Timeline of Kraków

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kraków, Poland.

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Prior to 16th century

16th to 18th centuries

Krakow in the early 17th century Krakow, Stradom, Kleparz, Kazimierz, Lobzow by Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum Vol. VI, 1618.PNG
Kraków in the early 17th century
Siege of Krakow by Swedish forces, October 1655 1697 Pufendorf View of Krakow (Cracow), Poland - Geographicus - Krakow-pufendorf-1655.jpg
Siege of Kraków by Swedish forces, October 1655
Krakow in the late 18th century Widok Krakowa.jpg
Kraków in the late 18th century

19th century

Building of the Kosciuszko Mound (painting by Teodor Baltazar Stachowicz) Teodor Baltazar Stachowicz - Sypanie kopca Kosciuszki w Krakowie.jpg
Building of the Kościuszko Mound (painting by Teodor Baltazar Stachowicz)

20th century

1900–1939

Funeral of Polish poet Stanislaw Wyspianski in 1907 Funeral of Stanislaw Wyspianski at Skalka (1907).jpg
Funeral of Polish poet Stanisław Wyspiański in 1907

World War II (1939–1945)

Parade of German police and SS in German-occupied Krakow in October 1940 Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L16175, Krakau, Parade von SS und Polizei.jpg
Parade of German police and SS in German-occupied Kraków in October 1940

1945–2000

Krakow Old Town in 1958 Krakko 1958, Posztocsarnok. Fortepan 54747.jpg
Kraków Old Town in 1958
Krakow Old Town 2017-05-31 Rynek Krakow 2.jpg
Kraków Old Town

21st century

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Museum of Contemporary Art in Kraków

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