Kościuszko Mound, Kraków

Name: Kościuszko Mound
Address: Kraków, Poland
Telephone: +48 12 425 11 16

#144 among attractions in Kraków

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Kościuszko Mound is an artificial mound in Kraków, Poland. It was erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko, and modeled after Kraków's prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A serpentine path leads to the top, approximately 326 metres above sea level, with a panoramic view of the Vistula River and the city. ()

Local name: Kopiec Kościuszki w Krakowie Coordinates: 50°3'10"N, 19°53'22"E

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Zwierzyniec (Przegorzały Zwierzyniec)Kraków Poland

Contact

+48 12 425 11 16

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Kościuszko Mound – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Błonia, Jordan Park, Zwierzyniecki Salon Artystyczny, Salwator Cemetery.

1 miNE
Sizable park for recreation and events
Błonia, Kraków
27 min walk • Błonia Park is a vast meadow with an area of 48 hectares directly adjacent to the historic centre of the city of Kraków, Poland.
1.4 miNE
Park, Playground
Jordan Park, Kraków
37 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.
0.9 miE
Museum, Art museum
Zwierzyniecki Salon Artystyczny, Kraków
23 min walk • Zwierzyniecki House is a branch of the Museum of Krakow located at 41 Queen Hedwig Street in Zwierzyńec, Krakow, at the foot of The Mountain of St. Bronisławy, near the monastery of Ss. Norbertanek, the Church of the Holy Salwator and the Kosciuszko mound.
0.7 miE
Cemetery
Salwator Cemetery, Kraków
17 min walk • Salwator Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in the Salwator neighborhood of Kraków located north-west of the city centre. It was consecrated in 1865.
~1230 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Blessed Bronisława Chapel, Kraków
6 min walk • Chapel of Blessed Bronisława is a neo-Gothic Roman Catholic chapel in Kraków, Poland, erected in 1856–61 within the walls of a military citadel constructed during the Austrian Partition of Poland by the Habsburg monarchy.
0.5 miE
Bridge
Kamienny Most, Kraków
14 min walk • Diabelski Most - a historic structure, one of the objects of the Austrian Krakow Fortress. It is located in the western part of Krakow, in District VII, at the intersection of Malczewskiego Street and Washington Avenue in Zwierzyniec.
1 miE
Church
Kościół pw. Najświętszego Salwatora, Kraków
26 min walk • Najświętszego Salwator Church - a historic church located in Kraków's Zwierzyniec district at 5 St. Bronisława Street, on a small hill forming the eastern end of the St. Bronisława Mountain massif.
1.2 miNE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Stadion Miejski Wisły, Kraków
32 min walk • Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana is a football-specific stadium in Kraków, Poland. It is currently used as home ground by Wisła Kraków football team playing in the Ekstraklasa. The address of the stadium is Kraków, ul. Reymonta 22.
1.1 miSE
Park
Skałki Twardowskiego, Kraków
28 min walk • Uroczysko Skałki Twardowskiego - a city park in Kraków, part of the Kraków City Forests on the Krzemionki Zakrzowskie logging hill in the right-bank part of Kraków in district VIII Debniki.
1.1 miNW
Park
Park Decjusza, Kraków
29 min walk • Decius Park - a park located in Kraków, in the area of Wola Justowska in District VII Zwierzyniec, between Królowej Jadwigi Street and 28 Lipca 1943 Street.
1.6 miNE
Universities and schools
Lokomotywa AGH, Kraków
41 min walk • AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, AGH UST is a public university in Krakow, Poland. The university was founded in 1913, and its inauguration took place in 1919.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kościuszko Mound?

Nearby attractions include Sikornik Wschodni, Kraków (6 min walk), Blessed Bronisława Chapel, Kraków (6 min walk), Kamienny Most, Kraków (14 min walk), Salwator Cemetery, Kraków (17 min walk).

How to get to Kościuszko Mound by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kościuszko Mound:

Bus

Kopiec Kościuszki • Lines: 100, 101 (6 min walk)
Aleja Waszyngtona • Lines: 100, 101 (9 min walk)

Tram

Cichy Kącik • Lines: 20, 6 (24 min walk)
Salwator • Lines: 1, 2 (29 min walk)