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Geschichte Krakows

 

History of Krakow Early middleages 966 - 1370 Krakow is capital of Poland The Golden Age 1386 - 1572 the times of the Renaissance Electing Kings and Dividing the country 1572 - 1795 Poland disappears from the map K&K Monarchy 1795 - 1918 The Habsburg's Reich third largest city First and Second World War 1914 - 1945 A short period of democray, then the terror of the Nazis Socialism 1945 - 1989 Years of stagnation before the final upheaval After the Iron Curtain 1989 until today Difficulties with a new economy

K&K Monarchy After Austria had usurped parts of southern Poland, Krakow gradually gains economical and culturall power. In 1848 a national upheavel is stifled by the Austrian army. After that, Krakow nonetheless has a lot more autonomy and freedom than before. The times of enlightenment finally make their way to the Austrian Kaiser Franz Joseph. Still today, so they say, the people of Krakow do not reject the western, Austrian way of life. Third to Vienna and Budapest Krakow becomes one of the largest cities of the Habsburg Reich, that is also named "K&K-Monarchie", which is an a abreviation for "Kaiserlich-Königliche Monarchie" which translated might mean "Royal Empirial monarchy". When a fire distructs the Rynek Glowny the surrounding town houses are rebuilt in the style of classisism. At the end of the 19th century Krakow is a center of Polish natinalism. There is a "bohemian uprising". The "Young Poland" criticises the bourgois "pride and prejudice". Students, intellectual, artists gather in Café Michalik in Florianska (that still exists today). With the industrialisation of Poland the population of Krakow grows from 10 000 in the year 1870 to 80 000 in 1900. The workers have poor working conditions and few rights. In 1905 30 000 people demonstrate for more political rights. In 1912 Lenin works as a foreig reporter for the "Prawda", a Russian newspaper that criticizes government. In 1914 the >>> First World War begins. .

 

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