Stolarska Street, Kraków

Stolarska Street (Polish: Ulica Stolarska, lit. Carpenters Street) - a historic street in Kraków, Poland. The street extends southwards from Mały Rynek to Dominikańska Street (Ulica Dominikańska).[1] The oldest recorded name of the street is platea fratrum Praedicatorum (relating to the existence of the Holy Trinity Basilica at the southern point of the street), from 1305. The present name was first recorded in 1542. The curve in the street is a result of a dwelling prior to Kraków receiving its city rights in 1257 laying in its transcent.[2]

Stolarska Street
View towards the north from Dominican Square
Length200 m (660 ft)
North endMały Rynek
South endDominikańska Street

The street features the consulates of France, Germany and the United States of America.

The street is part of the Lesser Polish Way of Saint James from Sandomierz to Tyniec.

Features

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Street No. Short description Picture
2 Gutkowski House - built between 1851 and 1861. The building's bricks come from a former structure that stood in its place prior to the Great Fire of Kraków in 1850. Presently, the building features Classicist architectural features.  
7 General Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany (Konsulat Generalny Republiki Federalnej Niemiec - formerly Morsztynów Palace. The building was built in the Empire architectural style.  
9 General Consulate of the United States (Konsulat Generalny Stanów Zjednoczonych).  
8-10 Kramy Dominikańskie (lit. Dominican Stalls) - built in 1861 after the Great Fire of Kraków in 1850, in the location of a former Dominican Pharmacy. The stalls were formerly under the ownership of the Dominican Order. Presently, they house several retailers.  
4 Providence House (Kamienica pod Opatrznością - housing the General Consulate of France and the French Institute in Kraków.

References

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  1. ^ "Ulica Stolarska Krakow - NaszeMiasto.pl". krakow.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ Adamczewski, Jan (1986). Kraków od A do Z. (Wyd. 2 poszerz. ed.). Kraków: Krajowa Agencja Wydawn. ISBN 83-03-00780-7.