Kraków
Kraków Cracow | |||
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Coordinates: 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°ECoordinates: 50°3′41″N 19°56′18″E / 50.06139°N 19.93833°E | |||
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Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
Coonty | Kraków Coonty | ||
Ceety richts | 5 Juin 1257 | ||
Govrenment | |||
• Mayor | Jacek Majchrowski | ||
• First Deputy of the Mayor | Tadeusz Trzmiel | ||
Aurie | |||
• City | 327 km2 (126 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) | ||
Population (31 December 2011) | |||
• Ceety | 759,137 | ||
• Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) | ||
• Metro | 1,395,893 | ||
Demonym(s) | 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 (Pols pronunciation: [ˈkrakuf] ( listen)) also Cracow, or Krakow (US Inglis /ˈkrækaʊ/, 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[eedit | eedit soorce]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Kraków is twinned, or maintains close relations, wi mair than 30 ceeties aroond the warld:[2]
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- ↑ 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 2007-09-11.
- ↑ 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 2009-07-19.
- ↑ "Bratislava City - Twin Towns". © 2003-2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ciudades Hermanas (Sister Cities)" (in Spanish). Municipalidad del Cusco. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ↑ "Edinburgh - Twin and Partner Cities". © 2008 The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1YJ Scotland. Archived frae the oreeginal on March 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ↑ "Frankfurt -Partner Cities". © 2008 Stadt Frankfurt am Main. Retrieved 2008-12-05. Freemit airtin in
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at poseetion 149 (help) - ↑ "Leipzig - International Relations". © 2009 Leipzig City Council, Office for European and International Affairs. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ↑ "Milano - Città Gemellate". © 2008 Municipality of Milan (Comune di Milano). Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ↑ "Foreign co-operation". Retrieved 2007-11-01. from the municipality official website
- ↑ "Intercity and International Cooperation of the City of Zagreb". © 2006-2009 City of Zagreb. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
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