KRAKOW Traditional Cache
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2nd of the Polish series, located along Manasquan trail in Turkey
Swamp Park. You are looking for small lock and lock container,
please bring your own pen.
Krakow is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland and a
popular tourist destination. Its historic center was inscribed on
the list of World Heritage Sites as the first of its kind. Situated
on the Vistula river in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates
back to the 7th century. Krakow has traditionally been one of the
leading centers of Polish academic, cultural and artistic life, and
is one of Poland's most important economic centres. It was the
capital of Poland from 1038 to 1596. The city has grown from a
Stone Age settlement to Poland's second most important city. It
began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill, and was already being reported as
a busy trading center of Slavonic Europe in 965. With the emergence
of the Second Polish Republic, and throughout the 20th century,
Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and
artistic center, with the establishment of new universities and
cultural venues. After the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany at
the start of the Second World War, Kraków was turned into the
capital of Germany's General Government. The Jewish population of
the city were moved into a walled zone known as the Kraków Ghetto,
from which they were sent to extermination camps such as Auschwitz
and Plaszów. In 1978, the same year UNESCO placed Kraków on the
list of World Heritage Sites, Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Kraków,
was elevated to the papacy as John Paul II, the first non-Italian
pope in 455 years, and the first ever Slavic pope.
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