A number of settlements developed around Krakow over the centuries. They were linked culturally and economically with Krakow but were independently administered. As there were no specific boundaries between then and land ownership changes, the settlements north and east of the city walls developed to constitute a complex urban mosaic, including the royal town of Kleparz and the privately owned Wesola. They all looked like small towns, imposing churches and a few palaces were surrounded by irregular scattered residential timber buildings. In 1791 the city council incorporated these parts into Krakow and since this time the area saw a surge of development.
Church of the nuns of the visitation –
St Florien’s Church – in days gone by life in Kleparz centred on this collegiate church; the effigy of St Florien decorates the high alter.
Grunwald Monument – dedicated to the ancestors of glory and to the brethren with hope, next to it is the town of the Unknown Soldier.
Jesuit Church – one of the most interesting examples of modern ecclesiastical architecture
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary – the entrance to this Baroque style church is via a monumental portal door
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