1. Kraków

5. WarszawaKrakówChicagoIndianapolis Population1,711,400754,8002,842,500850,900 Density8,500/sq mi5,900/sq mi12,600/sq mi2,100/sq mi Area199 sq mi126 sq mi234 sq mi372 sq mi

6.  Kraków was 1st mentioned in 10th century chronicles  It was the capital of Poland from 12th century to 1611  Many of the landmarks were built in 14th century (St.Mary’s Basilica, Sukiennice); the Jagiellonian University was founded in 1364  19th century – the city was on the teritory of Austro- Hungarian Empire, but was autonomous and was the symbol and the center of Polishness  At the beginning of 20th century Polish political parties were only allowed in Kraków  During WWII professors from Kraków were murdered in Sachsenhausen concentration camp

7.  … Kraków is the city of artists, scholars, and… students

8.  Wawel – the Royal Castle  The Old Town  The Jagiellonian University  Kazimierz

10.  The castle was built on a limestone hill  It has been there since 11th century  For a few centuries, it was the Royal Castle  Many important Polish people are buried there (Polish kings, the most important Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz (1798-55), Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817))

11.  the Wawel Cathedral with the burial chambers  Sigismund Bell  the Treasury and the Armory  the Royal Chambers  Smocza Jama ("dragon's den") and Smok Wawelski

12.  … had an awful habit of eating cattle and young girls. Many brave knights tried to defeat the dragon, but no one succeeded until a young shoemaker prepared a lamb stuffed with sulphur and left it in front of the dragon’s den. The dragon devoured the lamb and became very thirsty. It went to the river Wisła and drank until it was so full that it exploded. The shoemaker married the king’s daughter in reward

13.  The Old Town is located in the center of Kraków See:  The Main Market Square

14.  Sukiennice (Cloth Hall)

15.  St. Mary’s Basilica (Kościół Mariacki) listen to hejnał – played on a trumpet every full hour from the taller tower of the church

16.  was established in 1364 – the oldest university in Poland, one of the oldest in Europe  There are more than 52,000 students and 3,600 faculty  The most important university buildings include Collegium Novum (on the right) and Collegium Maius (both located in the Old Town)

17.  It is a very popular, Jewish part of Kraków  7 synagogues  2 Jewish cementeries  The Festival of Jewish Culture  and many restaurants, art galleries and coffee shops

18.  Lajkonik

19.  obwarzanki

20.  szopka krakowska (traditional crib)

21.  Traditional Polish restaurants in Kraków  Polskie Jadło (Świętego Jana 30)  Chłopskie Jadło (Grodzka 9)  Pod Złotą Pipą (Floriańska 30)  Gościniec pod Zamkiem (Stradomska 11)  Restauracja Eden (Ciemna 15) – a kosher restaurant

22.  Some traditional Polish food  Pierogi (dumplings; with potatoes, meat, sauerkraut and mushroom or cottage cheese)  Bigos (traditional stew with saurekraut)  Gołąbki (stuffed cabbage)  Żurek (flour soup)  Barszcz czerwony (beet soup)

23.  Kraków has excellent public transportation.  There are more than 150 tram and bus lines.  Trams  Lines 1-51  Buses  100-199  500-599 – express bus lines

24.  You can buy tickets at newstands  A single-ride ticket costs 2.50 PLN  A 60-minute ticket costs 3.10 PLN  A 24-hour ticket costs 10.40 PLN  Bus route maps: http://www.mpk.krakow.pl/image_popup.aspx?img=/mapki/autobusy/ Autobus%20A3%20od%202010-01-11D.jpg  Tram route maps http://www.mpk.krakow.pl/image_popup.aspx?img=/mapki/tramwaje/ www_duza_2010.gif

25.  Wieliczka – Salt Mine (10 miles SE)

26.  Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains (70 miles S)

27. Iwona Dembowska-Wosik, the Kosciuszko Foundation fellow at Indiana University idembows@indiana.edu Primary sources:  www.krakow.pl  www.mpk.krakow.pl  www.wikipedia.org  www.maps.google.pl