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WESOŁA, KLEPARZ

AND BISKUPIE

A number of settlements developed around small towns. Imposing churches and a few
Krakow over the centuries. They were linked palaces were surrounded by irregularly
culturally and economically with Krakow scattered residential timber buildings.
but were independently administered. Merchants and craftsmen who were active
As there were no specific boundaries here avoided paying taxes to the Town Hall,
between them and land ownership often thus contributing to the economic decline
changed, the settlements north and east of Krakow. As a result, in 1791 the City
of the city walls developed to constitute Council decided to incorporate these
a complex urban mosaic, and included quarters into Krakow. This part of the city
Przedmieście Mikołajskie, the royal town saw the greatest surge in building activity
of Kleparz, and the privately owned Wesoła, during the great development of Krakow
Lubicz and Biskupie. They all looked like in the second half of the 19th century.

Sights at a Glance
Historic Monuments
and Buildings 0 metres 300
2 Society of Physicians 0 yards 300
6 Astronomical Observatory
8 Former Main Railway Station SŁOWIAŃSKA
0 Grunwald Monument Ł O B Z O W S K A
q National Bank of Poland A. ASNYKA BISKUPIA
w Academy of Fine Arts KROWODERSK A
e Polish State Railways S E R EN O D Ł U G A
Headquarters F E NN ' A Ś W . F I L I P A
t Globe House BASZTOWA KRZY WA
Churches and Monasteries RYNEK
KLEPARSKI
1 Church of St Nicholas KLEPARZ
3 Church of the Sacred Heart Church of the Sacred Heart C
of Jesus pp136–7 PLAC
4 Church of the Immaculate JANA MATEJKI KURNIKI
Conception of the Virgin Mary ZACISZ E
5 Church of the Discalced Dworzec
Carmelite Nuns Autobusowy
9 St Florian’s Church BASZTOWA P A W I A
r Church of St Vincent de Paul PLAC Kraków
Główny
y Church of the Nuns of KOLEJOWY
the Visitation
Historic Parks
ZYGMUNTA
7 Jagiellonian University L U B I C Z BOSACKA
Botanical Gardens W E S T E R P L AT T E AUGUSTA
Restaurants see p194 M. KOPERNIKA R A D Z I W I Ł Ł O W S K A
1 Glonojad S T R Z EL EC K A
2 Jarema M. ZYBLIKIE WI C ZA
BLICH MIKOŁAJA KOPERNIKA BOTANICZNA
WESOŁA

See also Street Finder maps
1, 2 & 3
The metal globe crowning the pyramidal tower of Globe House For keys to symbols see back flap