Old Town of Kraków

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The Old Town of Kraków is a historic medieval city center in southern Poland, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, vibrant Main Market Square, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic city center
medieval town
containsInstitution Jagiellonian University buildings
containsReligiousBuilding Church of St. Peter and Paul
Roman Catholic churches
St. Adalbert’s Church
country Poland
formerlySurroundedBy city walls
foundedInCentury 13th century
governingBody City of Kraków authorities
hasFunction commercial center
cultural center
tourist destination
hasPart Barbican of Kraków
linked to: Barbican (Kraków)

Cloth Hall
Collegium Maius
Florian Gate
Main Market Square
Planty Park
Royal Route
Rynek Underground Museum
St. Mary’s Basilica
Town Hall Tower
Wawel Castle
Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Hill
hasSquare Main Market Square
hasStreet Floriańska Street
Grodzka Street
heritageDesignation Pomnik historii (Historic Monument of Poland)
linked to: Pomnik historii
knownFor Renaissance and Baroque architecture
cultural heritage
vibrant Main Market Square
well-preserved medieval urban layout
languageUsed Polish
locatedIn Kraków
locatedInPartOf southern Poland
locatedInRegion Lesser Poland Voivodeship
partOf Historic Centre of Kraków
linked to: Old Town of Kraków
rebuiltAfter Mongol invasion of 1241
surroundedBy Planty Park
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1978
urbanLayoutType medieval grid plan

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Lesser Poland contains Old Town of Kraków
Main Market Square locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Main Market Square partOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Main Market Square UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Cloth Hall isPartOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Southern Poland hasUNESCOSite Historic Centre of Kraków
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World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Historic Centre of Kraków
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World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Historic Centre of Kraków and Wawel Hill
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Wawel Hill cityDistrict Stare Miasto (Old Town), Kraków
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Barbican (Kraków) locatedNear Kraków Old Town
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Old Town (Kraków) partOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Old Town (Kraków) touristRegion Kraków Old Town tourist district
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Old Town (Kraków) partOf Kraków UNESCO World Heritage property
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Kazimierz partOf Stare Miasto administrative district of Kraków
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St. Mary’s Basilica locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Florian Gate partOf Old Town of Kraków
Florian Gate hasView Kraków Old Town
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Kazimierz Jewish Quarter partOf Kraków Old Town area
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Old Town of Kraków partOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Planty Park locatedIn Kraków Old Town
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Planty Park encircles Kraków Old Town
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Historic Center of Quito UNESCOSameYearInscriptionAs City of Kraków Historic Centre
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Kraków-Płaszów district near Kraków city center
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Collegium Maius locatedInOldTown Kraków Old Town
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Collegium Novum locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Wawel Cathedral locatedInOldTown Kraków historic center
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Wawel Cathedral partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Kraków
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Town Hall Tower locatedInOldTown Kraków Old Town
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Town Hall Tower partOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Town Hall Tower hasViewOf Kraków Old Town skyline
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Church of St. Adalbert partOf Old Town of Kraków
Church of St. Adalbert partOf Kraków Old Town historic centre
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Church of St. Adalbert locatedInOldTown Kraków Old Town
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Adam Mickiewicz Monument (Kraków) locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Rynek Underground locatedInOldTown Kraków Old Town
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Rynek Underground heritageContext UNESCO World Heritage Site Kraków Old Town
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Rynek Główny locatedInOldTown Kraków Old Town
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Rynek Główny partOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Main Square, Kraków locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Main Square, Kraków UNESCOSite Historic Centre of Kraków
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Sukiennice partOf Historic Centre of Kraków
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Kraków Lotnisko railway station connectsTo Kraków city centre
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Smocza Jama locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Kraków city walls locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Kraków city walls surrounded Kraków Old Town
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Kraków city walls UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Historic Centre of Kraków
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Floriańska Street locatedIn Old Town, Kraków
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Floriańska Street inHistoricCentre Historic Centre of Kraków
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Floriańska Street partOfUNESCOSite Historic Centre of Kraków
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