Lucjan Rydel Street

Lucjan Rydel street
Kraków
View from the south, from the intersection with Jadwiga z Łobzowa Street
Part ofKraków Bronowice, Prądnik Biały district
OwnerCity of Kraków
LocationKraków, Poland

Lucjan Rydel Street is a street in Kraków, located in districts Bronowice and Prądnik Biały, running from the intersection with Jadwiga z Łobzowa Street in a north-easterly direction to the intersection with Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski Street.[1]

It crosses Bronowicka Street and the railway line from Kraków towards Katowice and the Kraków John Paul II International Airport. Part of the street is shaped as a chestnut tree avenue.[1]

History

Historically, it was a boundary road between Bronowice Małe and Łobzów. Between 1857 and 1865, Fort Reditowy No. 7 Bronowice was built on the western side of the street. The street was named in 1933 after the poet associated with Bronowice – Lucjan Rydel.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Kraków – plan miasta (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Turystyczne Compass. 2024. ISBN 978-83-8184-589-2.
  2. ^ Encyklopedia Krakowa (in Polish). Warsaw-Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. 2000. p. 860. ISBN 8301133252.