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The Tadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks, previously known as the Lenin Steelworks. It is located in the Nowa Huta district in Krakow. It is the second largest steel plant in Poland. The construction of the steelworks began in 1950. In 1953, the first cast iron was smelted there. In 1954, the first

In the ground-floor part of the royal castle, in the north-eastern corner, coronation insignia, money and valuables were kept. The treasury consists of four rooms: the ground floor, the Jadwiga and Jagiełło room, the room on the ground floor of King Sigismund III’s tower, and the Renaissance room already in

The present treasury building was built by Hanusz Blatfuss from Koszyce. Valuable items have been collected there for centuries. According to the inventory from 1563, there were 120 chalices, crosses, reliquaries, pacificals, chasubles and capes. Defeats, robberies, wars, confiscations caused a great impoverishment of the treasury. The Treasury repeatedly helped

The custom of changing clothes was preserved only in Wieliczka and Lednica. It is always celebrated on the second day of Easter, and it is associated with the celebration of the pagan goddess of spring – Leda. Her temple was right there. An eternal candle burned in the shingle, watched

The entire eastern part of the Sowiniec range in the Wolski Forest, starting from the Vistula River. Apparently, the name comes from the fact that there are many titmouses in this forest. When in 1702 the chapel of Bl. Bronisława, this part of Sikornik began to be called the Bronisława

Key Facts • Nobel Prize winner (1905) – first Polish author to receive this prestigious literary honor • Born in Wola Okrzejska, Podlasie (1846), died in Vevey, Switzerland (1916) • Author of internationally acclaimed novels: "Quo Vadis," "The Trilogy," and "The Teutonic Knights" • Received honorary doctorate from the Jagiellonian

Key Facts Polish poet, literary critic, and translator who significantly influenced 19th-century Polish literature Participant in the November Uprising (1830-1831) against Russian rule Member of the underground Ziewonia group in Lviv, promoting democratic ideals Imprisoned in 1837-1838 for political activities, later escaped to France Settled permanently in Kraków in 1848,

Key Facts Born: Dyckojno, near Kaunas, Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire), from a family of parochial nobility (szlachta zagrodowa) Died: Kraków, Poland Education: Secondary education in Vilnius; theological studies at the Vincentians' Seminary in Kraków Ordained: As a priest in Lviv (now Lviv, Ukraine) Position: Provincial prosecutor of

Former village, today a suburb located on the southern highway route of Krakow. It is one of the oldest settlements near Krakow, recorded as early as 1105, when it belonged to the Tyniec Abbey. On the slope of the hill called Babice, brine flowed, from which the Tyniec nuns obtained

Key Facts • Born in Sącz, died in Kraków – renowned Polish alchemist and early chemist of the Renaissance period • Also known as Sendivogius Polonus – his Latin name by which he was known across Europe • Secretary to King Sigismund III and councilor of Emperor Rudolf II in