Krakow
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Krakow

Poland · Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Krakow, officially the Royal Capital City of Krakow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 816,614 (2025), with 1,428,363 people living in the Krakow metropolitan area. Krakow was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish economic, academic, cultural, and artistic life. Its Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status.

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Local time
UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Main language
Polish
On the map
50.06° N, 19.94° E

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