Kraków

Kraków (), awso Cracow, or Krakow, is the seicond lairgest and ane o the auldest ceeties in Poland. Situatit on the Vistula River () in the Lesser Poland region, the ceety dates back tae the 7t century.The Municipality Of Kraków Press Office, 1996–2007, in participation with ACK Cyfronet of the AGH University of Science and Technology,  Kraków haes traditionally been ane o the leadin centres o Pols academic, cultural an airtistic life an is one o Poland's maist important economic centres. It wis the caipital o Poland frae 1038 tae 1596; the caipital o the Grand Duchy o Kraków frae 1846 tae 1918; an the caipital o Kraków Voivodeship frae the 14t century tae 1999. It is nou the caipital o the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns — Sister ceeties 
Kraków is twinned, or maintains close relations, wi mair nor 30 ceeties aroond the warld:
 Bordeaux, Fraunce (syne 1993)
 Bratislava, Slovakie 
 Budapest, Hungary (syne 2005)
 Cambridge, Mass., USA (syne 1989)"A Message from the Peace Commission: Information on Cambridge's Sister Cities," February 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12. Also in: Richard Thompson, "Looking to strengthen family ties with 'sister cities'," Boston Globe, October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
 Curitiba, Brazil (syne 1993)
 Cusco, Peru 
 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (syne 1995) 
 Fes, Morocco (syne 2004)
 Florence, Italy (syne 1992)
 Frankfurt, Germany (syne 1991)
 Göteborg, Swaden (syne 1990) Grozny, Roushie (syne 1997) 
 Innsbruck in Austrick (syne 1998)
 Kiev, Ukraine (syne 1993)
 Lahore, Pakistan

 La Serena, Chile (syne 1995)
 Leipzig, Germany (syne 1995)
 Leuven, Belgium (syne 1991)
 Lviv, Ukraine (syne 1995)
 Milan, Italy (syne 2003)
 Nuremberg, Germany (syne 1991)
 Orléans, Fraunce (syne 1992) Pécs, Hungary (syne 1998)
 Rochester, NY, USA (syne 1973)
 Quito, Ecuador 
 St Petersburg, Roushie (syne 2006)
 San Francisco, CA, USA (syne 2009)
 Seville, Spain (syne 2002)
 Solothurn, Swisserland (syne 1990)
 Tbilisi, Georgie</small>
 Veliko Turnovo, Bulgarie (syne 1975)
 Vilnius, Lithuanie
 Zagreb, Croatie (syne 1975) from the municipality official website

 References 


Category:Ceety coonties o Poland
Category:Ceeties an touns in Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Category:Galicie (Eastren Europe)
Category:Umwhile naitional caipitals
Category:Historic Jewish commonties
Category:European Caipitals o Cultur