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Kraków, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 816,614 (2025), with 1,428,363 people living in the Kraków metropolitan area. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish economic, academic, cultural, and artistic life. Its Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status.

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Image from The Guardian: Five dead after gunman opens fire ‘at random’ in Kraków market squareThe Guardian

Krakow shooting casualties

Multiple casualties as gunman opens fire in Polish city – media

Headline: RT State media

A shooting near Krakow's main market square killed at least five people, injured two police officers, and police shot the perpetrator, who is being taken to a hospital,…

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