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{{Infobox country
| native_name = ''Wolne, Niepodległe i Ściśle Neutralne Miasto Kraków z Okręgiem''
| conventional_long_name = Free, Independent, and Strictly Neutral City of
| common_name = Kraków <!--- Should be Krakow not Free City of Kraków; no accent, as it's used for Category sorting --->|
| status = City-state
| government_type = Constitutional republic
| status_text = [[Protectorate]] of [[Austrian Empire|Austria]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] and [[Russian Empire|Russia]]|
| p1 = Duchy of
| flag_p1 = Flag of Poland (1807–1815).svg
| s1 = Grand Duchy of Kraków
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| leader1 = {{ill|Stanisław Wodzicki|pl}}
| year_leader1 = 1815–1831
| legislature = Assembly of Representatives (
| image_flag = Flag of Krakow.svg
| flag = Symbols of Kraków
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The '''Free, Independent, and Strictly Neutral City of Kroków with its Territory''',{{efn|[[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Wolne, Niepodległe i Ściśle Neutralne Miasto Kraków z Okręgiem''}}{{Efn|The [[Polish language|Polish]] variant of name Kraków is occasionally retroactively applied in English to the historical Free City.|name=|group=}} more commonly known as the '''Free City of
It was [[Condominium (international law)|jointly controlled]] by its three neighbours ([[Russian Empire|Russia]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]], and [[Austrian Empire|Austria]]), and was a centre of agitation for an independent Poland. In 1846, in the aftermath of the unsuccessful [[Kraków Uprising]], the Free City of Kraków was annexed by the Austrian Empire.{{sfn|Degan|1997|p=378}} It was a remnant of the [[Duchy of
The Free City of Kraków was an overwhelmingly Polish-speaking city-state; of its population 85% were Catholics, 14% were Jews while other religions comprised less than 1%. The city of Kraków itself had a Jewish population reaching nearly 40%, while the rest were almost exclusively Polish-speaking Catholics.<ref name="censuses">''Censuses of the Austro-Hungarian Statistical Central Commission'', cited in Anson Rabinbach, ''The Migration of Galician Jews to Vienna.'' Austrian History Yearbook, Volume XI, Berghahn Books/Rice University Press, Houston 1975, p. 46/47 (table III)</ref>
==History==
The Free City was approved and guaranteed by [[Wikisource:Final Act of the Congress of Vienna/Act III#Article VII|Article VII]] of the [[Wikisource:Final Act of the Congress of Vienna/Act II|Treaty between Austria, Prussia, and Russia]] of 3 May 1815.{{sfn|Hertslet|1875|p=127}} The statelet received an [[Wikisource:Final Act of the Congress of Vienna/Constitution of the Free City of
During the [[November Uprising]] of 1830–31, Kraków was a base for the smuggling of arms into the Russian-controlled [[Congress Poland|Kingdom of Poland]]. After the end of the uprising the autonomy of the Free City was severely restricted. The police were controlled by Austria and the election of the president had to be approved by all three powers. Kraków was subsequently occupied by the Austrian army from 1836 to 1841. After the unsuccessful [[Kraków Uprising|Kraków uprising]] of 1846, the Free City was annexed by Austria on 16 November 1846 as the [[Grand Duchy of
{{Polish statehood}}
<gallery>
File:Józef Brodowski 001.JPG|Granting of the constitution of the Free City of
File:Rabacja galicyjska.JPG|[[Galician slaughter]] (''Polish'' "Rzeź galicyjska") by [[Jan Lewicki]] (1795-1871).
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The Free City of Kraków was created from the southwest part of the [[Duchy of
In 1815, its population was 95,000; as of 1843, it had a population of 146,000. 85% of them were Catholics, 14% Jews, while other religions comprised 1%. The most notable [[szlachta]] family was the [[Potocki]] family of [[magnates]], who had a mansion in [[Krzeszowice]].
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File:Wmkrakow gb.jpg|Free City of
File:Zlote krakowskie.jpg|5 groszy coin displaying the coat of arms of the Free City, and 1 złoty coin of 1835.
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==Further reading==
{{Wikisource|Final Act of the Congress of Vienna/Act III|Congress of Vienna: Treaty relative to
{{Wikisource|Final Act of the Congress of Vienna/Constitution of the Free City of
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*{{Citation|author=EB staff |chapter-url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9026723/Republic-of-
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[[Category:History of Kraków|Free City of
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