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This is the former seat of the Balicki family of the Topór coat of arms, and then of the Tęczyński family. At the beginning of the 16th century, Balice was taken over by a Kraków merchant – Seyrid Betman, whose daughter married Seweryn Boner – a representative of the richest

Located was at Sławkowska 32 street. In the past, there was a hotel “under Sobieski” here. In the years 1882-1883, it was rebuilt according to the design of Karol Zaremba into a palace for Countess Brandysowa, and later for the Baden family. In 1921, the belvedere was built according to

There was no room for a palace in the urban concept of Krakow. It was a building that was contrary to the assumptions of the founding city, limited by defensive walls, where every square meter of area was worth its weight in gold. The thirteenth century urban planner divided the

Prose writer, playwright, born in Pyzdry near Kalisz in 1910, died in Krakow in 1976. He studied Polish at the University of Warsaw and studied dance at the Warsaw Opera. He also appeared as an actor in theaters and cabarets. In the years 1934-1935, he was a member of the

An old village near Krakow, today within the administrative borders of Krakow. Probably in the mid-12th century, the village was given by Jakse from Miechów to the Norbertine convent in Zwierzyniec. This was confirmed in 1254 and 1256 by the prince of Kraków, Bolesław the Chaste. Jan Długosz mentioned it

Cardinal, politician born in Sienna in 1389, died in Sandomierz in 1455. He graduated from the Krakow Academy, secretary of King Władysław Jagiełło, whom he saved his life at Grunwald in 1410. In 1411, an envoy to the conciliar Pope John XXIII, in 1420 the priest of the church of

This was the name of the Nadwiślańskie thickets at the Norbertine convent in Kraków. In 1912, the Exhibition of Architecture and Interiors in the Garden Surroundings was opened in Błonia, near today’s Oleandry Street. The wooden circus standing here was dismantled to obtain free grounds. At that time, an indoor

Kraków, founded in 1257 by Bolesław the Chaste, covered a square-shaped area with the Market Square in the center. Between Kraków and Wawel there was an independent settlement called Okół. The surrounding area was quite densely built-up with wooden houses and all surrounded by a palisade – it was the

The garden established by Jozef Kremer was located near today’s Kremerowska Street and the Carmelite Sisters’ garden. In 1821 in a newspaper called Telegraf garden was described as the nicest garden in Krakow, recommended for walks as it was a public place. Its ponds, boats and a summer house with

The suburb of Krakow, lying behind the Vistula Gate, once closing st. Wiślna. In the past, they were called Na Stróży, because in the 16th century there was an office which charged a fee for fish brought through the Vistula Gate to Kraków. Currently, it is the area of ​​Zwierzyniecka