Monumenten en gedenktekens in Krakau

Memorials & Monuments

This collection showcases Kraków’s significant memorials and monuments, including sites reflecting the Holocaust such as Schindler's Factory and the Płaszów Concentration Camp. It also features historic mounds like Kościuszko and Piłsudski’s Mounds, iconic statues including the Grunwald Monument and Wawel Dragon, and remnants of Jewish heritage like the Fragment of Jewish Ghetto Wall.

Memorials & Monuments — Kaart

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Schindler's Factory

Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory is a former metal item factory in Kraków.

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Kraków - Płaszów Concentration Camp

Płaszów or Kraków-Płaszów was a Nazi concentration camp operated by the SS in Płaszów, a southern suburb of Kraków, in the General…

Henrique Albuquerque / CC-BY-SA

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Fragment of Jewish Ghetto Wall

Remnant of the wall enclosing the Kraków Jewish Ghetto during WWII.

Janericloebe / Public domain

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Grunwald Monument

The Grunwald Monument is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło located at Matejko Square in Kraków's Old Town and…

Ludek / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Kościuszko Mound

Kościuszko Mound is an artificial mound in Kraków, Poland. It was erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader…

Franciszek Vetulani / CC BY 3.0

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Piłsudski's Mound

Piłsudski's Mound is located in Kraków, Poland, and was established by the Polish nation in honor of Józef Piłsudski.

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Wawel Dragon

Wawel Dragon Statue is a monument at the foot of the Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland, in front of the Wawel Dragon's den, dedicated to the…

Avi1111 / Public domain

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Ławeczka Jana Karskiego

Bronze statue commemorating Jan Karski, a Polish World War II resistance fighter.

Jerzy Opioła / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Pomnik Ofiar Faszyzmu

Monument honoring the victims of fascism, also known as the Monument of Torn Hearts.

Dawid Galus / CC BY-SA 3.0 pl

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Krakus Mound

Krakus Mound or Kopiec Krakusa in Polish, also called the Krak Mound, is a tumulus located in the Podgórze district of Kraków, Poland;…