Krakow

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Coordinates

• Latitude: 50.06465
• Longitude: 19.94498

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Introduction

Krakow, Wawel Castle

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Having been lucky enough to escape the worst of the bombing during the second World War, Krakow has an edge over most other Polish cities when it comes to the amount of historic buildings still standing. The preserved city centre with its cobblestoned streets, dozens of churches, monasteries and abbeys still holds an old world charisma that has helped make it one of Poland's most popular tourist destinations and in the summer buses full of tourists crowd the city centre.

Located in the southeast of Poland on the banks of the river Wisa, the 'new Prague ' was originally the home of Polish royalty from 1038 to 1596, before Warsaw became the countries capital. Throughout the centuries as Poland was under Habsburg, Prussian and Russian rule, Krakow, specifically the central market square of Rynek Glowny, was the rallying point for independence.

Districts

• The Old Town (Stare Miasto) is the area inside the old town walls
• Kazimierz District is the traditional Jewish area
• Wawel Hill makes up the Castle and Cathedral
• Zwierzyniec is the old royal hunting ground containing Blonia Meadow
• Bronowice
• Kleparz (north of the city)
• Wesola
• Podgorze
• Nowa Huta

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Krakow has a continental climate with generally warm summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures are around 23 or 24 degrees Celsius from June to August, around 21 degrees along the coast. Nights are mostly around 15 degrees during this time. Winters last from December to early March, with generally temperatures around zero during the day, and around -5 or -6 degrees at night. Alltime highs and lows are 35 degrees in summer and -27 in winter.
Precipitation is quite evenly distributed througout the year, although June to August is significantly wetter with around 100 mm of rain a month. Usually there is about 10 to 15 days of some rain or snow during most months. In winter, it is mainly snow that falls.

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