Kraków Old Town
Also known as Historic Centre of Kraków, Krakow Old Town, Kraków Old Town, Stare Miasto, Stare Miasto w Krakowie
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Poland
Inscribed
1978
Area
150 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kraków Old Town is in Kraków. The nearest other World Heritage site is Wieliczka and Bochnia Salt Mines, about 13 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kraków · about 756,000 peopleat the site
- Katowice · about 2,746,000 peopleabout 70 km west
- Bytom · about 662,000 peopleabout 80 km north-west
- Gliwice · about 508,000 peopleabout 95 km west
- Kielce · about 216,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Ostrava · about 479,000 peopleabout 120 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PolandCultural13 km away
PolandCultural29 km away
PolandCultural54 km away
SlovakiaCultural85 km away
PolandCultural88 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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