Cracow
Cracow is the city exactly on the intersection of 20 degrees East and 50 degrees North. According to some cartographers it is the geographical centre of Europe.
Cracow is one of the biggest cities in Poland. Population of the city Surface of the city km 2
In the Middle Ages Cracow was a capital of Poland.
Cracow was founded many years ago. First information about Cracow come from 965 but first trails of settlement are older.
Cracow has got one of the biggest market squares in Europe.
In Cracow`s market square there are: Town Hall St. Wojciech`s church Sukiennice – in the Middle Ages it was a place of commerce Monument of Adam Mickiewicz, a poet …and a lot of tourists, Cracow`s inhabitants and pigeons.
In Cracow`s market square there are many happenings.
Every hour from St. Mary`s church’s tower a fireman plays a trumpet melody – ”Hejnal”. In the Middle Ages it was an alarm signal.
In Cracow there are numerous churches… …a lot of them are in the Old Town.
The Wawel Hill in the Middle Ages was a place where the Polish Kings lived. On the Wawel Hill the biggest bell in Poland is situated
Cracow at night