Zinar Castle

The most visited part of Krakow by tourists is the Old Town and Kazimierz. In the capital of Lesser Poland, however, you can find many more places worth attention. One of them is the Kraków Podgórze district, which until about 100 years ago was a separate town. Its premises include the famous Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory and the Krakus Mound.

Podgórze has been a district of Krakow only since 1915. However, the settlement on the right bank of the Vistula River existed already in the Middle Ages, and its history is closely related to the royal city - after all, it is here that the Krakus Mound is located, the grave of the legendary prince, the founder of Krakow.

Podgórze also played an important role in the economy Krakow: from the Middle Ages, the salt road to Wieliczka and Bochnia led here, as well as the trade route to Hungary and Ruthenia. In the limestone hills of Krzemionki, quarries were drilled, numerous gypsum mills and brickyards were built.

The history of Podgórze also has a tragic page - it was here in the spring of 1941 that the Nazis established a ghetto - a closed, walled district intended for people of Jewish origin.