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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kraków, Poland.

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Prior to 20th century

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Jagiellonian period1385–1572
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Early elective monarchy1572–1648
Deluge and decline1648–1764
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Modern
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World War I1914–1918
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World War II1939–1945
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Contemporary
Third Republic1989–present

Timeline of Polish history

  • 1000 - Catholic diocese of Kraków established.[1]
  • 1044 - Benedictine Abbey of Tyniec [pl] established in Tyniec near Kraków.[2]
  • 1142 - Cathedral built (approximate date).[2]
  • 1241 - Kraków sacked by Tatars.[3]
  • 1257 - The town granted Magdeburg rights, signing of Lokacja Krakowa [pl].[3]
  • 1306 - Kraków taken by Władysław Łokietek.[3]
  • 1313 - Kraków Town Hall built (approximate date).[4]
  • 1320 - Kraków becomes Polish capital.[5]
  • 1364
  • 1390 - Public clock installed (approximate date).[8]
  • 1395 - Kraków Cloth Hall built.[7]
  • 1397 - St. Mary's Basilica built.
  • 1407 - Synagogue built in Kazimierz.[9]
  • 1420 - Bellmakers guild established.[2]
  • 1491
  • 1521 - Sigismund Bell installed in tower of Wawel Cathedral.
  • 1566 - Kraków arsenal [pl] built (near St. Florian's Gate).
  • 1609 - Polish capital relocated from Kraków to Warsaw by Sigismund III Vasa (approximate date).[3]
  • 1610 - Bagel first mentioned.
  • 1618 - Church of St. Adalbert rebuilt.
  • 1619 - Saints Peter and Paul Church built.[7]
  • 1643 - Obergymnasium of St. Anna (school) built on St. Anna Street, Kraków [pl].[7]
  • 1655 - Siege of Kraków (1655) by Swedish forces.[3]
  • 1702 - City taken by forces of Charles XII of Sweden.[5]
  • 1703 - Church of St. Anne, Kraków rebuilt.[2]
  • 1768 - City taken by Russian forces.[5]
  • 1781 - Theatre opens.[citation needed]
  • 1783 - Botanic Garden of the Jagiellonian University founded.[12]
  • 1794
  • 1795 - City becomes part of Austria.[5]
  • 1809 - City becomes part of the Duchy of Warsaw.[3]
  • 1810 - Population: 23,612.
  • 1815 - Republic of Krakow established per Congress of Vienna.[13]
  • 1820 - Most of Kraków Town Hall demolished (except tower).
  • 1831 - City occupied by Russian forces.[5]
  • 1846
  • 1847 - Kraków Główny railway station built.
  • 1848 - Czas [pl] newspaper begins publication.[14]
  • 1850 - 18 July: Kraków fire of 1850 [pl].[5]
  • 1851 - Population: 41,086.[15]
  • 1869 - July: Imprisonment of nun Barbara Ubryk [pl] discovered; unrest ensues.[5]
  • 1873 - School of Fine Arts and Academy of Learning[16] active.
  • 1879 - National Museum, Kraków established.
  • 1885 - Park Krakowski established.[17]
  • 1890 - Population: 76,025.[18]
  • 1893 - Municipal Theatre opens.
  • 1898 - Mickiewicz monument installed in Main Square.[7]

    • 20th century

    21st century

    See also

    References

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    2. ^ a b c d Hourihane 2012.
    3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Lerski 1996.
    4. ^ Kamil Janicki (2012), Co się stało z krakowskim ratuszem? Ciekawostki turystyczne.
    5. ^ a b c d e f g h Haydn 1910.
    6. ^ Britannica 1910.
    7. ^ a b c d e Baedeker 1911.
    8. ^ Gerhard Dohrn-van Rossum [de] (1996). History of the Hour: Clocks and Modern Temporal Orders. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-15510-4. {{cite book}}: Check |author= value (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    10. ^ Dard Hunter (1978). "Chronology". Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft. Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-23619-3. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    11. ^ Robert Proctor (1898). "Books Printed From Types: Austria-Hungary: Krakau". Index to the Early Printed Books in the British Museum. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company – via HathiTrust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    12. ^ a b "Garden Search: Poland". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
    13. ^ a b c Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), "Cracow", Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 460, OL 6112221M
    14. ^ a b "Poland: Directory". Europa World Year Book. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    15. ^ Georg Friedrich Kolb [de] (1862). "Die europäischen Großmächte: Oesterreich". Grundriss der Statistik der Völkerzustands- und Staatenkunde (in German). Leipzig: A. Förstnersche Buchhandlung. Größere Städte ... in Galizien {{cite book}}: Check |author= value (help); External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    16. ^ Maria Kocojowa (1994). "Poland". In Wayne A. Wiegand and Donald G. Davis, Jr. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Library History. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    17. ^ Józef Rostafiński (1891). Przewodnik po Krakowie i okolicy (in Polish). Kraków. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
    18. ^ "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1899. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    19. ^ "Austria-Hungary: Austria". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1913. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    20. ^ Chris Michaelides, ed. (2007). "Chronology of the European Avant Garde, 1900─1937". Breaking the Rules: The Printed Face of the European Avant Garde 1900-1937. Online Exhibitions. British Library.
    21. ^ "Poland". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921 – via Hathi Trust. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    22. ^ Vernon N. Kisling, ed. (2000). Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
    23. ^ a b c "Central Europe, 1900 A.D.–present: Key Events". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
    24. ^ "Poland". Art Spaces Directory. New York: New Museum. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
    25. ^ Trudy Ring, ed. (1995). "Kraków". International Dictionary of Historic Places: Northern Europe. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-136-63944-9. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    26. ^ a b Howard Hughes; et al. (2003). "Significance of European 'Capital of Culture' for Tourism and Culture: The Case of Kraków 2000". International Journal of Arts Management. 5. JSTOR 41064794.
    27. ^ Steven Saxonberg; Magdalena Waligórska (2006). "Klezmer in Kraków: Kitsch, or Catharsis for Poles?". Ethnomusicology. 50. JSTOR 20174469. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
    28. ^ "San Francisco Sister Cities". USA: City & County of San Francisco. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
    29. ^ a b c "36 Hours in Krakow", New York Times, 29 September 2011
    30. ^ "Concise Statistical Yearbook of Poland 2014". Central Statistical Office of Poland. Review Tables: Cities
    31. ^ World Health Organization (2016), Global Urban Ambient Air Pollution Database, Geneva{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

    This article incorporates information from the Polish Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

    Bibliography

    Published in the 18th-19th century
    • William Coxe (1784), "Cracow", Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark, London: T. Cadell, OCLC 654136 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • Abraham Rees (1819), "Cracow", The Cyclopaedia, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • John Russell (1828), "Cracow", A Tour in Germany, and Some of the Southern Provinces of the Austrian Empire, in 1820, 1821, 1822, Edinburgh: Constable, OCLC 614379840 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • David Brewster, ed. (1832). "Cracow". Edinburgh Encyclopædia. Vol. 7. Philadelphia: Joseph and Edward Parker. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • Charles Knight, ed. (1866). "Cracow". Geography. English Cyclopaedia. Vol. 2. London: Bradbury, Evans, & Co. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • William Henry Overall, ed. (1870). "Cracow". Dictionary of Chronology. London: William Tegg. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • George Henry Townsend (1877), "Cracow", Manual of Dates (5th ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co. {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • David Kay (1880), "Principal Towns: Cracow", Austria-Hungary, Foreign Countries and British Colonies, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • Norddeutscher Lloyd (1896), "Cracow", Guide through Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland and England, Berlin: J. Reichmann & Cantor, OCLC 8395555 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    Published in the 20th century
    • "Cracow", Chambers's Encyclopaedia, London: W. & R. Chambers, 1901 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • "Cracow". Handbook for Travellers in South Germany and Austria (15th ed.). London: J. Murray. 1903 – via Google Books. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • "Cracow". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York. 1908. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
    • "Cracow", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
    • Benjamin Vincent (1910), "Cracow", Haydn's Dictionary of Dates (25th ed.), London: Ward, Lock & Co. {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • "Cracow". Austria-Hungary (11th ed.). Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. 1911. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    • Leonard Lepszy [pl] (1912), Cracow, the royal capital of ancient Poland, London: T.F. Unwin {{citation}}: Check |author= value (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    • K.Z. Sowa (1984). "The development of Kraków in the nineteenth century against the background of the historic role of the city." (in) B. Hamm and B. Jaowiecki (eds.), Urbanism and human values. Bonn: BFLR, pp. 101–128.
    • George Lerski (1996). "Cracow". Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26007-0. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
    Published in the 21st century
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