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Kraków
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Kraków
Kraków
is a
village
in the administrative district of
Gmina Warta
, within
Sieradz County
,
Lódz Voivodeship
, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of
Warta
, north-west of
Sieradz
, and west of the regional capital
Lódz
.
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Kraków
( ), also
Cracow
or
Krakow
(, ), is the second largest and
one of the oldest cities
in
Poland
. Situated on the
Vistula River
in the
Lesser Poland
region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and is one of Poland's most important economic hubs. It was the capital of the
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
from 1038 to 1569; the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
from 1569 to 1596; the
Free City of Kraków
from 1815 to 1846; the
Grand Duchy of Cracow
from 1846 to 1918; and
Kraków Voivodeship
from the 14th century to 1998. It has been the capital of
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
since 1999.
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