Kraków
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Summary
Kraków is a city with powiat rights in Poland[1]. Kraków ranks in the top 3% of city with powiat rights in poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,756 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the Builders of People's Poland[3], European City of the Trees[4], Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lesser Poland Voivodeship[6]
- Country: Poland[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Vistula[8]
- Head of government: Aleksander Miszalski[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Instance of: big city[11], tourist destination[12], city or town[13], place with town rights and privileges[14], former national capital[15]
- Official language: Polish[16]
- Shares border with: Kraków County[17], Wieliczka County[18], Proszowice County[19], Gmina Zielonki[20], Gmina Michałowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship[21], Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca[22], Gmina Koniusza[23], Gmina Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce[24], Gmina Niepołomice[25], Gmina Wieliczka[26], Gmina Świątniki Górne[27], Gmina Mogilany[28], Gmina Skawina[29], Gmina Liszki[30]
- Founder: Krakus[31]
- Twinned administrative body: Solothurn[32], Frankfurt[33], Vilnius[34], Bordeaux[35], Bratislava[36], Budapest[37], Cambridge[38], Curitiba[39], Cusco[40], Fez[41], Florence[42], Gothenburg Municipality[43], Grozny[44], Guadalajara[45]
- Legislative body: Kraków City Council[46]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kraków include KS Cracovia[47], an association football club[48], in Poland[49], founded in 1906[50]; John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice[51], an international airport[52], in Poland[53]; and Kroke[54], a musical group[55], founded in 1992[56].
Why It Matters
Kraków has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Kraków is known by 100 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Kraków include KS Cracovia[47], an association football club[48], in Poland[49], founded in 1906[50]; John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice[51], an international airport[52], in Poland[53]; and Kroke[54], a musical group[55], founded in 1992[56].
FAQs
What awards did Kraków receive?
Honors received include Order of the Builders of People's Poland[3], European City of the Trees[4], and Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[5].