Wieliczka
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1978, draws well over a million visitors a year to this town in southern Poland's Kraków metropolitan area. Founded in 1290, Wieliczka developed through the medieval period as a salt-extraction centre, and the mine — known in Latin as Magnum Sal — is now a museum. The walkable old town core, listed as a National Polish Monument in 1994, has a solid café and restaurant scene.
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- Population18,677
- Nearest water from center 1.0 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.6 km1.6 mi
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Wieliczka: quick answers
Where is Wieliczka?
Wieliczka is in Poland, about 12 km7.7 miles in a straight line from Krakow.
How do you get to Wieliczka?
The nearest airport is Balice (KRK), about 34 min away by road. The nearest train station is Kraków Bieżanów, about 13 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Wieliczka?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -2°C28°F. The wettest month is July, with about 108 mm4.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Wieliczka?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 24 restaurants, 10 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Wieliczka?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Myslenice, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska and Krzeszowice.