Krowodrza, Kraków

Name: Krowodrza
Address: Kraków, Poland

#181 among attractions in Kraków

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Krowodrza is one of 18 districts of Kraków, located in the western part of the city. The name Krowodrza comes from a village of same name that is now a part of the district. ()

Local name: Dzielnica V Krowodrza Area: 2.17 mi²Coordinates: 50°4'32"N, 19°55'8"E

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Krowodrza (Nowa Wieś Południe)Kraków Poland

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Krowodrza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: National Museum, Mikro, Jordan Park, Montelupi Palace.

1.1 miS
Museum, Art museum, History museum
National Museum, Kraków
28 min walk • The National Museum in Kraków, popularly abbreviated as MNK, is the largest museum in Poland, and the main branch of Poland's National Museum, which has several independent branches with permanent collections around the country.
0.5 miSE
Nightlife, Cinema
Mikro, Kraków
13 min walk • Kino Mikro is a studio cinema in Kraków, Poland at Juliusza Lea Street 5. The cinema has been operating since 1959. Since April 7, 1984 it operates as the Mikro&Mikroffala Film Club, part of Apollo Film Company.
0.9 miS
Park, Playground
Jordan Park, Kraków
23 min walk • Jordan Park was established in 1889 as the first public playground in Kraków, Poland, and the first of its kind in Europe. It was equipped with exercise fixtures modeled after those of similar playgrounds in the United States. The park is located in Kraków’s Błonia.
1.1 miE
Palace
Montelupi Palace, Kraków
28 min walk • Montelupi Palace, also known as the Tarnowski Palace or the Palace on the Way is a 17th-century palace in Kraków, Poland. It was built for the Montelupi family, descendants of an Italian-born merchant Sebastiano Montelupi, banker in the court of King Sigismund III Vasa.
1.1 miSE
Church, Gothic architecture, Baroque architecture
Church of St. Casimir the Prince, Kraków
28 min walk • The Church of St. Casimir the Prince in Kraków, Poland – with the adjacent Franciscan monastery and the catacombs – is located at ul. Reformacka 4 street in the Old Town district. Members of the Catholic Order of Franciscans known as "Little Brothers" arrived in Kraków in 1622 and settled at the outskirts of the town in Garbary.
1.1 miSE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
EUROPEUM – European Culture Centre, Kraków
28 min walk • The EUROPEUM – European Culture Centre is a division of the Kraków National Museum housing a permanent exhibition of European art. Placed on two floors in a restored 17th century granary, the museum was opened to the public on 13 September 2013.
0.6 miSE
Park
Park Krakowski, Kraków
15 min walk • Park Krakowski is a 12.5 acres city park located in Kraków, in southern Poland. The park, founded in 1885, was modelled after similar parks in Vienna. It is a contemporary sculpture park.
0.4 miSE
Museum, Art gallery
Muzeum Historii Fotografii w Krakowie, Kraków
12 min walk • The Walery Rzewuski Museum of the History of Photography in Kraków is a state-run photography museum in Kraków, Poland, established as the only one of its kind a mere three years before the collapse of the Soviet empire. The venue survived the transition successfully owing to new programmes.
0.9 miSE
Church, Baroque architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków
24 min walk • Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historic Roman Catholic church in Kraków, Poland; located at ul. Karmelicka 19 street in the Old Town. It is the city's first Carmelite Church, hence the name of the street on which it stands.
0.4 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Lourdes, Kraków
11 min walk • The Church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Lourdes is a Roman Catholic church in Kraków, Poland, dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes. It was founded by the Lazarists, and built in 1892–1894 at ul. Misjonarska 37 street in the district of Krowodrza. It has been a parish church since 1923.
1 miSE
Museum
Museum of Insurance, Kraków
26 min walk • The Kraków Museum of Insurance is a former museum in Kraków, Poland which was dedicated to insurances. It was established in 1987. It was the only such museum in existence devoted to all aspects of the history of insurance in Poland and in formerly Polish lands. The director of the museum was Marianna Halota.

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Which popular attractions are close to Krowodrza?

Nearby attractions include Kościól Chrześcijan Baptystów w Krakowie, Kraków (9 min walk), Church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Lourdes, Kraków (11 min walk), Pomorska, Kraków (11 min walk), Muzeum Historii Fotografii w Krakowie, Kraków (12 min walk).

How to get to Krowodrza by public transport?

The nearest stations to Krowodrza:

Bus

Mazowiecka • Lines: 102, 144, 194 (5 min walk)
Biprostal • Lines: 102 (7 min walk)

Tram

Biprostal • Lines: 13, 14, 24, 4, 64, 8 (7 min walk)
Urzędnicza • Lines: 13, 14, 24, 4, 64, 8 (7 min walk)

Train

Kraków Łobzów (12 min walk)
Kraków Bronowice (33 min walk)