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Krakow
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Definition:the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, economic, cultural and artistic life.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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"Polish sausage is going for peanuts in Cracow," Milo informed him.
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"But Cracow is hundreds of miles behind the enemy lines. How will you get to the sausage?"
Joseph Heller. Catch-22, p.252 (1961)
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Krakow, in the mid-nineteenth century, had a fire department, but it was forbidden to the Jews.
Sidney Sheldon. Bloodline, p.113 (1977)
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she died of old age, with her name changed and her head shaved and without ever having spoken a word, in a gloomy hospital in Cracow.
Gabriel García Márquez. One Hundred Years of Solitude, p.319 (1970)
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