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Kielce
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Niepubliczne Przedszkole i Żłobek Artystyczno-Językowe „Nasza Babcia”
SDG 4Quality Education
- Duration
- 4 wks
- Spots
- 3
Hosted by AIESEC KrakówView Global Classroom
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Kielce
A smaller Polish town · about 101 km from Kraków as the crow flies.
About the place
Meet Kielce
Kielce is a city in south-central Poland. It is the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains, on the banks of the Silnica River, in the northern part of the historical Polish province of Lesser Poland.
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- Region
- Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
- Population
- 186,894 (2021)
- Distance
- 154 km to Warsaw · 101 km to Kraków (straight line)
Where it is
Finding Kielce
Many AIESEC projects are in smaller towns and villages, not only big cities. Kielce is about 101 km from Kraków.
your free time
Life in a smaller place
Life in Kielce 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 101 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
- Radom (RDO), 71 km away · Kraków (KRK), 106 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.