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Since the XII centry cemetery at the church of St.Salvator was a parish cemetery for citizens of villages Zwierzyniec, Bielany, Chełm, Olszanica. In 1837 it was surrounded by a fence. In 1844 the tomb for Norbertine nuns was built here.

Rakowicki cemetery was established in 1802 in Rakowice, then a village outside Krakow, now almost its downtown. It is still the biggest cemetery in Krakow. The first person to be buried there was the citizen of Krakow Apolonia Bursikowa. Many important for Krakow people were buried there later: Józef Dietl,

The Fowler Brotherhood is one of the oldest fellowships in the world, it was founded more than 700 years ago. Long ago guilds were responsible for protecting the city, so citizens of Krakow had to know how to fight. The Fowler brotherhood was training cracovians, preparing them to protect the

Key Facts Born in 1486, died in 1549 (lived 63 years) Son of Jakub Boner and nephew of Jan Boner Prominent entrepreneur, banker, and patron of arts and sciences Inherited the house at Main Market Square 9 with its beautiful attic Continued his uncle's work on Wawel Castle reconstruction Transformed

Key Facts • German origins: The dynasty originated from Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany in the 15th century • First arrival: Reinfeld Boner arrived in Krakow around 1441, as documented in city archives • Primary occupation: Renowned merchants and bankers who shaped Krakow's economic landscape • Most famous members: Jan Boner and

Bonarka used to be a small village close to Krakow, mostly famous for the extraordinary clean water. That was the main reason why Jan Boner bought it at the beginning of the XVI century and established there a paper mill. Paper from Bonarka could be recognized by the watermark of

Błonia is a vast valley located around 1km from Krakow Old town. It is around 48ha of green grass surrounded by walking and cycle paths, popular place for dog walking, family and romantic picnics. The history of it is not so positive. It used to be a marshland with small

Key Facts • Muhammad al-Idrisi was a renowned 12th-century Arab geographer and cartographer born in 1100 • Studied in Córdoba, Spain and traveled extensively across the Mediterranean world • Created the famous "Book of Roger" (Kitab Rujar) containing detailed geographical descriptions • Provided one of the earliest detailed descriptions of

Igołomia is a village located about 25 km east of Krakow. It became famous for the archaeological discoveries carried out in its area. In 1930, the first pottery furnaces were discovered here, and a dozen or so years later, dugouts, human graves and smoke-boxes, i.e. pig iron smelting furnaces. In

“Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny” (“IKC”) was the most popular Polish daily newspaper before the war. The Sunday edition usually had 250,000 copies, which was the highest circulation in Poland at that time. The newspaper was founded by the publisher and editor-in-chief Marian Dąbrowski. The first copy appeared on December 17 1910