Kraków Land

The Kraków Land[a] (Polish: ziemia krakowska; Latin: Terra Cracoviensis), also spelled as Cracow Land,[4][b] was a land (administrative subdivision) of Poland in the Middle Ages.[5] It was located in the Lesser Poland, and centered around its capital, Kraków. Since 1138, it was a main land of the Seniorate Province, that in 1227, was replaced by the Duchy of Kraków.[6] Around 1314, the area of land was incorporated into Kraków Voivodeship, that was established within the same borders.[7]

Symbols

The coat of arms of the Kraków Land depicted the white (silver) eagle with its head turned right, with a yellow (golden) crown.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ English pronunciation: /ˈkrækaʊ, ˈkrækoʊ/ KRAK-ow, KRAK-oh,[1] US also /ˈkreɪkaʊ, ˈkrɑːkaʊ/ KRAY-kow, KRAH-kow,[2] UK also /ˈkrækɒf/ KRAK-of;[3] Polish pronunciation: [ˈkrakuf] ⓘ
  2. ^ Polish: ziemia krakowska; Latin: Terra Cracoviensis

References

  1. ^ "Cracow". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Cracow". Lexico. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Cracow". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ Harper, Douglas R. "Krakow [Cracow]". Online Etymology Dictionary.
  5. ^ Jan Długosz: Insigniorum clenodiorum Regis et Regni Polonie descriptio. In: Jan Długosz: Insignia seu Clenodia Regis et Regni Poloniae.
  6. ^ J. Wyrozumski: Dzieje Polski piastowskiej (VIII w.-1370). Kraków, Fogra. 1999. ISBN 83-85719-38-5, OCLC 749221743.
  7. ^ Z. Gloger: Geografia historyczna ziem dawnej Polski, Kraków 1903.
  8. ^ Barbara Miodońska: Przedstawienie państwa polskiego w Statucie Łaskiego z r. 1506, In: Folia Historiae Artium, vol. 5, Kraków, 1968. p. 34.

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