Historic Centre of Kraków
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Interactive map of Historic Centre of Kraków | |
| Location | Kraków Poland |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv) |
| Reference | 29bis |
| Inscription | 1978 (2nd Session) |
| Extensions | 2010 |
| Area | 149.65 ha (369.8 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 907.35 ha (2,242.1 acres) |
| Coordinates | 50°03′16″N 19°56′17″E / 50.05444°N 19.93806°E |
The Historic Centre of Kraków (Polish: Historyczne Centrum Krakowa) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site[1][2] in Kraków, Poland.
The historic center of Kraków consists of four former quarters.
Old Town
Kraków Old Town is the historic, oldest part of the city of Kraków within the Planty Park, to 1954 quarter of the city.
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Pijarska Street and preserved part of the city's medieval defensive walls.
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Kanonicza Street
the oldest street in the city -
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Little Market Square
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Wawel
Wawel Castle and Hill, to 1954 quarter of the city.
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Wawel Royal Castle
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Wawel Hill
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Outer courtyard
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Wawel Royal Castle arcade courtyard
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Vasa Chapel and Sigismund's Chapel
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Stradom
Stradom is the historic part of the city of Kraków, to 1954 quarter of the city.
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Stradomska Street
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Church of St. Bernardino of Siena
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Church of the Conversion of St. Paul
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Church of St. Agnes of Rome
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Former Colettine sisters convent and chapel
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Ohrensteins Tenement House
Kazimierz
Kazimierz is a former Jewish town and to 1954 quarter of Kraków, the historical center of Jewish religious and social life.
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Wolnica Square and old town hall
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Szeroka Street
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Krakowska Street
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References
- ^ Properties inscribed on the World Heritage list, Poland. Archived 2020-10-02 at the Wayback Machine UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Last updated: 3 September 2010
- ^ 2nd session of the Committee Archived 2023-01-23 at the Wayback Machine UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Washington, D.C. 5–8 September 1978