The Story of Kazimierz
The Kazimierz story is one of diversity, commerce, culture, and rebirth that symbolizes the improbable rebirth of Poland after almost 200 years of occupation.
The Rise Of Poland
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C 600
Slavic tribes form the first settlement in Krakow area on Wisla River
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1038
Krakow’s Wawel Castle becomes the home of Polish Kings
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1241
Krakow falls to the Mongol invaders in first of 3 invasions
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1264
Polish Prince Boleslaus invites Jews to Poland
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1335
King Casimir III forms the town of Kazimierz outside of Krakow
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1364
King Kazimierz the Great founds the Krakow Academy (now Jagiellonian University)
Golden Age of Poland (1410 - 1794)
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1410
Polish-Lithuanian Knights defeat the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald
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1495
King Jan I Olbracht moves Jews of Krakow to settle in Kazimierz
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1596
King Sigusmund III moves the Capital of Poland to Warsaw
Captivity and National Rebirth (1795 - 1918)
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1772
3 - First Partition of Poland occurs
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1791
Kazimierz is incorporated into the city of Krakow
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1793
Poland suffers second partition after it publishes Europe’s first democratic constitution
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1794
Tadeusz Kosciuszko initiates insurrection in Krakow’s market square against foreign rule
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1815
Krakow gains semi-autonomy and leads Polish Romantic Nationalist movement
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1846
Krakow uprising begins and is crushed, ending Free City of Krakow’s independence
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1846
The Polish Republic is established and Krakow becomes economic and cultural hub
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1846
AGH University of Science and Technology established in Krakow
Polish Crisis and Occupation (1939 - 1988)
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1939
Krakow and Poland falls to Nazi occupation at the start of World War II
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1941
60,000 Jews are expelled from Kazimierz and herded into the Krakow Jewish Ghetto.
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1943
Krakow Jewish ghetto is liquidated and all surviving Jews sent to concentration camps
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1945
Krakow escapes destruction at the end of World War II when Germans retreat
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1945
Last of 5,000 Jewish holocaust survivors emigrate from Kazimierz to Israel
Polish Rebirth (1988 - 2015)
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1988
Jewish Cultural Festival in Kazimierz is founded by non-Jewish Poles
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1993
Schindler’s list accelerates modern revival of Kazimierz and Jewish culture in Poland
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1996
Future worldwide Polish internet giant ONet.pl is founded in Krakow with HQ in Kazimierz
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2007
Google is establishes R&D facility in heart of Krakow, Poland
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2012
Google for Entrepreneurs founded in Krakow
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2013
Deutsche Telekom establishes Central Eastern European Hub:raum office in Krakow
The Future of Poland (2015 - Beyond)
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2015
Project Kazimierz launches
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2016
Entrepreneurship Academy established in heart of tech district in Krakow
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2017
Krakow receives major influx of foreign capital investment in tech startups
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2018
First Billion Dollar Company from Krakow sells, spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs and investment.
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2020
Krakow is recognized as the top tech-startup and innovation center in Europe
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