Cracow
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Cracow

Cracow (Polish: Kraków) is one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with a 2011 population of 759,000. This historic city is situated on the Vistula River (Wisła) at the foot of Wawel Hill in Little Poland region (Małopolska). It is the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Województwo małopolskie) since 1999; previously, it was the capital of Cracow Voivodeship from the 14th century. Cracow is also a centre of tourism, attracting seven million visitors per year. The Kazimierz district once was a separate jewish part of Kraków
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Cloth-Hall on the Main Market, known as Sukiennic     

Polonica stamps:

Austria 2004, 07 V
Austria 2009, 13 II
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2005, 21 IV
Guinea, Rep. 2010, 15 VI
Hungary 1984, 21 V
Israel 1970, 07 IX
Lithuania 1998, 09 X
Rep. Srpska 2005, 21 VI
Romania 2013, 11 IX
Ukraine 1993, 31 III
Ukraine 2004, 29 I
Vatican City 1979, 18 V
Vatican City 1982, 23 XI
Vatican City 1986, 20 XI
Vatican City 1996, 12 X
Vatican City 2016, 10 V