Krakusa Street, Kraków

Krakusa Street is a street in Kraków, Poland, in the Podgórze district. It connects Piwna Street with Rękawka Street and has only one lane for cars.

 History 
The street was built in the early 19th century. At first, it only went from Piwna Street to Bolesław Limanowski Street. Later, in the 1890s, it was extended to Rękawka Street. In the 1880s, the city government named the street after Krakus, a legendary Polish ruler. During World War II (1941–1943), the street was inside the Kraków Ghetto.

 Buildings 
Some important buildings on Krakusa Street include:

 No. 1 – A house from 1877.
 No. 3 – A house designed by Stanisław Serkowski (1884).
 No. 6 – A tenement house from 1910.
 No. 7 – An old factory hall (1920s).
 No. 9–9a – A tenement house from 1876.
 No. 15 – A tenement house from 1894.

 References 

Category:Streets in Kraków