Podgórze
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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 status by the Austrian Emperor Joseph II in 1784. Between the years 1784-1915 it was an independent township; in 1910 Podgórze was the 13th largest town in Galicia (population 18,142 in 1900[1])
The oldest man-made structure in Podgórze is the Krakus Mound (Polish: Kopiec Krakusa} on Lasota Hill, believed to be the grave of the legendary prince Krakus.
The first bridge, named Carl's Bridge (German: Karls Brücke), linking Podgórze with Krakow across the Vistula was built in 1802. This wooden construction, located between today's Mostowa and Brodzińskiego streets, survived until 1813 when it was destroyed in a flood.
Currently, it is a residential and light industrial suburb of Kraków including historical Podgórze as well as old villages of Płaszów, Rybitwy and Przewóz, with the population of 31,599 and area of 24.6 km2 (as of 31 December 2006)[2].
The often repeated story that the town's initial name was Josephstadt is groundless. Actually, Podgórze's municipal authorities tried on several occasions to change the name, but they never received the necessary consent from Joseph II.
[edit] References
- ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition (1911). "Cracow". Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ Cracow City Council official publication "Population by district". Retrieved on 2007-09-22. (Polish)
[edit] See also
- Kraków Ghetto was located in the central part of Podgórze
- Large parts of the 1993 film Schindler's List were shot in Podgórze
[edit] External links
- Podgórze District Council official page (Polish)
- Pogórze historical route from the municipality of Krakow website
- Places to visit in Podgórze
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