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Węgrzce Wielkie
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Niepubliczne Przedszkole „Alladyn”
SDG 4Quality Education
- Duration
- 6 wks
- Spots
- 1
Hosted by AIESEC KrakówView Global Classroom
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Węgrzce Wielkie
A smaller Polish town · about 13 km from Kraków as the crow flies.
About the place
Meet Węgrzce Wielkie
Węgrzce Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczka, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
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- Region
- Lesser Poland Voivodeship
- Population
- 2,935 (2021)
- Distance
- 254 km to Warsaw · 13 km to Kraków (straight line)
Where it is
Finding Węgrzce Wielkie
Many AIESEC projects are in smaller towns and villages, not only big cities. Węgrzce Wielkie is about 13 km from Kraków.
your free time
Life in a smaller place
Life in Węgrzce Wielkie is quieter than in a big city, and you get to know the place and its people well. For a weekend out, Kraków is about 13 km away.
Explore KrakówIn Kraków
- Main Market Square and the Cloth Hall
- Wawel Castle and Cathedral on the hill above the river
- The trumpet call from St Mary's tower, every hour
- Kazimierz, the old Jewish quarter, now full of cafés and bars
Before you come
Good to know
- Flying in
- Kraków (KRK), 24 km away · Katowice (KTW), 89 km away
- Getting around
- Regional buses and trains connect to the nearest cities. Trains between cities run with PKP Intercity and regional lines.
- Money
- Polish złoty (PLN). Cards and phone payments work almost everywhere.
- Language
- Polish. Many young people speak English, and your local AIESEC team helps with the rest.
- Weather
- Cold winters, often below 0 °C, and warm summers. Pack for the season of your project.
- Emergencies
- Call 112, the EU-wide emergency number. Plugs are type C/E, 230 V.