Bielany, originally a village near Kraków, since 1941 one of its neighbourhoods, located some 7 kilometres west of the city centre. Nowadays Bielany is a part of Kraków's Zwierzyniec District. The first written record of Bielany comes from the 12th century. In the first half of the 17th century a Camaldolese monastery was established there, da…Bielany, originally a village near Kraków, since 1941 one of its neighbourhoods, located some 7 kilometres west of the city centre. Nowadays Bielany is a part of Kraków's Zwierzyniec District. The first written record of Bielany comes from the 12th century. In the first half of the 17th century a Camaldolese monastery was established there, damaged in 1655 during the Siege of Kraków in the course of the Polish-Swedish war. It was rebuilt after a subsequent fire in 1814.
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