Wiślna Street, Kraków

Wiślna Street
View from Main Market Square (2025)
Native nameulica Wiślna (Polish)
Length170 m (560 ft)
Coordinates50°03′39″N 19°56′06″E / 50.060765°N 19.934939°E / 50.060765; 19.934939
Southwest endPlanty Park
Zwierzyniecka Street
Northeast endMain Square
TypeCultural
Criteriaiv
Designated1978
Part ofHistoric Centre of Kraków
Reference no.29
RegionEurope and North America
Designated1994-09-08
Part ofKraków – historic city center
Reference no.M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 418[1]

Wiślna Street (Polish: Ulica Wiślna, lit. Vistulan Street) - a historic street in the Old Town of Kraków, Poland.

The street's name originates in 1311. The street runs from the Main Square towards the River Vistula (Wisła). The street extends southwards as Zwierzyniecka Street.[2]

Features

  • 1 Wiślna Street - a Renaissance townhouse built in 1561 according to architects Gabriel Słoński and Ambroży Moroś's designs. The third floor was built in the nineteenth century.[3][4]
  • 11 Wiślna Street - Greek Catholic orthodox Church (Tserkov) of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.



References

  1. ^ Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii., M.P., 1994, vol. 50, No. 418
  2. ^ Karkosza, Marcin. "Kraków. Ulica Wiślna już po przebudowie. Remontowane będą także inne ulice". Gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Erazm Czeczotka – "Borgia Krakowa"". historiamniejznanaizapomniana. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". krakow.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 17 April 2017.