Kraków Fortress Fort 52a, Kraków

Name: Kraków Fortress Fort 52a
Address: Kraków, Poland

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Kraków Fortress 52a, also called "Łapianka" was a part of the Kraków Fortress between 1896 and 1902. The fortress was built to enforce defense of the south flank of the fortress, ruling over the part of the road connecting Vienna and Lviv. ()

Local name: Fort pancerny pomocniczy 52a „Łapianka” Built: 1896 (128 years ago)Coordinates: 49°59'53"N, 19°55'1"E

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Swoszowice (Kliny)Kraków Poland

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