Kraków
Did you know that Poland has had, throughout history, many different capital cities? Krakow was the capital of Poland for over 500 years from 1038 to 1596.
Kraków as a cultural centreUniversity city:
Jagiellonian University in Krakow was founded in 1364 by Casimir II the Great (Kazimierz Wielki)? It is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Nicolaus Copernicus, the Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a heliocentric model studied there. Kraków is a academic centre, there are many universities and high schools here and student's life is meant to be one of the best in the country. |
Kraków and
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Famous song about Kraków
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