Comments on: Krakow’s lost river

By: geoge

geoge — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:44:39 +0000

By: Decoy

Decoy — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:19:59 +0000

I read this post about a year ago, and thought it was interesting at the time, but it slipped from my mind.

Now, of course, I find that I am living 30 seconds from the viaduct and that my wife and I walk our dog quite often in the park area on Aleja Daszynskiego, it takes on more relevance!

By: Jacuś

Jacuś — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:23:21 +0000

Yes, quite right! The Old City used to be surrounded by a city wall in the medieval times. The wall would run along the inner line of the Planty, while the outer line would be a bit of flat land, a moat and then a hill (looking at a section).
The wall was taken down in the C19th and the moat filled by order of the tsar (Franz I). The bricks were then used to build tennant houses and other buildings (the fortresses around Kraków?).
Only some parts and the north wall remain. Story has it, that during a council meeting/debate on the future of the wall and the order to tear it down, one of the ‘politicians’ (then or later mayor?) argued that the north wall must remain to avoid prostitutes from catching ilnesses……….

By: island1

island1 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:38:15 +0000

Brad: In fact I believe the Old Vistula was a man-made branch of the river dug centuries ago as a defensive measure. Obviously it was no longer useful in this respect by the 19th century.

By: Brad Zimmerman

Brad Zimmerman — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:49:49 +0000

Awesome. This blog entry would go great with a number of well-placed Geocaches highlighting the “lost” sections of river.

It doesn’t surprise me in the least that this has happened though: rivers are chaotic and it is typical for cities to “straighten them out” when and where necessary.

By: MaterialGirl

MaterialGirl — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:20:55 +0000

guest,

you are also annoying. You said that you quit Polandian. And you still here! :-)

By: MaterialGirl

MaterialGirl — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:17:32 +0000

And MaterialGirl is island1 as once Scatts said. :-)

By: island1

island1 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:17:45 +0000

Anonymous was MaterialGirl. Okay, I’m a bit mentally slow today.

I call for a moderately large gin and tonic.

By: Jacek Wesołowski

Jacek Wesołowski — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:22:21 +0000

Traditionally, this is the point where someone calls for a moderator, and the Freedom of Speech vs. Good Manners flamewar ensues.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:12:04 +0000

ps: (guest-liNks)