07.04.2009Krakow Government
Krakow Local Government
Krakow is the capital of the Wojewodztwo Malopolskie (Province of Lesser Poland), one of the 16 provinces Poland was divided into in 1999. The provinces are divided into “powiaty” (counties, singular: “powiat”) and “gminy” (commons, singular “gmina”), but when it comes to bigger cities, like Krakow, the common and county governments are blended into one, and the city's government (also the county government) is composed of a mayor (or president, the Polish “prezydent”) and a city council (“rada miasta”). Krakow is sub-divided into 18 districts, each having their own government with rather limited prerogatives.
Krakow's Mayor
The mayor of Krakow is – as the rest of the Polish mayors – elected in a popular ballot for a 4-year-term. This type of election was introduced in 2002. The first election was won by Jacek Majchrowski, a lawyer and professor of the Jagiellonian University. Although Majchrowski was running for his second term as a formally independent candidate, he has been generally associated with the Polish left wing.
Krakow City Council
The Krakow City Council is a 43-person body elected in a popular ballot for a 4-year term. The 2006 election to the Krakow government was won by the centrist Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform) with 22 seats in the Krakow City Council, and the right wing Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) took a close second place with 19 seats. The remaining 2 seats were taken by independent candidates.
Contact the Krakow Government
The Krakow City Council and the President have their offices on Plac Wszystkich Swietych 3-4 (with 31-004 Krakow being the zip code for postal contact). The City Council's phone number is +48-12-6161404, while the Krakow president's office can be reached either at +48-12-6161398 or via e-mail at jacek.majchrowski@um.krakow.pl.
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News
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21.08.2010
Amon Goeth's villa for saleThe Red House, villa of Nazi commandant of Plaszow concentration camp, Amon Goeth goes on sale. The city is not interested in buying the premises n... more »
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08.08.2010
Krakow – city of thieves and frauds?Nightmare from Krakow: cheating taxi drivers, currency sellers, hostesses... Learn how much Krakow is genuinely tourist-friendly! more »
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24.07.2010
Merchants’ Hall in Sukiennice reopenedFirst stage of Sukiennice renovation has been completed. Refreshed and decorated Merchants’ Hall serves customers as before more »
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09.07.2010
Krakow's discovery: Salmonella to fight cancerGenetically modified Salmonella bacteria developed in Krakow’s Jagiellonian University can disarm cancer cells from the inside. Test phase one pr... more »
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27.06.2010
Better summer for working horsesNew regulations implemented to observe animal welfare in Krakow and Zakopane are no horse feathers more »
Events
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Date: 13.09.2010
Sacrum Profanum FestivalSacrum Profanum Festival in Krakow Life loves symmetry, and so does Krakow. A great classical music festival in the sp... more »
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Unsound Festival
Date: October 2009Krakow Unsound Music Festival Going to a concert with one's own sleeping bag is no strange thing for the regular festival-goe... more »
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Date: November 11th Annually
Polish Independence DayNovember 11 th – Polish Independence Day Florianska street... more »