Kraków
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Kraków
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 (14,468 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Kraków received the Order of the Builders of People's Poland[3].
- Kraków received the European City of the Trees[4].
- Kraków received the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[5].
- Kraków is located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship[6].
- Kraków is located in Kraków District[7].
- Kraków is in the country of Poland[8].
- Kraków is on the body of water Vistula[9].
- Kraków's head of government is recorded as Aleksander Miszalski[10].
- Kraków is on the continent of Europe[11].
- Kraków's instance of is recorded as city with powiat rights in Poland[12].
- Kraków's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
- Kraków's instance of is recorded as tourist destination[14].
- Kraków's instance of is recorded as former national capital[15].
- Kraków's instance of is recorded as city or town[16].
- Kraków's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges[17].
- Kraków's official language is recorded as Polish[18].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Kraków County[19].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Wieliczka County[20].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Proszowice County[21].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Zielonki[22].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Michałowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship[23].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Kocmyrzów-Luborzyca[24].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Koniusza[25].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce[26].
- Kraków's shares border with is recorded as Gmina Niepołomice[27].
Body
Geography
Kraków is in the country of Poland[8]. Located in include Lesser Poland Voivodeship[6], a voivodeship of Poland[28], in Poland[29], founded in 1999[30] and Kraków District[7], a district[31], founded in 1939[32]. Kraków is on the body of water Vistula[9]. Kraków is on the continent of Europe[11].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city with powiat rights in Poland[12], big city[13], tourist destination[14], former national capital[15], city or town[16], and place with town rights and privileges[17].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Kraków include KS Cracovia[33], an association football club[34], in Poland[35], founded in 1906[36]; John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice[37], an international airport[38], in Poland[39]; and Kroke[40], a musical group[41], founded in 1992[42].
Why It Matters
Kraków ranks in the top 3% of city_with_powiat_rights_in_poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,468 views/month).[2] Kraków has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Kraków is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Kraków include KS Cracovia[33], an association football club[34], in Poland[35], founded in 1906[36]; John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice[37], an international airport[38], in Poland[39]; and Kroke[40], a musical group[41], founded in 1992[42].
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].