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  Wikipedia: Kraków
Kraków (sometimes also spelt Krakow or Cracow in English; in full Royal Capital City of Kraków, Polish: Kraków, Królewskie Stołeczne Miasto Kraków;) is one of the oldest and biggest cities in Poland.
This historical town is situated on the Vistula River (Wisła) at the foot of Wawel Hill in southern Poland region of Little Poland (Małopolska).
It is also the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodship (województwo małopolskie) since 1999, previously the capital of Krakow Voivodship since 14th century.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/k/kr/krakow.html   (1625 words)

  
 Kraków - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This historic city is situated on the Vistula (Wisła) River at the foot of Wawel Hill in the southerly region of Little Poland (Małopolska).
It is the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodship (województwo małopolskie) (since 1999); previously it was the capital of Kraków Voivodship (since the 14th century).
As elsewhere, on weekends Krakow’s young professionals, expats, and students mingle happily in crowds that pack bars, discotheques, and restaurants in vogue at the moment.
open-encyclopedia.com /Krakow   (2426 words)

  
 wadowice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50km from Krakow with 19,600 inhabitants (1997), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateua (Pogórze Ślaskie).
In 1920 Karol Wojtyła was born in Wadowice (later known as the bishop of Krakow and pope John Paul II.
In years 1945-1975 Wadowice belonged to the Krakow Voivodship, in years 1975-1998 to Bielsko-Biala Voivodship, and since 1999 it is the capital of Wadowice County in the Lesser Poland Voivodship.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Wadowice.html   (443 words)

  
 Kielce - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
It is also the capital city of the Swietokrzyskie Voivodship since 1999, previously in Kielce Voivodship (1975-1998).
The lands of Wiślanie were at first subdued by Bohemia, however they soon came under the power of the Piast dynasty and became a part of Poland.
During the Polish-Austrian War of 1809 it was captured by prince Józef Poniatowski and joined with the Duchy of Warsaw, but after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1915 it was joined with the Kingdom of Poland.
open-encyclopedia.com /Kielce   (1115 words)

  
 Lesser Poland Voivodship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lesser Poland Voivodship or Little Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo małopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the south of Poland that contains core areas of the historical and geographical region of Lesser Poland (Malopolska).
It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kraków, Tarnów, Nowy Sącz and partly Bielsko-Biała and Katowice voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998.
There are almost 210,000 registered economic entities operating in the voivodship, mostly small and medium-sized, of which 234 belong to the state-owned sector.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lesser_Poland_Voivodship   (781 words)

  
 POLAND TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING PLAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The voivodship funds are relatively new institutions, however, having been established as legal entities only in 1993, and they are still developing their expertise and gaining experience in supporting environmental investments.
The voivodship funds could further maximize the positive impacts of their resources by coordinating their investment activities with those of other institutions involved in environmental investment.
Objectives: In December 1995, the Krakow Project Appraisal Manual will be formally presented and distributed in a seminar for managers and selected individuals of the 49 voivodship funds along with a description of the EAPS project and contact information.
www.ee-environment.net /docs/poltran2.htm   (4248 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This will be achieved by: (a) continuing the modernization program for the city's district heating systems; (b) helping consumers decrease their heat energy consumption by improving the energy efficiency at the end-user level; and (c) developing in K rakow the knowledge and mechanisms necessary for financiers to fund end-user energy efficiency projects.
The Malopolskie Voivodship and the City of Krakow are highly supportive of the utility-based ESCO approach as a financing mechanism to promote the energy and environment agenda in the region.
However, all Krakow residents will benefit as the environment improves and as the economy expands, since new customers can be added to the distribution network without the need to raise funds to invest in additional supply and transmission capacity.
www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2001/06/14/000094946_01052204004961/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt   (16826 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Vistula
Niepołomice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krakow Voivodship (1975-1998).
Baranów Sandomierski is a small town in southern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodship, Tarnobrzeg County on the Vistula River.
Dęblin is a town, population 19,000, on the Wieprz River, in Lublin Voivodship, Poland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Vistula   (4493 words)

  
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The Malkopolskie Voivodship and the City of Krakow are highly supportive of the utility-based ESCO approach as a financing mechanism to promote the energy and environment agenda in the region.
All Krakow residents will benefit as the economy expands, since new customers can be added to the distribution network without the need to raise funds to invest in additional supply capacity.
Master plan studies rejected such an alternative for the high-population density areas of Krakow that are currently connected to the main district heating network and that are mostly supplied by the two large combined heat and power plants.
www.gefweb.org /COUNCIL/GEF_C15/WP/POLAND_KRAKOW_PCD_MARCH_30_2000.doc   (16758 words)

  
 WADOWICE FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50km from Krakow with 19,500 inhabitants (2001), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau (Pogórze Ślaskie).
After the war, in 1945 Wadowice retained its powiat town status and until 1975 served as a notable centre of commerce and transport in the Kraków_Voivodship.
After the peaceful transformation of the political and economical system in Poland (in 1989), most of the local industry was found inefficient and went bankrupt.
furtrade.com /Wadowice   (1033 words)

  
 » Proszowice : Poland :: Europe Travel Guide :: Travel to Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Proszowice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krakow Voivodship (1975-1998).
Słomniki is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krakow Voivodship (1975-1998).
Skała is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krakow Voivodship (1975-1998).
europe.traveltoworld.com /europe-travel-guide/2019/proszowice-poland   (166 words)

  
 Hampshire County Council
The Leader will be invited to sign a letter of intent to put the partnership on a more formal basis and to support the wish by both regions to develop understanding and friendship between their communities.
The main aspiration of both sides will be the stimulation and development of bonds of understanding, friendship and mutual respect between people of Hampshire County and Krakow Voivodship.
They do so in belief that the links they establish serve both Hampshire County and Krakow Voivodship by contributing to their economies and developing a better understanding of the culture of each community.
www.hants.gov.uk /scrmxn/c21779.html   (376 words)

  
 Europe/Eurasia - USAID Mission to Poland
FEWE cooperated closely with the Polish Network of Energy Cities (PNEC) as the project meets criteria of the PNEC resolution on contributing to Global Climate Change at the municipal level that was announced on the annual meeting of the European Network of Energy Cities, in Barcelona, in March, 1998.
The Bureau for Krakow Development (BRK), Krakow Heat Utility (MPEC), and Krakow CHP (ECKSA) completed an inventory and selection of potential projects to be financed during Phase IV.
All of them are located in the center of Krakow (4 in the Old City, 34 in the area directly surrounding the Old City, and 67 further afield).
www.usaid.gov /locations/europe_eurasia/countries/pl/activity1.htm   (3042 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Galicia (Central Europe) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The sister state of Volynia, together with Kyiv, then fell under Lithuanian control and the mantle of Rus' was transferred from Halych-Volynia to Lithuania.
This began an era of heavy Polish settlement among the Ruthenian population.
Probably in the table are shown data for Eastern part of the voivodship.
www.ipedia.com /galicia__central_europe_.html   (816 words)

  
 OPENKontakt.com - International Business Centre. Import, export, trade, cooperation
The region of MalopoIska /Little Poland) is bounded by the Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross) Mountains on the north, the broad range of hills stretching down from Czestochowa to Krakow (Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska) on the west, and the Tatra, Pieniny and Beskidy Mountains on the south.
The Malopolskie voivodship features diversified industries, a developing advanced technology sector; great scientific and cultural potential, diversified tourist and sports areas, an active population and a business-friendly environment.
The city of Krakow, the ancient capital ot Poland and for centuries the residence of Polish kings, is a convenient place for meetings, conferences, as well as for trade and cultural exchanges.
www.openkontakt.com /gb/wojewodztwa/malopolskie.php   (673 words)

  
 Manggha - Centrum Sztuki i Techniki Japońskiej - Fundacja Kyoto Kraków - Japonia - Manggha . . . . . .s Japonia, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Building the Centre of Japanese Art and Technology Manggha" in Kraków is an outcome of complex and strange artistic inspirations, the beginning of which should be traced in Feliks Jasieński's extraordinary passion and generosity.
Upon learning that, the Government of Japan made a decision to support the Foundation from the Polish and Japanese co-operation fund and donate about 3 million dollars.
The authorities of the city and voivodship of Kraków became involved in the project.
www.manggha.krakow.pl /en/foundation/2   (593 words)

  
 Biecz, Poland
The city was in the voivodship of Krakow, with a postal station on the road from Jaslo to Grybowa, some 19 kilometers from Jaslo.
In the early times it was administered by the bishop of Krakow, now by the government of the Imperial Kingdom, It has a 4-grade public school, and a pauper's fund for the poor established by Polish Queen Jadwiga in 1373 to help the town's poor inhabitants.
In 1294, the Czech King Waclaw gave it to the bishopric of Krakow, but King Lokietek, as a result of the almost successful Hungarian invasion, took it back from Bishop Muszkacki in 1311 and included it in his own kingdom.
www.pgst.org /places/biecz.htm   (634 words)

  
 From countries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The second phase of the project was to support the air-quality decision-making in Krakow through the use of improved data and appropriate set of EPA modeling tools, among which the CalPuff model.
Finally a Krakow Air Quality Conference was organized 6-7 November 2000 to widely share the experience and present the results from a 12-year collaboration with other cities in Poland and other countries in the region.
The result of their work is felt by Krakow's population and visitors as a definite improvement of the air quality in the city was achieved.
www.meteo.bg /EURASAP/40/from_co.html   (357 words)

  
 Kraków   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kraków (pronounce: [:krakuv], sometimes also spelled Krakow or Cracow in English, in full Royal Capital City of Kraków; Polish: Królewskie Stołeczne Miasto Kraków, see also Cities alternative names) is one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with a population of 760,000 (as of 2004)-agglomeration 1.2 million.
The party goes on week long, but-no doubts about it-the Friday and Saturday nights tend to be the hottest.
Local clubs are not large, few can seat more than 100.image Recorded music is the staple, with live performances two or three nights a week.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/kr/Krak%F3w.htm   (2291 words)

  
 Kraków - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
There is also and Krakow Township, Michigan in the United States of America.
Monument to Copernicus at the old university in Krakow
In 1488 the imperial Poet Laureate and humanist Conrad Celtes founded the, a learned society based on the Roman Acadiemies.
www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cracow   (2085 words)

  
 Krakow
There is also Krakow, Wisconsin and Krakow Township, Michigan in the United States of America.
Hedwig traveled for two months to Landshut in Bavaria, where an elaborate marriage celebration, the Landshut Wedding (Landshuter Hochzeit) took place.
In 1488 the imperial Poet Laureate and humanist Conrad Celtes founded the Sodalitas Litterarum Vistulana, a learned society based on the Roman Acadiemies.
www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Krakow   (2131 words)

  
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 Poland - Krakow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kraków (sometimes also Krakow or Cracow, in full Royal Capital City of Kraków; Polish: Kraków, Królewskie Sto³eczne Miasto Kraków, see also Cities alternative names) is one of the oldest and largest cities of Poland, with a population of 760,000 (as of 2004)-agglomeration 1,2mln.
Centrum Sztuki i Techniki Japonskiej Manggha (Manggha Centre of Japanese Art and Technology), Krakow
European summer: the Balkans, Albanian roads, kitten from Ohrid and Auschwitz
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