Wolnica Square (Kraków)
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Today Wolnica Square is part of the former market square of the city of Kazimierz. The name ("wolny" means free in Polish) comes from the Latin "forum liberum", that is the right of free trade, which let merchants sell meat outside shambles, in the market square, once a week, on Saturdays. The market was staked out with real panache soon after the chartering of the city in 1335. Its size was only a little smaller than that of Kraków.
The Swedish invasion of 1655 and the Northern War (1704-1705) left Kazimierz in utter ruin. The progressive destruction of the buildings rendered the entire urban layout, including the Market Square, hardly legible.
The Swedish invasion of 1655 and the Northern War (1704-1705) left Kazimierz in utter ruin. The progressive destruction of the buildings rendered the entire urban layout, including the Market Square, hardly legible.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°2'55"N 19°56'38"E
- Main Market Square 1.7 km
- Matejko Square 2.1 km
- Invalides Square 2.8 km
- Central Square 7.1 km
- Mercado Central 41 km
- Rynek 51 km
- Town Square/City Center in Nowy Targ 63 km
- Market Square in Nowy Korczyn 68 km
- St. Giles Square 113 km
- Square of Army Krajowa 147 km
- Corpus Christi Church 0.1 km
- Museum of Urban Engineering (Transportation Museum) 0.2 km
- St. John Grande Hospital (Merciful Brother's Order) 0.2 km
- Augustinian's Monastery 0.3 km
- Kazimierz 0.3 km
- Former Jewish Ghetto in Kraków (1939-1943) 0.8 km
- Payed Parking Zone P5 0.8 km
- District No. I, Stare Miasto 1.6 km
- District No. XIII, Podgórze 5.1 km
- District No. VIII, Dębniki 6.8 km
Corpus Christi Church
Museum of Urban Engineering (Transportation Museum)
St. John Grande Hospital (Merciful Brother's Order)
Augustinian's Monastery
Kazimierz
Former Jewish Ghetto in Kraków (1939-1943)
Payed Parking Zone P5
District No. I, Stare Miasto
District No. XIII, Podgórze
District No. VIII, Dębniki