Krzemionki Podgurskie ( Polish: Krzemionki Podgórskie ) is the name for the hilly system of the Krakow Plateau in southern Krakow , Poland .
| Kshemenki-Podgursky | |
|---|---|
| polish Krzemionki Podgórskie | |
 View of the center of Krakow from Kshemenok-Podgursky | |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 269.3 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Voivodship | Lesser Poland Voivodeship |
| County | Krakow |
View of Krakow from Kshemyonok-Podgursky, lithography of 1850
Geography
Kshemyonki-Podgursky are located south of the Vistula in the administrative district of Dzelnitsa XIII Podguže . The total area of Kshemyonok-Podgursky is 2.5 square kilometers; the maximum height is 269.3 meters above sea level.
History
In the Middle Ages, various fortifications were built at Kshemyonki-Podgursky to protect Krakow.
Attractions
The following objects are located on the territory of Krzemyonok-Podgursky:
- Lysota Hill , on which are located:
- Mound of Kraków - a monument of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship;
- Church of St. Benedict - a monument to the Lesser Poland Voivodeship;
- Old Podgursky cemetery - a monument of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship;
- Fort 31 “Benedict” - Fort of the Cracow Fortress;
- Church of St. Joseph - a monument to the Lesser Poland Voivodeship;
- Bastions XII — X — fortifications of the Cracow Fortress;
- The Liban labor camp is a former quarry, a labor camp under German occupation;
- Parks named after Wojciech Bednarsky;
- Silva Rerum - graffiti representing the history of Krakow.
Literature
- Krzemionki Podgórskie / Encyklopedia Krakowa. Warszawa - Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 2000, p. 912. ISBN 83-01-13325-2 .