Editing Kraków (section)

=== Districts ===
{{Main|Districts of Kraków}}
Kraków is divided into 18 administrative districts (''[[dzielnica]]'') or boroughs, each with a degree of autonomy within its own municipal government.<ref name="districts"/> Prior to March 1991, the city had been divided into four quarters which still give a sense of identity to Kraków: the towns of [[Podgórze]], [[Nowa Huta]] and [[Krowodrza]], which were amalgamated into the city as it expanded; and the ancient town centre of Kraków itself.<ref name="districts"/>
[[File:Kanonicza street, view from S, Old Town, Kraków, Poland.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kanonicza Street, Kraków|Kanonicza Street]] in the Old Town (''[[Kraków Old Town|Stare Miasto]]'') district]]
The oldest neighborhoods of Kraków were incorporated into the city before the late 18th century. These include the Old Town (''[[Kraków Old Town|Stare Miasto]]''), once contained within the [[Florian Gate|city defensive walls]] and now encircled by the Planty park; the [[Wawel]] District, which is the site of the Royal Castle and the cathedral; Stradom and [[Kazimierz]] with its historic Jewish quarter, the latter originally divided into Christian and Jewish quarters;<ref name="Krakow, Auschwitz and Warsaw"/> and the ancient town of [[Kleparz]].

Major districts added in the 19th and 20th centuries include [[Podgórze]]—until 1915, a separate town on the southern bank of the Vistula—and Nowa Huta, to the east of the city centre, which was built after World War II.

Among the most notable historic districts of the city are: Wawel Hill, home to [[Wawel Castle]] and [[Wawel Cathedral]], where many historic Polish kings are buried; the medieval Old Town, with its {{convert|200|m|ft|adj=mid|-square}} [[Main Market Square, Kraków|Main Market Square]]; dozens of old churches and museums; the 14th-century buildings of the Jagiellonian University; and Kazimierz, the historical centre of Kraków's Jewish social and religious life.<ref name="Krakow"/>

[[File:Kościół św. Józefa Kraków.jpg|left|thumb|Rynek Podgórski - main square of [[Podgórze]] district with [[St. Joseph's Church, Podgórze|St. Joseph's Church]]]]

The Old Town district of Kraków is home to about six thousand historic sites and more than two million works of art.<ref name="architecture72"/> Its rich variety of heritage architecture includes Romanesque (e.g. [[St. Andrew's Church, Kraków|St. Andrew's Church]]), Renaissance (e.g. [[Kraków Cloth Hall]]), Baroque (e.g. [[Saints Peter and Paul Church, Kraków|Saints Peter and Paul Church]]) and Gothic buildings. Kraków's palaces, churches, theatres and mansions display a great variety of color, architectural details, [[stained glass]], paintings, sculptures, and furnishings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kraków (Poland) {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Krakow/images-videos |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

In the Market Square stands the Gothic [[Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków|St. Mary's Basilica]] (''Kościół Mariacki''). Rebuilt in the 14th century, it features the famous wooden altar ([[Altarpiece of Veit Stoss]]), the largest Gothic altarpiece in the world,<ref name="Kurtz"/> carved by [[Veit Stoss]]. A trumpet call (''[[hejnał mariacki]]'') is sounded every hour from the church's main tower. The melody, which used to announce the opening and closing of city gates, ends unexpectedly in midstream. According to legend, the tune was played during the 13th-century [[Tatars|Tatar]] invasion by a guard warning citizens against the attack. Whilst playing, he was shot by an archer of the invading Tatar forces and the bugle call broke off at the moment he died.<ref name="hejnal"/> The story is recounted in [[Eric P. Kelly]]{{'s}} 1928 book ''[[The Trumpeter of Krakow]]'', which won a [[Newbery Award]].<ref name="JPKelly"/>
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!District ||Population ||Area (2009)<ref name="StatKraK :: Kraków.:. Liczby...Miasto...Mieszkańcy"/>
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|[[Kraków Old Town|Stare Miasto]] (I) ||align=center|41,121 ||{{convert|559.29|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Grzegórzki, Kraków|Grzegórzki]] (II) ||align=center|30,441 ||{{convert|586.18|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Prądnik Czerwony]] (III) ||align=center|46,621 ||{{convert|638.82|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Prądnik Biały]] (IV) ||align=center|66,649 ||{{convert|2370.55|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Krowodrza]] (V) ||align=center|34,467 ||{{convert|538.32|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Bronowice, Kraków|Bronowice]] (VI) ||align=center|22,467 ||{{convert|957.98|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Kraków-Zwierzyniec|Zwierzyniec]] (VII) ||align=center|20,243 ||{{convert|2866.9|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Dębniki, Kraków|Dębniki]] (VIII) ||align=center|56,258 ||{{convert|4671.11|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Łagiewniki-Borek Fałęcki]] (IX) ||align=center|15,014 ||{{convert|573.9|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Swoszowice, Kraków|Swoszowice]] (X) ||align=center|20,641 ||{{convert|2416.73|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Podgórze Duchackie]] (XI) ||align=center|52,522 ||{{convert|1065.24|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Bieżanów-Prokocim]] (XII) ||align=center|63,270 ||{{convert|1846.93|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Podgórze]] (XIII) ||align=center|32,050 ||{{convert|2516.07|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Czyżyny]] (XIV) ||align=center|26,169 ||{{convert|1229.44|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Mistrzejowice]] (XV) ||align=center|54,276 ||{{convert|547.82|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Bieńczyce, Kraków|Bieńczyce]] (XVI) ||align=center|44,237 ||{{convert|369.43|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Wzgórza Krzesławickie]] (XVII) ||align=center|20,234 ||{{convert|2375.82|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|[[Nowa Huta]] (XVIII) ||align=center|58,320 ||{{convert|6552.52|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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|'''Total''' ||align=center|'''760,700'''||{{convert|32680.00|ha|km2|abbr=on}}
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The current divisions were introduced by the Kraków City Hall on 19&nbsp;April 1995. The districts were each assigned a [[Roman numeral]] as well as a name:<ref name="krakow1"/> [[Kraków Old Town|Stare Miasto]] (I), [[Grzegórzki, Kraków|Grzegórzki]] (II), [[Prądnik Czerwony]] (III), [[Prądnik Biały]] (IV), [[Krowodrza]] (V), [[Bronowice, Kraków|Bronowice]] (VI), [[Kraków-Zwierzyniec|Zwierzyniec]] (VII), [[Dębniki, Kraków|Dębniki]] (VIII), [[Łagiewniki-Borek Fałęcki]] (IX), [[Swoszowice, Kraków|Swoszowice]] (X), [[Podgórze Duchackie]] (XI), [[Bieżanów-Prokocim]] (XII), [[Podgórze]] (XIII), [[Czyżyny]] (XIV), [[Mistrzejowice]] (XV), [[Bieńczyce, Kraków|Bieńczyce]] (XVI), [[Wzgórza Krzesławickie]] (XVII), and [[Nowa Huta]] (XVIII).

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