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Kraków
Cracow
Main Mercat Square, Wawel Castle, Barbican, St. Mary's Basilica, St. Peter an Paul Kirk, Collegium Maius

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Kraków is located in Poland
Kraków
Coordinates: 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E / 50.06139; 19.93833
Kintra Banner o Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
Coonty Kraków Coonty
Ceety richts 5 Juin 1257
Govrenment
 - Mayor Jacek Majchrowski
Aurie
 - Ceety 327 km2 (126.3 sq mi)
Hicht 219 m (719 ft)
Indwallers (31 December 2011)
 - Ceety 759,137
 Densitie 2,321.5/km2 (6,012.7/sq mi)
 Metro 1,395,893
Demonym Cracovian
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Simmer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 30-024 to 31–962
Aurie code(s) +48 12
Wabsteid www.krakow.pl

Kraków (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkrakuf] ( listen)) also Cracow, or Krakow (US Inglis /ˈkræk/, British Inglis /ˈkrækɒv/), is the seicond lairgest and ane o the auldest ceeties in Poland. Situatit on the Vistula River (Pols: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the ceety dates back tae the 7t century.[1] Kraków haes traditionally been ane o the leadin centres o Pols academic, cultural an airtistic life an is one o Poland's maist important economic centres. It wis the caipital o Poland frae 1038 tae 1596; the caipital o the Grand Duchy o Kraków frae 1846 tae 1918; an the caipital o Kraków Voivodeship frae the 14t century tae 1999. It is nou the caipital o the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

Internaitional relations[edit]

Twin touns — Sister ceeties[edit]

Kraków is twinned, or maintains close relations, wi mair than 30 ceeties aroond the warld:[2]

Banner o France Bordeaux, Fraunce (syne 1993)[2]
Banner o Slovakia Bratislava, Slovakie [2][3]
Banner o Hungary Budapest, Hungary (syne 2005)[2]
Banner o Unitit States Cambridge, Mass., USA (syne 1989)[4]
Banner o Brazil Curitiba, Brazil (syne 1993)[2]
Banner o Peru Cusco, Peru [2][5]
Banner o Unitit Kinrick Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (syne 1995) [6]
Banner o Morocco Fes, Morocco (syne 2004)[2]
Banner o Italy Florence, Italy (syne 1992)[2]
Banner o Germany Frankfurt, Germany (syne 1991)[2][7]
Banner o Swaden Göteborg, Swaden (syne 1990)[2]

Banner o RUS Grozny, Roushie (syne 1997) [8]
Banner o Austria Innsbruck in Austrick (syne 1998)[2]
Banner o Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine (syne 1993)[2]
Banner o Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan

Banner o Chile La Serena, Chile (syne 1995)[2]
Banner o Germany Leipzig, Germany (syne 1995)[2][9]
Banner o Belgium Leuven, Belgium (syne 1991)[2]
Banner o Ukraine Lviv, Ukraine (syne 1995)[2]
Banner o Italy Milan, Italy (syne 2003)[2][10]
Banner o Germany Nuremberg, Germany (syne 1991)[2]
Banner o France Orléans, Fraunce (syne 1992)[2]

Banner o Hungary Pécs, Hungary (syne 1998)[2]
Banner o Unitit States Rochester, NY, USA (syne 1973)[2]
Banner o Ecuador Quito, Ecuador [2]
Banner o RUS St Petersburg, Roushie (syne 2006)[2]
Banner o Unitit States San Francisco, CA, USA (syne 2009)[2]
Banner o Spain Seville, Spain (syne 2002)[2]
Banner o Switzerland Solothurn, Swisserland (syne 1990)[2]
Banner o Georgia Tbilisi, Georgie[2]
Banner o Bulgaria Veliko Turnovo, Bulgarie (syne 1975)[2]
Banner o Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuanie[2]
Banner o Croatia Zagreb, Croatie (syne 1975)[2][11][12]

References[edit]

  1. The Municipality Of Kraków Press Office, 1996–2007, in participation with ACK Cyfronet of the AGH University of Science and Technology, Our City. History of Krakow, archaeological findings. Retrieved on 11 September 2007. .
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 Kraków otwarty na świat. www.krakow.pl. Retrieved on 19 Julie 2009. .
  3. Bratislava City - Twin Towns. © 2003-2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Retrieved on 26 October 2008. .
  4. "A Message from the Peace Commission: Information on Cambridge's Sister Cities," February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12. Also in: Richard Thompson, "Looking to strengthen family ties with 'sister cities'," Boston Globe, October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  5. Ciudades Hermanas (Sister Cities) (Spanish). Municipalidad del Cusco. Retrieved on 23 September 2009. .
  6. Edinburgh - Twin and Partner Cities. © 2008 The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ Scotland. Archived from the original on 28 Mairch 2008. . Retrieved on 21 Dizember 2008. .
  7. Frankfurt -Partner Cities. © 2008 Stadt Frankfurt am Main. Retrieved on 5 Dizember 2008. .
  8. Grozny Official Website. (in Russian) © 2000-2008 сайт Грозный Виртуальный при перепечатке материалов в онлайн проектах. Retrieved on 1 November 2008. .
  9. Leipzig - International Relations. © 2009 Leipzig City Council, Office for European and International Affairs. Retrieved on 17 Julie 2009. .
  10. Milano - Città Gemellate. © 2008 Municipality of Milan (Comune di Milano). Retrieved on 5 Dizember 2008. .
  11. Foreign co-operation. Retrieved on 1 November 2007. . from the municipality official website
  12. Intercity and International Cooperation of the City of Zagreb. © 2006-2009 City of Zagreb. Retrieved on 23 Juin 2009. .