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Wawel Hill

Also known as Wawel

Wawel is a limestone hill on the left bank of the Vistula in Kraków, southern Poland. A fortified centre of the Vistulans in the early Middle Ages, it became the seat of Polish rulers, with the Royal Castle, rebuilt in Renaissance style by Italian architects in the early 16th century, and Wawel Cathedral, the coronation and burial church of the Polish kings.

Wawel Hill
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

VistulansKingdom of Poland (1385-1569)

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wawel Hill. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wawel-hill
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