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• 22.02.2010‘Auschwitz tales’ reprinted

  A re-edition of six tales written during WW II in Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz has been published by Auschwitz Birkenau Museum publishing house More »

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• 18.02.2010The Krakow Bagel to be acknowledged by the EU

  Was the bagel invented in Krakow? This is a topic for debate amongst most bagel lovers although there does seem to be some consensus on the fact that the origin of the bagel was more than likely Eastern Europe and bagel legends seem to support this conclusion. A unique tasty treat for Krakowians of all ages! To have this local tradition recognised Poland has motioned t... More »

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• 08.02.2010Royal library digitalized

  The Jagiellonian Digital Library in Krakow is coming to life More »

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• 20.01.2010Doomed to cemeteries

  90% people want a crematory in Krakow, provided it’s far away from their home More »

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• 08.01.2010Clean coal for Poland,prestige for Krakow

  Polish consortium won a contract for a part of ‘InnoEnergy’ Knowledge and Innovation Community, a Collocation Center for Sustainable Energy. It will receive 120 million euro a year and will be coordinated by Krakow’s Mining and Metallurgy University (AGH) More »

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• 22.12.2009'Arbeit macht frei' sign recovered in pieces

  Commissioned theft:five men were working for a foreign collectioner More »

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• 18.12.2009Auschwitz's 'Arbeit macht frei' entrance sign stolen by thieves

  A gang of thieves have stolen the infamous wrought-iron sign announcing "Arbeit macht frei" (work sets you free) which hung above the main gate of Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. 'Arbeit macht Frei' - work sets you free note the 'B' is set upside down The long, curved wrought iron sign,... More »

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• 16.12.2009World's longest lecture record broken

  The new record is now 121 hours More »

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• 11.12.2009Krakow scientists report danger reactions in men and women

  According to Krakow psychologists men and women respond differently to danger More »

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• 26.11.2009Bonarka City Center opened

  The biggest investment in Central Eastern Europe, Bonarka City Center is opened More »

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• Polish poet Szymborska, dead at 88, brought light to her people

  03.02.2012

  POLAND'S 1996 Nobel prize-winning poet Wislawa Szymborska, whose simple words and playful verse plucked irony and empathy out of life, has died... more »

• Stairs collapse in Kitsch club

  16.11.2011

  At least 12 people injured and 2,000 evacuated overnight. The owner has been ignoring safety regulations for years and now he is to face charges. more »

• Krakow Airport bomb threat

  21.09.2011

  Krakow Balice Airport: A c ivilian employee of a military unit at Balice airport has been arrested by police after  threatening to bl... more »

• Very fast train arriving in Krakow

  24.08.2011

  A contract to supply very fast trains, that will connect Warsaw, Katowice, Krakow and Gyndynia has been signed.  ... more »

• Vintage vanguard or vehement vogue?

  06.05.2011

  More and more residents in Krakow choose former communist workers’ district Nowa Huta as a place of settlement. The process itself and reasons be... more »

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