Wieliczka

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Wieliczka is a historic town in southern Poland best known for its UNESCO-listed medieval salt mine, one of the country’s major tourist attractions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeStatus seat of Gmina Wieliczka
climate temperate continental climate
country Poland
distanceFrom about 13 km southeast of Kraków city center
economy light industry
services
tourism
foundedInCentury 13th century
governingBody Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gmina Wieliczka
hasCulturalInstitution Wieliczka Salt Mine Museum
hasLandmark Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
surface form: Church of St Clement in Wieliczka

Saltworks Castle (Zamek Żupny)
St Kinga’s Chapel (in the salt mine)
Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wieliczka Market Square

Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.wieliczka.eu/
hasPopulation approximately 20000–25000 inhabitants
hasTwinTown Bergkamen
Ciechocinek
Litovel
Râmnicu Vâlcea
Saint-André-lez-Lille
Forte dei Marmi
surface form: Sesto Fiorentino
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (via Wieliczka Salt Mine)
historicalRegion Lesser Poland
knownFor Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine

historic salt mining
tourism
language Polish
locatedIn Lesser Poland Voivodeship
southern Poland
locatedNear Kraków
nearbyRiver Wilga River
partOf Kraków County
postalCodeCountry PL
receivedTownRights 13th century
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
touristAttraction salt sculptures
underground chapels carved in salt
underground salt chambers
transportConnection railway connection to Kraków
road links to Kraków
UNESCOListingYear 1978 (via Wieliczka Salt Mine)

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Wieliczka
this entity surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wieliczka knownFor Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wieliczka hasLandmark Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wieliczka hasLandmark Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Wieliczka Market Square
Wieliczka hasLandmark Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Church of St Clement in Wieliczka
Wieliczka governingBody Wieliczka self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gmina Wieliczka
St Kinga’s Chapel (in the salt mine) locatedIn Wieliczka
subject surface form: St Kinga’s Chapel
Saltworks Castle (Zamek Żupny) locatedIn Wieliczka
subject surface form: Saltworks Castle
Kraków County isNear Wieliczka
this entity surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wilga River passesNear Wieliczka
Bergkamen hasTwinTown Wieliczka
Zamek Żupny locatedIn Wieliczka
Zamek Żupny w Wieliczce locatedInAdministrativeUnit Wieliczka
this entity surface form: gmina Wieliczka
Chapel of St Kinga locatedIn Wieliczka
Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka company associatedWith Wieliczka
this entity surface form: Wieliczka town authorities
Wieliczka County capital Wieliczka
Wieliczka County seat Wieliczka