Krakowiany, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Krakowiany
Village
Krakowiany
Coordinates: 51°15′52″N 17°11′28″E / 51.26444°N 17.19111°E / 51.26444; 17.19111
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wrocław County
Gmina	Długołęka
Population	140

For other places with the same name, see Krakowiany.

Krakowiany [krakɔˈvjanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Długołęka, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Długołęka, and 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 140. Krakowiny gained international recognition in January 2008 when several village members reported to have spotted the mythological Albino Snow Yetti. Although no one has been able to prove the existence of the Albino Yetti, one person claims to have taken a photograph of the creature.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Długołęka

Seat	Długołęka

Other villages	Bąków Bielawa Bierzyce Borowa Brzezia Łąka Budziwojowice Bukowina Byków Dąbrowica Dobroszów Oleśnicki Domaszczyn Godzieszowa Jaksonowice Januszkowice Kamień Kątna Kępa Kiełczów Kiełczówek Krakowiany Łosice Łozina Michałowice Mirków Oleśniczka Pasikurowice Piecowice Pietrzykowice Pruszowice Raków Ramiszów Siedlec Skała Śliwice Stępin Szczodre Tokary Węgrów Wilczyce Zaprężyn

Coordinates: 51°15′52″N 17°11′28″E / 51.26444°N 17.19111°E / 51.26444; 17.19111

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