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Podgorze,
the Other Side of Krakow.
District
of Podgorze stretches on the right bank of Wisla river, opposite the
historic Kazimierz
quarter. The area was incorporated into the Krakow
municipality in 1914. Previously Podgorze had been a city in its own
right since 1784 with a five-year break as a part of Krakow in the
years 1810 through 1815. In fact its history dates back to as far as
the Stone Age and the district boasts one of Krakow's oldest
landmarks, the ancient Mound
of Krak. In the Middle Ages and later on the area of
today's Podgorze served as external industrial colony of Kazimierz
and Krakow with quarries, brickyards, warehouses, etc.
In
the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century this
part of Krakow became the city's manufacturing powerhouse thanks to
numerous factories situated here.
Plac Bohaterow
Getta square in Podgorze district with 'Chairs',
memorial to the Jewish victims of the Krakow ghetto.
Most
tragic chapter of the Podgorze history came under the German
occupation during the World War Two when the Nazis turned part of
the district into a Jewish ghetto in March 1941 and created a
concentration camp in nearby Plaszow in 1942.
Podgorze
of today is a patchwork of residential
areas and industrial estates with addition of generous amount of
parklands. Noteworthy is its cultural vibrancy plus the district
seems the next frontier of the nightlife
in Krakow as Old Town and Kazimierz are already
overflowing with nightspots. Also the city's two important new
museums has recently opened in the Zablocie industrial area of
Podgorze: Schindler's
Factory and MOCAK
Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, situated side by
side with common address at 4 Lipowa
street.
One
of Krakow's eighteen
boroughs.
Podgorze
is formally Krakow's 13th
District, its Dzielnica XIII. It contains the historical town of
Podgorze as well as the former villages of Czyzowa, Zablocie,
Przewoz, and Rybitwy. District of Podgorze has the area of 2,456
hectares and population of 32,200. It borders with districts 1st (Stare
Miasto - Old Town), 2nd (Grzegorzki), 8th (Debniki), 9th
(Lagiewniki-Borek Falecki), 11th (Podgorze Duchackie), 12th (Biezanow-Prokocim),
14th (Czyzyny), and 18th (Nowa
Huta).
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tours
and day trips
Touring
Krakow and its vicinity.
Suggested
itineraries in Krakow
Districts
of Krakow
Old
Town
Kazimierz
Town
Nowa
Huta
Stroll
through Krakow's Kazimierz District
Local
Government of Krakow
Getting
around Krakow
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advantage of the city's transport system.
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to Krakow
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millions visit Krakow every year.
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