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Kraków (['krakuf]; variant English spelling Cracow; in full Royal Capital City of Kraków, Polish: Królewskie Stołeczne Miasto Kraków, during Austrian rule: Krakau). It's one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with a 2004 population of 780,000 (1.4 million, counting adjacent communities). This historic city is situated on the Vistula (Wisła) River at the foot of Wawel Hill. Little Poland (Małopolska). It is the capital of the Little Poland Voivodeship. Previously it was the capital of Poland.

Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading scientific, cultural and artistic centres of the country, the former seat of the Polish kings and national capital, and is considered by many to still be the heart of Poland, due to its history of more than a thousand years. Kraków is also a major centre of local and international tourism, attracting seven million visitors per year.

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Kraków, a city of dreams - ?If Kościuszko Mound smoked a bit from time to time, and the Błonia had more water, Naples could not compete with Kraków,? the Nobel Prize winning writer Henryk Sienkiewicz said once about the city. Those who have seen Naples know he was right. Capital of the Małopolska region, Kraków (Cracow) is the biggest city in southern Poland and the country?s third largest city after Warsaw and Łódź. Without any exaggeration, it is a legendary place. It is also a vibrant academic and cultural centre whose importance for Poland and Europe is determined both by its past and modernity.

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The Heart of Poland
  

Wrocław, (Polish pronunciation: [:vr??waf]^(?), Czech: Vratislav, German: Breslau (help?info), Latin : Wratislavia or Vratislavia) is the capital of Lower Silesia in southwestern Poland, situated on the Oder River (Odra). As of 2004, the city's population was estimated to be 638,000. It is the principal city of the Lower Silesia region and the administrative seat of the Lower Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously of Wrocław Voivodship. The city is also a separate city-county.
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Malbork [ˈmalbɔrk] ( listen) (German: Marienburg in Westpreußen ( listen); Latin: Civitas Beatae Virginis) is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region, with 41,000 inhabitants (2001). Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously assigned to Elbląg Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Malbork County.
Founded in the 13th century by the Teutonic Knights, the town is noted for the Gothic Marienburg Castle, one of the most striking in Europe.

Malbork attracts almost half million visitors every year. They come to see one of the biggest fortresses in Europe - the Teutonic Knights Castle. Castle Museum, Starościńska 1 St., tel. 055 647 08 02. Open TUE-SUN 09.00-19.30 and some holidays. Guided tours: adult30 zł, reduced and EURO 26 - 17,50 zł. Permission to photograph and video - 15 zł (buy a special label).





 
Malbork is located 60 km from Gdańsk and is well connected by road and rail as it is a favorite day trip from the Tricity.
Trains from Gdańsk leave almost every 20-30 minutes. It takes about 1 hour to get to Malbork by SKM (II class ticket - 9,30 zł), or 50 minutes by express (15,90 zł).
By car take route 1 (to Czarlin) and then follow route 22 to Malbork - about 60 km, and sometimes there are road works so it may take longer.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork#History_of_the_town
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