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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, May 30, 2014
Origin:
Małopolskie, Poland
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of KVAZ.

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Current Goal

I would like to see some of the European countries. Take me there if you can :)
Here's a list of where I would go :

 

  Albania
  Andorra
  
Austria
  Belgium                
  Belarus
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
Bulgaria           
  
Croatia
  Cyprus
  Montenegro
  
Czech Republic
  Denmark
  Estonia
  Finland
  France
  Gibraltar G cont
  Greece
  Georgia
  Spain
  Netherlands
  Ireland
  Iceland
  Kazakhstan
  Liechtenstein
  Lithuania
  Luxembourg
  Latvia
  Macedonia
  Malta
  Monaco
  Moldova
  Germany
  Norway
  
Poland                    
  Portugal
  Russia
  
Romania
  San Marino
  Serbia
  Switzerland
  Sweden
  
Slovakia
  Slovenia
  Turkey
  Ukraine
  Vatican
  Great Britain
  
Hungary
  Italy

About This Item

My HQ Krakow


Kraków  also Cracow, or Krakow is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland(Małopolska) region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and is one of Poland's most important economic hubs. It was the capital of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1038 to 1569; the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1596; the Free City of Kraków from 1815 to 1846; the Grand Duchy of Cracow from 1846 to 1918; and Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1998. It has been the capital of Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999.

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 centre of Slavonic Europe in 965. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and artistic centre. The city has a population of approximately 760,000 whereas about 8 million people live within a 100 kilometres (62 miles) radius of its main square.
After the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, Kraków became the capital of Germany's General Government. The Jewish population of the city was forced into a walled zone known as the Kraków Ghetto, from which they were sent to German extermination camps such as the nearby Auschwitz never to return, and the Nazi concentration camps like Płaszów.

In 1978, Karol Wojtyła, archbishop of Kraków, was elevated to the papacy as Pope John Paul II – the first Slavic pope ever, and the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Also that year, UNESCO approved the first ever sites for its new World Heritage List, including the entire Old Town in inscribing Cracow's Historic Centre. Kraków is classified as a global city by GaWC, with the ranking of High sufficiency. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its extensive cultural heritage across the epochs of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture includes the Wawel Cathedral and the Royal Castle on the banks of the Vistula river, the St. Mary's Basilica and the largest medieval market square in Europe, the Rynek Główny. Kraków is home to Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest universities in the world and traditionally Poland's most reputable institution of higher learning.

In 2000, Kraków was named European Capital of Culture. The city will also host the next World Youth Day in 2016.

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Write note 8/20/2018 KVAZ posted a note for it   Visit Log

On 7th of September i travel to Monte Negro, Albania, Makedonia etc. I will put this travel bag there...

Retrieve It from a Cache 8/19/2018 KVAZ retrieved it from Mi-8 Středočeský kraj, Czechia   Visit Log

Vlozim na dalsi pekne misto jako bylo tohle. Hezky ponor, dekuji

Dropped Off 8/12/2018 jdiver67 placed it in Mi-8 Středočeský kraj, Czechia - 33.05 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 7/17/2018 jdiver67 grabbed it   Visit Log

Dlouho se neohřál ....

Dropped Off 7/17/2018 RadekLov placed it in Treninkova T5 - Smycovani po betonu Hlavní město Praha, Czechia - 278.4 miles  Visit Log
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 7/8/2018 RadekLov grabbed it   Visit Log

Peziku, Peziku, nešlo jinak, nežli grabnout...
I will put this nice TB during my holiday trip to Italy somewhere in Germany.

Retrieve It from a Cache 5/17/2018 pezik1 retrieved it from Heroes' Square - City Park Tour No. 1. Budapest, Hungary   Visit Log

Goes with me.

Dropped Off 5/16/2018 Chalka16 placed it in Heroes' Square - City Park Tour No. 1. Budapest, Hungary - 149.41 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 4/12/2018 Chalka16 retrieved it from GODULA Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia   Visit Log

Krásné místo v Beskydech.

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Dropped Off 4/2/2018 Jamil23 placed it in GODULA Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia - .22 miles  Visit Log
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