Dragon's Den

Local nameSmocza Jama
LocationDzielnica I Stare Miasto, Kraków, Poland

The Wawel Dragon, also known as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a famous dragon in Polish legend.

According to the earliest account, a dragon plagued the capital city of Kraków established by legendary King Krak. The man-eating monster was being appeased with a weekly ration of cattle, until finally being defeated by the king's sons using decoy cows stuffed with sulfur. But the younger prince murdered his elder brother to take sole credit, and was banished afterwards. Consequently Princess Wanda had to succeed the kingdom. Later in a 15th-century chronicle, the prince-names were swapped, with the elder as "Krak junior" and the younger as Lech. It also credited the king himself with masterminding the carcasses full of sulfur and other reagents. A yet later chronicler credited the stratagem to a cobbler named Skub, adding that the "Dragon's Cave" lay beneath Wawel Castle.

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Opening hours

Apr - Jun - 10 am - 6 pm
Jul - Aug: 10 am - 7 pm
Sep - Oct: 10 am - 5 pm

Admission

General: 3 PLN

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawel_Dragon

Official site http://wawel.krakow.pl/en/index.php?op=11

Address 8 Zamek Wawel, Kraków 31-003, Poland

Coordinates 50°3'11.315" N 19°56'1.115" E

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