Kraków fortress (Polish: Twierdza Kraków, German: Festung Krakau) refers in the narrow sense to the 19th century Austro-Hungarian fortifications, and in...
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Kraków Fortress 52a, also called "Łapianka" (Jugowice), was a part of the Kraków Fortress between 1896 and 1902 (according to other sources 1897–1898)...
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Orthodox Jewish congregation and fortress synagogue, located at 24 Szeroka Street, in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship...
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1038 to 1596, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Kraków from 1846 to 1918, and the capital of Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1999. It is...
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in the infamous Montelupich Prison in Kraków and then murdered in the Krzesławice Fort of the Kraków Fortress in December 1939. Hundreds more were expelled...
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Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (Polish pronunciation: [ˈviswa ˈkrakuf]), is a Polish professional...
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of the City of Kraków. Tourists may tour its interior with its displays outlining the historical development of fortifications in Kraków. The Gothic-style...
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in the infamous Montelupich Prison in Kraków and then murdered in the Krzesławice Fort of the Kraków Fortress, as part of the Intelligenzaktion. Because...
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Montelupich Prison (category Buildings and structures in Kraków)
1,700 Polish prisoners were eventually massacred at Fort 49 of the Kraków Fortress and its adjacent forest, and deportations of Polish prisoners to concentration...
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of the European fortress church used for defensive purposes. Built in Romanesque style, it is one of the oldest buildings in Kraków and one of the best-preserved...
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also where some 100 of the Poles arrested after the 1846 Kraków Uprising were held. The fortress now houses the City Museum of Kufstein. Part of it is also...
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the city of Kraków, Poland. 1000 - Catholic diocese of Kraków established. 1038 - Capital of Poland relocated from Gniezno/Poznań to Kraków. 1044 - Benedictine...
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Kłodzko Fortress Kraków Fortress Międzyrzecz Fortification Region Modlin Fortress Osowiec Poznań Fortress Toruń Fortress Warsaw Fortress Belém Tower, Lisbon...
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of Kraków (‹See Tfd›German: Kriegsgräber-Abteilung K.u.K. Militär-Kommando Krakau) located in the Kraków Fortress of district XI (Twierdza Kraków) in...
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churches, of which St. Andrew's Church, Kraków is a surviving example. The Old Synagogue, Kraków, a rare surviving fortress synagogue, was rebuilt in 1570 with...
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fourteenth-century knight's castle ruins, located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The fortress was built as part of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests defence...
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Michael's Prison on Senacka Street in Kraków, then was transferred to Bastion III "Kleparz" of the Kraków Fortress on Kamienna Street. As he claimed, he...
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Bolesław V the Chaste (section Fall of Kraków)
Bolesław V, making him his successor over Kraków and Greater Poland. After the meeting, Władysław arrived in Kraków, where Grzymisława formally gave him the...
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The defense of Brest Fortress was the first battle of Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union launched on 22 June 1941. The German...
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Przemyśl (section World War I (Przemyśl Fortress))
Przemyśl fortress fulfilled its mission very effectively, helping to stop a 300,000-strong Russian army advancing upon the Carpathian Passes and Kraków, the...
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Boyen Fortress (‹See Tfd›German: Feste Boyen, Polish: Twierdza Boyen) is a former Prussian fortress located in the western part of Giżycko, in Warmian-Masurian...
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Špilberk Castle (redirect from Spielberg fortress)
and then into barracks. This prison had always been part of the Špilberk fortress and is frequently referenced by the main character, Fabrizio, in Stendhal's...
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of the Kraków Castle (Wawel Castle). In Kraków was Colonel Stackelberg, Suvorov's successor in command of the Suzdal Regiment. In the Kraków Castle was...
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duke of Silesia, Kraków and Greater Poland. Henry the Pious inherited Lower Silesia from his father. Southern Greater Poland and Kraków were ruled by the...
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Kazimierz (category Districts of Kraków)
Yiddish: קוזמיר, romanized: Kuzimyr) is a historical district of Kraków and Kraków Old Town, Poland. From its inception in the 14th century to the early...
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Janusz Starża, the former voivode and now castellan of Kraków, and Żegota, voivode of Kraków, raised an army against Leszek II, who having been taken...
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Emerentia Påvelsdotter Krakow née Pauli (died 1648), was a Swedish heroine, known as the defender of the Gullberg Fortress against the Danish at Gothenburg...
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walls", they are often referred to as "barbicans" in English. Gatehouse Kraków Barbican Warsaw Barbican Saint Laurence Gate, Drogheda Wall of Vilnius "Castle...
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Toruń Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Toruń, ‹See Tfd›German: Festung Thorn) is a historic fortress located in Toruń, Poland, one of the largest fortresses in...
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was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide clear fields of fire for the fortress's guns. In modern usage, the space allows...
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