Krakus — or Krak or Grakch is the name given to a legendary Polish prince and founder of Kraków, the ruler of the tribe of Lechitians (Poles). Krakus is also credited with building Wawel Castle. The first record about Krakus ( pl. Krak), then written as… … Wikipedia
Kościuszko Mound — ( Kopiec Kościuszki ) in Kraków, Poland, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko, is an artificial mound modeled after Kraków s prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A serpentine path leads to the… … Wikipedia
Piłsudski's Mound — (also known as Independence Mound or Freedom Mound) in Kraków, Poland, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Józef Piłsudski, is an artificial mound, constructed in the years 1934 1937. It is located in west Kraków … Wikipedia
Wanda Mound — ( pl. Kopiec Wandy} is is a tumulus located in Mogiła, since 1949 a neighbourhood of Cracow, Poland. It is supposed to be the the grave of the legendary princess Wanda. According to one version of the story, she committed suicide by drowning in… … Wikipedia
Kurgan — ( ru. курган) is the Russian word (of Turkic origin [specifically of Tatar original according to the OED. TDK Dictionary: [http://www.tdk.gov.tr/TR/SozBul.aspx?F6E10F8892433CFFAAF6AA849816B2EF05A79F75456518CA Kelime=kurgan Kurgan] ; The word… … Wikipedia
Poland in the Early Middle Ages — According to the currently predominant opinion, the Slavic tribes were not indigenous to the lands that were to become Poland [This is the so called allochthonic theory; according to the autochthonic theory the opposite is true] , but their first … Wikipedia
Districts of Kraków — The 18 districts of Kraków, with the Vistula River running from west to east The city of Kraków is divided into 18 administrative districts, each with a degree of autonomy within the municipal government.[1] The Polish name for such a district is … Wikipedia
Podgórze — is a district of Kraków, Poland, situated on the right (southern) bank of the Vistula River. Initially a fishing village at the foot of Lasota Hill (hence the name: Podgórze roughly translates as at the bottom of/near a hill ) was granted city… … Wikipedia
Курган Ванды — Памятник Курган Ванды Kopiec Wandy … Википедия
Курган Крака — Памятник Курган Крака Kopiec Krakusa, Kopiec Kraka … Википедия