Wieliczka

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Wieliczka

Total population

26,599

Coordinates49.98°, 20.06°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Wieliczka is a historic town in southern Poland, situated within the Kraków metropolitan area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by Premislaus II of Poland. Nowadays, it is mostly known for the Wieliczka Salt Mine, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, and the historic old town core which was listed as one of National Polish Monuments in 1994. The population in 2023 was estimated at 27,845.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Kazimierz Kmiecik

Polish footballer

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Jan Jałocha

Polish footballer

Ludwik Lepiarz

Polish officer

Antoni Pajdak

Polish lawyer and politician (1894-1988)

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Ada Kostrz-Kostecka

Polish journalist

Andrzej Antoni Plichta

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Antoni Bystrzonowski

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Emil Dziedzic

Polish poet

Franciszek Kruszyna

Officer of the Polish Army, agricultural engineer

Stanisław Chlebda

Polish trade unionist

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Stanisław Gawęda

Polish historian (1914-1994)

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Stanisław Kasprzyk

Polish politician (1890-1971)

Stanisław Kostka Dembiński

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Stanisław Niedzielski

politician (1853-1938)

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Wojciech Wojewoda

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Władysław Dudek

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lesser Poland

• Amesbury Town
  4088.3 mi away
• Boxford
  4098 mi away · pop. 2,284
• Danvers
  4100.8 mi away
• Methuen Town
  4101.7 mi away
• Peabody
  4103.4 mi away · pop. 54,695
• Harwich Center
  4107.5 mi away · pop. 1,774
• South Dennis
  4110.2 mi away · pop. 3,899
• Dennis
  4110.8 mi away
• Yarmouth Port
  4112.7 mi away · pop. 5,403
• Duxbury
  4114.8 mi away · pop. 1,994
• Braintree Town
  4119.7 mi away
• Randolph Town
  4122.9 mi away

Browse all places in Lesser Poland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-09-21

Eurasian Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Seen 2026-09-21

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Seen 2026-09-21

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-21

Clancy's Rustic

Caradrina kadenii

Seen 2026-09-20

Mouse Moth

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-20

guelder-rose

Viburnum opulus

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers