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OKÓŁ AND STRADOM
QUARTERS

Okół was probably the earliest settlement high-ranking clergy resided here and
at the foot of Wawel. Timber-built houses many churches were built.
and a palisade enclosure were already The development of Stradom, situated
here in the 10th century. The settle- between Okół and Kazimierz, was hindered by
ment expanded along the so-called its location on peat marshes and the vicinity
Salt Route which led from Hungary of the Wawel fortress. The mid-17th century,
to Greater Poland. It became an elite however, saw the construction of splendid
quarter because of its proximity to churches and palaces, and by the end of
the Royal Castle and the cathedral; the 1800s the area was developing rapidly.

Sights at a Glance
Churches and Monasteries Historic Parks Restaurants see p192
3 Church of Saints Peter and PaulChurch of Saints Peter and PaulC d Dietl Plantations 1 Balaton
pp82–3 Historic Monuments 2 Il Calzone
4 Church of St Andrew and Buildings 3 Copernicus
5 Church of St Martin 2 Collegium Iuridicum 4 Kurka Wodna
7 Church of St Giles 6 Royal Arsenal 5 Miód Malina
y Franciscan ChurchFranciscan ChurchF pp88–9 9 Deanery 6 Pod Aniołami
i Church of the Bernardine Nuns w Statue of Piotr Skarga 7 Pod Baranem
o Bernardine Church t Wielopolski Palace 8 Pod Nosem
a Church of the Missionaries 9 Smak Ukrainski
u Statue of Józef Dietl
Museums and Galleries p Częstochowa Seminary 10 Trattoria La Campana
0 Archdiocesan Museum H H Historic Streetsistoric Streetsistoric Streets
q Palace of Bishop Erazm Ciołek 1 Grodzka Street
e Cricoteka 8 Kanonicza Street
r Archaeological Museum M. ZYBLIKIEWICZA
s Natural History Museum
FRANCISZKAŃSKA WSZYSTKICH DOMINIKAŃSKA W I E LO P O L E LIBROWSZCZYZNA BONEROWSKA
PLACE
ŚWIĘTYCH

P O S E L S K A OKÓŁ S TA R O W I Ś L N A D I E T L A
SENACKA
PLANTY Ś W. G E R T R U D Y J Ó Z E FA J Ó Z E FA
BOGUSŁAWSKIEGO
KANONICZA ZA Z G R O D Z K A Ś W. S E B A S T I A N A
S A R E G O
F. S T R A S Z E W S K I E G O
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Ś W. I D Z I E G O
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SMOCZA

SUKIENNICZA
V i s t u l a
See also Street Finder maps
1, 3 & 6
Statues of the Apostles at the entrance to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul For keys to symbols see back flap