Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #12 in Krakow, Poland
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6.6 km
96 m
Explore Krakow in Poland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in KrakowIndividual Sights in KrakowSight 1: Pomnik Ofiar Faszyzmu
Monument to the victims of fascism in Krakow, monument to the victims of the concentration camp in Płaszów - a monument located on the edge of the former German Nazi Plaszów concentration camp in Krakow, commemorating people murdered by the Nazis in this camp. It was established in 1964 according to the design of architect Witold Cęckiewicz. Ryszard Szczypiński made a sculpture from Pińczowski limestone on a reinforced concrete structure.
Sight 2: Szaniec FS-22
FS-22 sconce is a rampart in Kraków, Poland, which is part of the fortifications of the Kraków Fortress built by the Austrians. It was built between 1855 and 1856. At that time, the area on which it was located belonged to the village of Wola Duchacka, now it belongs to District XI of Podgórze Duchackie.
Sight 3: Płaszów Niemiecki nazistowski obóz koncentracyjny
Płaszów or Kraków-Płaszów was a Nazi concentration camp operated by the SS in Płaszów, a southern suburb of Kraków, in the General Governorate of German-occupied Poland. Most of the prisoners were Polish Jews who were targeted for destruction by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. Many prisoners died because of executions, forced labor, and the poor conditions in the camp. The camp was evacuated in January 1945, before the Red Army's liberation of the area on 20 January.
Sight 4: Pomnik rozstrzelanych 10 września 1939 roku
The Monument to the Martyrdom of the Executed on 10 September 1939 – a monument located in Kraków in its right-bank part in relation to the Vistula River – Podgórze, at Abrahama Street.
Wikipedia: Pomnik Martyrologii – Rozstrzelanych 10 września 1939 roku (PL)
Sight 5: The Grey House
Gray House, former camp Karcer KL Plaszow - a historic building located in Krakow in District XIII Podgórze at ul. Jerozolimska 3.
Sight 6: Czerwony Dom
The Villa of the Commandant of the Plaszow Concentration Camp, the so-called Red House, or as it was originally called before the war, the Villa Under the Rock – a historic building located in Krakow in District XIII Podgórze at 22 Heltmana Street.
Sight 7: Pomnik Martyrologii Powieszonych 26 czerwca 1942 roku w Krakowie
The Monument to the Martyrdom of the Hanged on 26 June 1942 in Kraków is a monument in the form of an obelisk located at Wodna Street, next to the Kraków Płaszów railway station, in District XIII Podgórze.
Wikipedia: Pomnik Martyrologii Powieszonych 26 czerwca 1942 roku w Krakowie (PL)
Sight 8: Kościół pw. Przenajświętszej Trójcy
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Trinitarian monastery church located in Cracow, in District XIII Podgórze, in Płaszów at 1 Łanowa Street.
Sight 9: Kościół pw. Matki Bożej Fatimskiej
The Church of Our Lady of Fatima is a Roman Catholic parish church of the Sacred Heart Fathers located in Krakow, in district XIII, at 11 Mały Płaszów Street, in Płaszów.
Wikipedia: Kościół Matki Bożej Fatimskiej w Krakowie (ul. Mały Płaszów) (PL)
Sight 10: Fort 50a Lasówka
Fort 50a Lasówka – a fort of the Kraków Fortress. It was an inter-field armoured fort. It was established in 1899. It is located on the southern bank of the Vistula River, at Golikówka Street in Krakow. It belonged to the VII fortified area of the Kraków Fortress. It was designed by Emil Gołogórski.
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