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History of Krakow Early middleages 966 - 1370 Krakow is capital of Poland The Golden Age 1386 - 1572 the times of the Renaissance Electing Kings and Dividing the country 1572 - 1795 Poland disappears from the map K&K Monarchy 1795 - 1918 Third largest city of the Habsburger's Reich First and Second World War 1914 - 1945 A short period of democray, then the terror of the Nazis Socialism 1945 - 1989 Years of stagnation before the final upheaval After the Iron Curtain 1989 until today Difficulties with a new economy

After the Iron Curtain The introduction of free market economy in 1989 leads to unemployment, inflation and an impoverishment of the population. In 1993 the former communists turn out winners of the elections. Differnt to other regions of Poland, in Krakow, the anti-communists remain in power.

 

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