Welcome to Kraków!
Kraków, the old Polish capital city, is not only the biggest tourist destination in Poland, but also a thriving academic centre.
The Old Town of Kraków is among the very first sites chosen for the UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1978.
Kraków hosts the Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest universities in Europe, founded in 1364, and the Institute of Polish Language of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Kraków has been home to significant researchers in Polish and Slavic linguistics, such as Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Jan Michał Rozwadowski or Jerzy Kuryłowicz.
The history of Slavic studies in Kraków date back to 1818, when the Department of Slavonic Studies was established at the Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian Library, located in Kraków, is one of the two national libaries of Poland. Every publisher is legally obliged to send two copies of each book published in the country.
