that stretched between Wola Duchacka, Łagiewniki and Zabłocie, which today belong to Krakow. The village was developing very well, but it was completely destroyed during the Swedish war in 1655-1657. After the first partition of Poland in 1772, Janowa Wola was under Austrian rule.
Key Facts First Minister of Health in reborn Poland (1919) Chief City Physician of Krakow (1909-1919) Founded Poland's first dental outpatient clinic for children Established tuberculosis sanatorium in Prądnik, Krakow Created the institution of school doctor in Poland Founded the State Institute of Hygiene Built first city hospital in Zakopane