page_title: History of Kraków
hierarchical_section_title: History of Kraków
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Holzschnitt von Krakau aus der Schedel'schen Weltchronik, Blatt 264v/265r English: Woodcut of Kraków from the Nuremberg Chronicle
context_page_description: Kraków is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, with the urban population of 756,441. Situated on the Vistula river in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. It was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Kraków from 1846 to 1918, and the capital of Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1999. It is now the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
context_section_description: Kraków (Cracow) is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, with the urban population of 756,441 (2008). Situated on the Vistula river (Polish: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. It was the capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Kraków from 1846 to 1918, and the capital of Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1999. It is now the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
caption: Cracovia in a 1493 woodcut from Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle; view facing west, with Casmirus (Kazimierz) on the left
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