Podgórze, Kraków

Name: Podgórze
Address: Kraków, Poland
Telephone: +48 12 396 39 49

#145 among attractions in Kraków

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Podgórze is a district of Kraków, Poland, situated on the right bank of the Vistula River, at the foot of Lasota Hill. The district was subdivided in 1990 into six new districts, see present-day districts of Kraków for more details. The name Podgórze roughly translates as the base of a hill. Initially a small settlement, in the years following the First Partition of Poland the town's development was promoted by the Austria-Hungary Emperor Joseph II who in 1784 granted it the city status, as the Royal Free City of Podgórze. In the following years it was a self-governing administrative unit. After the Third Partition of Poland in 1795 and the takeover of the entire city by the Empire, Podgórze lost its political role of an independent suburb across the river from the Old Town. ()

Alternative names: Area: 9.91 mi²Coordinates: 50°2'24"N, 20°0'46"E

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Podgórze (Rybitwy)Kraków Poland

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+48 12 396 39 49

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

Nearby attractions include: Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, Tauron Arena, Krakus Mound, Mogiła Abbey.

2.3 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, Kraków
60 min walk • Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, now a poignant museum located in Kraków, Poland, stands as a testament to the heroic efforts of Oskar Schindler during World War II. Once a production site for enamelware, the factory became famous for being the place where Schindler...
2.1 miNW
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Sport
Tauron Arena, Kraków
55 min walk • Tauron Arena Kraków stands as a modern beacon of entertainment and sports in the heart of Kraków, Poland. Officially opened in May 2014, this multifunctional indoor arena has quickly become one of the largest and most popular venues in Poland, with a seating capacity...
2.4 miW
Earthen mound with scenic city views
Krakus Mound, Kraków
62 min walk • Perched atop the Lasota Hill in the historic city of Kraków, Poland, the enigmatic Krakus Mound stands as a silent testament to the city's ancient past. This prehistoric earthen mound, one of the city's most intriguing landmarks, is steeped in legend and mystery...
2.4 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture, Baroque architecture
Mogiła Abbey, Kraków
63 min walk • Mogiła Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in the Nowa Huta District of Kraków, Poland. The abbey was founded in 1222 by the Bishop of Kraków, Iwo Odrowąż. The religious complex was built for religious reasons as well as for prestige.
2.1 miW
Concentration camp, Nazi architecture
Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, Kraków
54 min walk • Płaszów or Kraków-Płaszów was a Nazi concentration camp operated by the SS in Płaszów, a southern suburb of Kraków, in the General Governorate of German-occupied Poland. Most of the prisoners were Polish Jews who were targeted for destruction by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust.
2.4 miW
Multimedia contemporary art gallery
MOCAK, Kraków
60 min walk • The Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków, is a contemporary art gallery in Kraków, Poland that opened on 19 May 2011.
2.4 miNE
Museum, History museum
PRL Museum, Kraków
63 min walk • The PRL Museum is a museum in Kraków, Poland devoted to documenting the forty-year history of the communist People's Republic of Poland. It occupies the building of the old Kino Światowid, a formerly state-owned cinema in the Nowa Huta district of Kraków.
2.1 miN
Amusement, Theme park, Science museum
Ogród Doświadczeń im. Stanisława Lema, Kraków
54 min walk • Ogród Doświadczeń im Stanisława Lema w Krakowie - an educational park created in 2007 in Kraków, Poland. The park is located in the south-eastern part of Polish Aviators' Park and occupies an area of 6 hectares.
1.7 miN
50°3'50"N • 20°0'42"E
Avatar Centrala Ruchu, Kraków
43 min walk • Climbing, Sport complex
2 miN
Neighbourhood
Czyżyny, Kraków
51 min walk • Czyżyny is one of 18 districts of Kraków, located in the central part of the city. The name Czyżyny comes from a village of same name that is now a part of the district.
2.2 miW
Memorial, Historical place
Hujowa Górka, Kraków
57 min walk • Hujowa Górka is a place near the site of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, where in April 1944 the Germans exhumed and incinerated the bodies of around ten thousand previously killed Jews, to hide the evidence of the crime before retreating from the area.