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Kraków

City

Royal capital of Poland until the court moved to Warsaw around 1596.

View on map 50.06° N, 19.94° E Wikipedia

Names

October 12, 1939 – January 18, 1945 Krakau

Held by

1789 – October 23, 1795 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth de facto
December 26, 1805 – October 14, 1809 Austrian Empire de facto
October 14, 1809 – June 9, 1815 Duchy of Warsaw de facto
November 16, 1846 – March 30, 1867 Austrian Empire de facto
May 29, 1867 – October 30, 1918 Austria-Hungary de facto
November 11, 1918 – October 5, 1939 Poland de facto
September 8, 1939 – October 25, 1939 Germany de facto Military occupation
October 26, 1939 – May 8, 1945 Germany de facto
July 28, 1944 – January 11, 1945 Germany de facto Military occupation
since August 1, 1945 Poland de facto

Capital of

1038 – 1596 Poland

Events here 2

February 21 – March 3, 1846 Kraków Uprising
November 6, 1923 1923 Kraków riot