Kraków, also Cracow or Krakow, is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River () in the Lesser Poland () region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and is one of Poland's most important economic hubs. It was the capital of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1038 to 1569; the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1795; the Free City of Kraków from 1815 to 1846; the Grand Duchy of Cracow from 1846 to 1918; and Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1998. It has been the capital of Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. 

The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second most important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was already being reported as a busy trading centre of Slavonic Europe in 965. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and artistic centre. The city has a population of approximately 760,000, with approximately 8 million additional people living within a radius of its main square.
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 Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and is one of Poland's most important economic hubs. It
Wawel Hill
 It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill
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Kraków, also Cracow or Krakow, is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland
approximately 760,000
The city has a population of approximately 760,000
the second largest
the second largest
approximately 8 million
approximately 8 million additional people living within a radius of its main square.
Cracow
also Cracow 
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 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1795
in 1918
Second Polish Republic in 1918
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Situated on the Vistula River 
on the Vistula River
Situated on the Vistula River
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 
yes
one of Poland's most important economic hubs
to the 7th century
dates back to the 7th century
academic, cultural, and artistic life
leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life
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busy trading centre of Slavonic Europe in 965
in 965
Slavonic Europe in 965
Slavonic Europe
Slavonic Europe in 965
throughout the 20th century,
throughout the 20th century,