Zwierzyniec, Kraków (district)
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District VII Zwierzyniec
Dzielnica VII Zwierzyniec | |
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 View of Zwierzyniec from the Vistula River | |
 Location of Zwierzyniec within Kraków | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′29.7″N 19°51′53.72″E / 50.058250°N 19.8649222°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County/City | Kraków |
| Government | |
| • President | Szczęsny Filipiak |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.73 km2 (11.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 20,454 |
| • Density | 711.9/km2 (1,844/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +48 12 |
| Website | http://www.dzielnica7.krakow.pl |
District VII Zwierzyniec (Polish: Dzielnica VII Zwierzyniec) is a district of the city of Kraków, Poland. Located in the western part of the city. The name Zwierzyniec comes from a village of same name that is now a part of the district.
According to the Central Statistical Office data, the district's area is 28.73 square kilometres (11.09 square miles) and 20 454 people inhabit Zwierzyniec.[1]
Zwierzyniec is divided into smaller subdivisions (osiedles). Here's a list of them.
- Bielany
- Chełm
- Olszanica
- Półwsie Zwierzynieckie
- Przegorzały
- Salwator
- Wola Justowska
- Zwierzyniec
Population
Landmarks
- Church of the Holy Saviour - built in the XII century in the Romanesque style and rebuilt ca. 1600 in the Post-Gothic style
- Church of St. Augustine and St. John the Baptist and Norbertine Sisters monastery - built in the XII century in the Romanesque style and rebuilt 1596–1626 in the Post-Gothic style
- Villa Decius - Renaissance villa built by Justus Ludwik Decjusz in the years 1530-1540 and rebuilt after 1620 and in the 19th century
- Camaldolese Hermit Monastery built between 1609 and 1630 in Baroque style
- Kościuszko Mound - artificial mound built 1820-1823 in honor of Tadeusz Kościuszko; between 1850 and 1854 Fort "Kosciuszko" was built around it, part of the Krakow fortress
- Piłsudski's Mound - artificial mound constructed between the years 1934 and 1937 in honor of Józef Piłsudski
- "Salwator" residential estate - a ‘garden city’ type villa estate along Świętej Bronisławy Street built between 1911 and 1955
- Przegorzały Castle - built in 1940-1941 by the occupying Nazis as a "Schloss Wartenberg" - a residence for SS-Gruppenführer Otto Wächter and Luftwaffe officers
- Baszta Villa - built 1928-1929 as a villa of Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz
- Biprocemwap - Le Corbusier-style office building designed by Wojciech Buliński and Natalia Stańko built between 1959 and 1966
- Hotel "Cracovia" - modernist hotel built between 1960-1965 according to a design by Witold Ceckiewicz; since 2016 owned by the National Museum in Krakow
- "Kijów" Cinema - designed by Witold Ceckiewicz, built 1961-1967 in modernist style
- Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium - home ground of Cracovia and Puszcza Niepołomice built 1911–1912 and reconstructed 2009–2010
- Błonia - vast meadow, historically belonging to the Norbertine Nuns, now a recreation area, frequently hosting large events like concerts and exhibitions
- Kraków Zoo - established in 1929
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