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Wiślna Street, Kraków

Coordinates: 50°03′39″N 19°56′06″E / 50.060765°N 19.934939°E / 50.060765; 19.934939
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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

Wiślna Street (Polish: Ulica Wiślna, lit. Vistulan Street) - a historic street in 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.[1]

Features

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  • 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.[2][3]
  • 11 Wiślna Street - Greek Catholic orthodox Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.


References

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  1. ^ Karkosza, Marcin. "Kraków. Ulica Wiślna już po przebudowie. Remontowane będą także inne ulice". Gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Erazm Czeczotka – "Borgia Krakowa"". historiamniejznanaizapomniana. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Wyborcza.pl". krakow.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 17 April 2017.