Kraków in Kraków Powiat, Lesser Poland, Poland — Central Europe

Studencki Komitet Solidarności / Student Committee of Solidarity

Solidarity Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2018

1. Solidarity Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

W tym budynku
15 maja 1977
powstał SKS
Studencki Komitet
Solidarności
Antykomunistyczny ruch opozycji demokratycznej

(English translation:)

In this building on May 15, 1977, the SKS - Student Committee of Solidarity, an anti-communist movement of the democratic opposition, was formed.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.

Location. 50° 3.516′ N, 19° 56.271′ E. Marker is in Kraków, Małopolska (Lesser Poland), in Kraków Powiat. Marker is on Grodzka just north of Poselka, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Grodzka 27, Kraków, Małopolska 31-001, Poland. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wit Stwosz (within shouting distance of this marker); Helena Modjeska (within shouting distance of this marker); Michał Stachowicz (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Zdzisław Jachimecki (about 120 meters away); Collegium Broscianum

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(about 150 meters away); Brigadier Generals Smorawiński and Mond War Memorial (about 210 meters away); Władysław Orkan (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Europe's First Bookshop (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kraków.

Also see . . . Student Committee of Solidarity (Wikipedia). "The Student Committee of Solidarity (Polish: Studencki Komitet Solidarności (SKS)) was a student group created in Kraków in 1977 whose purpose was opposition to the Communist government in Poland. The committee was formed in the aftermath of the murder of Stanisław Pyjas, a student activist, probably killed by members of the communist Secret Services." (Submitted on June 9, 2018.)

Studencki Komitet Solidarności / Student Committee of Solidarity Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 22, 2018

2. Studencki Komitet Solidarności / Student Committee of Solidarity Marker - Wide View

The marker is visible here on the mustard-colored building, directly below the sign reading "Thai Massage".

Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.