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A city of transport interchange, a seat of local government in Małopolska, a seat of small industry and the starting point of a dozen or so mountain routes – today it is seen primarily as the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła.
Wadowice, Poland: Birthplace of Pope John Paul II. This is the town where our beloved John Paul II was born and raised. The oldest church in Wadowice is the parish church in the market square, now called the church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Wadowice (Polish: [vadɔˈvit͡sɛ] ⓘ; German: Frauenstadt – Wadowitz) is a town in southern Poland, 50 kilometres (31 miles) southwest of Kraków with 17,455 inhabitants (2022), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills (Pogórze Śląskie).
What to see and do in Wadowice, PL - the birthplace of Pope John Paul II, including how to get to Wadowice from Kraków.
Oct 22, 2017 · Below, the Wadowice basilica (exterior and interior showing portrait and relics), the John Paul II Family Home Museum and the yellow house where the saint lived in Krakow.
- Filip Mazurczak
Wadowice, small city of about 20,000 some 30 miles southwest of Krakow, has got international recognition as the birthplace of Pope John Paul II. Born in 1920 as Karol Wojtyla, the future Pontiff lived in Wadowice till 1938 when he moved to Krakow to study at its ancient Jagiellonian University .
Welcome to the Museum of the Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice – place where Karol Wojtyła, future pope John Paul II was born in 1920. Prepare your visit, explore the palace and museum collections and check out the latest news.
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