Malopolska is preparing to buy more fast trains and create better fast train lines in the very near future!
The tender is conducted in order to conclude a framework agreement for a period of 7 years. Therefore, the conclusion of the framework agreement will not mean an immediate order for the delivery of 56 trains. However, it is to guarantee the unification of the series of delivered trains in the future. It is also to have a significant impact on shortening the delivery time of vehicles that will be built on the basis of executive contracts.
“Purchases will be made on the basis of orders placed with the contractor selected in the tender. Individual orders and performance contracts depend on the current demand for EMUs and the availability of financing from the European Union.”
– Magdalena Opyd, press spokeswoman of the Marshal’s Office of the Małopolskie Voivodeship
The amount of external funds obtained for this purpose will depend on how many trains are ultimately acquired. The Małopolskie Voivodeship is applying for funding for the purchase of 14 five-unit EMUs under the National Reconstruction Plan (KPO). In the event of a positive verification of the submitted application, the first performance contract will apply to the aforementioned 14 vehicles.
Orders for further trains will be able to be implemented if money from other European funds is available.
Train services are breaking records! Additional vehicles are needed
So far (in the years 2011 – 2021) the Małopolskie Voivodeship has purchased 47 trains. These vehicles were made available to the following companies-operators: Polregio and Koleje Małopolskie for the performance of transport services covered by public service contracts.
Last year turned out to be record-breaking in terms of the number of passengers transported by railway carriers operating trains in Małopolska – over 16 million people used their offer. This year, the result may be even better, because at the beginning of June a gigantic investment carried out by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe was completed, consisting in the construction of a second, additional pair of tracks for the fast agglomeration railway on the section Kraków Główny – Kraków Płaszów, as well as an additional track on the section Kraków Płaszów – Krakow Biezanow.
The “side” tracks are intended for agglomeration and regional trains, and long-distance trains are to run in the middle. This solution is to facilitate traffic management and give carriers the opportunity to launch additional connections.
As part of the investment for over PLN 1.2 billion, m. three new bridges over the Vistula, railway flyovers (replaced the embankment) between ul. Kopernika and Miodowa, and a new stop, Kraków Grzegórzki, is to be launched in September.
Interest in train travel is growing and carriers need more vehicles to develop high-speed rail in agglomeration.
Renovations during the holidays – new PKP timetables will be available from September
For now, despite the commissioning of a new railway investment in the center of Krakow, the current timetable, which is valid from June 11 to September 2 this year, does not include revolutionary changes in courses. PKP PLK admits that the timetable for trains on the Kraków Główny – Kraków Płaszów section for the summer holidays has been developed in such a way that contractors can complete the necessary modernization works on the older tracks (implementation of these works before the completion of four railway tracks would significantly reduce the capacity of the existing double-track line) minimal impact on course completion.
It’s about, among others for work related to the stabilization of tracks on the turnout heads of stations, removal of temporary turnouts, reinforcement of the subgrade, and other track-related works in many places between the two largest passenger stations in the capital of Małopolska.
After another timetable change, i.e. from Sept. it will be possible to use all four tracks without any restrictions, a new Kraków Grzegórzki stop will be launched and it will be possible to run trains on all fast agglomeration lines every 30 minutes during peak hours, which so far has not been possible every hour.
55 years ago, the inhabitants of Wola Justowska built a concert shell in Park Decjusza. The Krakow amphitheatre had approximately 1,300 seats. In addition to a large stage and a base for artists in the basement, a summer cinema was also organized there on a regular basis.
Let the film screenings take place again in “Muszla”!
The fame of “Muszla” did not last long, the space was deteriorating over the years. It was only in 1995 that the @Autorska Galeria Bronisław Chromego, one of the most recognizable Krakow sculptors, was established in this place.
Today, the Foundation Bronisław Chromego, who looks after the Gallery, decided to supplement the cultural offer of the place by restoring the activities of the Summer Cinema “MUSZLA”.
How is “MUSZLA” supposed to work?
Free outdoor movie screenings
Weekly screenings in July and August 2021.
Possibility of communing with art
A space for relaxation and entertainment
Do you wanna vote? 🙂
Would you like a screening in “MUSZLA” – vote in the Civic Budget and restore the cinema in Wola Justowska! Vote for MUSZLA project no. 22, District VII Zwierzyniec
A birthday cake in a reconstructed medieval town, music, dancing and fun, all with the occasion of the birthday for the Wawel Dragon. The one-of-a-kind festival will take place on Sunday, August 14, in Błonia Park in Krakow. The celebration will start at noon and will last until 18.00.
50 years old sculpture!
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the sculpture of the Wawel Dragon by Bolesław Chromy. The 6-meter-high, fire-breathing dragon – the symbol of Krakow – can be seen every day at the foot of the Wawel Castle, it is one of the city’s greatest tourist attractions.
Did you know that he was supposed to be underwater?
According to the original concept, the dragon was to be partially submerged in the waters of the Vistula. However, it was found that the rubbish carried by the river current would settle on the sculpture. That is why, in 1972, it was placed in a block on the Vistula River, near Wawel Hill, next to the current exit from the Dragon’s Den. In the spring of 1973, a fire-breathing gas installation was installed inside the sculpture (by Feliks Prochownik).
New Expo! “Dragon Garden. Bronisław Chromy at Wawel”
On the occasion of the anniversary, the exhibition “Dragon Garden. Bronisław Chromy at Wawel” was opened in Wawel Castle in spring. Sculptures by the artist from Krakow can be seen at Wawel until the end of September this year.
Birthday Picnic 🙂
The highlight of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Wawel Dragon will be a birthday picnic in the reconstructed early medieval settlement, which will be erected on Sunday in Krakow’s Błonia Park. The settlement will be built by the Team of Wisła Wojów “Krak”, the oldest in Krakow and one of the first groups of early medieval reconstruction in Poland.
“Composed of nearly 20 tents, sewn and erected according to the indications of iconographic sources, the town will be populated by teams of warriors, white-headed, craftsmen and musicians – in period costumes, equipped with weapons, tools, instruments and other attributes based on historical ones. There will also be a place for the prince. Krak – on that day he will accept applications, complaints and grievances from his subjects”– announces the magistrate.
What can you find in this settlement?
In the settlement, you will be able to stop at a blacksmith, potter, jeweller, mint maker, weaver and leatherman, and learn about the workshop and secrets of medieval craftsmen. There will also be an opportunity to try your hand at medieval plebeian games, such as spinning, twisted marches, sack races, Slavic wrestling or shoemaker and dragon games, and to compete for prizes. There will also be a skirmish between the dragon armies in the entertainment area.
There is also music!
There will also be music, the folk band “Daj Ognia” will be playing, and before the evening the final concert will be played on the main stage by Percival – a band that was created with a fascination with the history and culture of ancient Slavs and which successfully introduces the modern audience to the musical traditions of the former Slavic region.
For the competitive souls…
There will also be competitions, dance workshops, theatrical performances “The True Story of the Wawel Dragon”, and a dragon procession will pass through the main square of the settlement. And, as befits a birthday, there will be cake and dragon baked goods.
Timing
The dragon’s birthday will last from 12.00 to 18.00.
All children are cordially invited to play together on the occasion of Children’s Day. This year MPK SA is organizing on May 29 (Sunday) from 12.00 to 15.00 at the Nowa Huta tram depot, at ul. Ujastek 12. There will be plenty of attractions for children, including the possibility of driving a real tram on your own.
Children will also be able to:
Visit places where trams are repaired,
Drive a tram through a car wash,
See technical vehicles and historic vehicles that used to run on Krakow streets in the distant past.
MPK SA has planned games, competitions, and games for the youngest. Interesting prizes are waiting for those who will take part in the competitions.
There will also be trips on which historical vehicles will take participants for a ride around the city
MPK will also talk about security. On the premises of the depot, policemen, city guards and MPK traffic inspectors will appear in their official cars. Children will be able to meet them and ask questions about safe movement in Krakow.
When does the event start?
You will be able to get to the depot in Nowa Huta by unique historic trams, which will leave punctually at 10.30 from the Podgórze tram depot, at ul. J. Brożka 3.
MPK invites all children in Krakow to play together, including those who escaped here from the war in Ukraine. On monitors installed in trams and buses, the invitation to the Children’s Day organized by MPK SA will be displayed in Polish and Ukrainian.
The fire of Krakow in 1850 was one of the most tragic events that happened to the city in the 19th century. This is how the event was reported at that time.
Krakow, July 18 (Thursday)
“10:00 pm. We have experienced a terrible day, and we do not foresee the end of our suffering. A terrible fire bursts around us, a terrible glow shines over the entire city, heavy smoke collapses. A sea of fire flooded the streets and the market square. Roofs fall, beams break, collapse. The dead hour struck for the city The fire is spreading more and more, it occupies the streets along the streets, life, estates, and even the existence of the city itself hangs from the wind. if he returns, the rest of the houses will go to dust.
Miserable town! The last defeat has finished you, in your streets and squares there will be only rubble, around which whole families will sit, and with a begging stick, you should search for some unburned rag, undamaged equipment. We have neither the time nor the head at this moment to appreciate all the misfortunes; we wait for the next days with fear, we tremble for the present moment, for the rest of the streets. What to do with a thousand victims, where to hug them? what to feed? We have no loft for our sisters, brothers, and mothers; bare pavement strewn with bare wood and the sky black with fire, this is our only refuge.
At 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the blows from the tower and the alarm in the marketplace announced the fire, although it was said that it had been going on for some time. Soon we saw a terrible fire in the lower mills on Krupnicza Street. The wind was blowing strong, the neighboring houses caught fire immediately, ….. four houses were burned down before the water spray ran up! There was no help. Everything that lay in the direction of the wind burned off; the fire did not know where to extend any further …. people started to come back when it was announced at 1 1/4 that the house of Mrs. Bartynowska on Goiłębia Street and the plantations had started to burn. The fire came out of the attic and soon spread over the entire roof. But a new scream: Wiślana Street is on fire! we run and we see a fire on the roof of the tenement house near the Hare. No water jets! nor a ladder! The academic buildings, the library, the dormitory, and offices were in terrible danger. The academic youth sprang up, ran to the roof, formed a chain of 150 people, and in a superhuman attempt to stop the fire, which had already begun to show up in the library building, was finally stopped.
A new scream: the Wielopolski Palace is on fire, I rush there and from Grodzka Street we can see a fire taking place from the roof. Fire in four places at once …. not a single spray! no help! not even the ladders! Nothing, nothing at all, all put at the mercy of the destructive element. Inhabitants start to get out of their homes, everyone saves what they can … meanwhile, the entire area from the tenement house is lit up by the Hare, and the fire is thrown into Gołębia block, into Bracka Street, into the bishop’s palace.
The plantation fire is progressing, the technician, the university printing house and the Unicki Church are in charge. No way to stop the dreadful clouds of fire …. no one is stopping them! Fire terrible on this side. The Wielopolski Palace is on fire, the entire Bracka Street is on fire, and the Starosty House is taken care of. The fire moves to the Franciscans. Streets filled with fires, choked with heavy waves of smoke, it is impossible to enter the apartments, nor cross the street.
A new shrill cry: Rapp’s tenement house on Carpenter’s Street is on fire, it is throwing fire into the Dominican Republic. The sea of fiery spilled over the rooftops and rages with the wind.
A fire enters the market square; the entire south side takes care of; the wind pushes him into the streets of Grodzka!
At that moment, the fire joined the plantations at Gołębia, Wiślana, and Franciszkańska Streets; for plantations at a small market, Szeroka Street, Ś. Józefa …. everything is on fire.
Four churches are burning at once …… and at the moment there are only naked, black walls, among the flames, which are still emerging here and there, there are cornices and gothic vaults. Suddenly, in the Dominican church, the roof falls on the vault, which still persists. The unburned beams still glow on the walls, and from there, and from there, the sheet metal is dripping from there. All the buildings and the library are burning next to the church. monastery, there are butcher’s shops. At the moment, butchers’ houses behind the plantations are on fire, the wind is blowing him more and more from the entire square between the Dominican plantations until a pillar of fire has tied almost under the old Vistula.
The Franciscan Church is on fire; dry altar trees, pews, cloisters are busy, hissing, crackling! The vault collapses, and the fire rushes into the monastery. from the monastery to the surrounding houses; in the courtyard, there are several dozen families, a few poor monks, and around them, a fiery river spread out with a wreath; the gate inaccessible, the only escape through the wall from the garden.
In Grodzka Street, the raging element spills out from the roof onto the roof, all the way to Śgo Józefa Street. But on the other hand, the inhabitants had already ripped off the roofs, and for a moment halted the terrible progress of destruction.
It was five o’clock, everyone lowered their hands because there was no more help. It was only counted that some buildings covered with tiles would be erected abroad! …. in Grodzka Street, the fire leaned against the passage in front of the court building, the part between Grodzka and Poselska on one side burned down. The house on the corner of Wiślana and Gołębia and the building of the Academy covered with tiles defended Śtej Anny Street and the eastern part of the Market Square. Everything is on fire until now! Unless the scaffolding has already collapsed and the red tongues of fire hiss the windows
Around 7 a.m., a few citizens stopped at the Hotel Dresden, thinking about the remedial measures. It was said that the commanding general himself, who had been on horseback from the very first moment, caught a man with sulfur dioxide in his hand, a wax candle, and a cotton-wrapped packet of gunpowder. At his home, attorney Boguński caught a 10-year-old boy dressed in rags, who was running to the attic. On request, where are you going? I’m going to save, he replied. There is no smoking here, replied the owner of the house, and surprised by the boy’s answer, he took him and found the materials needed to set fire to him. At that moment he took him to the barracks in Walter’s tenement house and handed him over to the military authority with the corpus delicti. Four other seriously suspected arson attacks were also apprehended and taken to the main guardhouse.
This story was scary! and we know that under our feet there is some hellish plot that has sworn the doom of the city. We could not comprehend, we did not want to believe, and yet the fact was told clearly, clearly. At that time, Mr. Maciszewski, whose entire apartment had burned down to the top, made a request to go to JESzef Komisya Gub. and HE Commander and ask them to bring a summary judgment, the Chamber of any caught in the act of arson, was immediately shot. This sentence was heeded and soon citizens: Boguński, Lipiński, Skarzyński, Kremer Karol, Kalinka and others went to HE Head of the Commission and Guber. declaring his wish to him. J. Excellencya replied that he could not announce the summary court, but because they were guilty, he would summon the President of the Tribunal.
An inquisition began with the accused who was apprehended by attorney Boguński … and after At 9 a.m. with the sound of drums, the military headquarters announced from the Central Committee, a decree that ordered candles in the windows to be burned, citizens were called to guard their homes, patrols were sent and it was ordered that whoever dares to resist them or is caught in the act of suspicion, will be immediately judged martial. North. We walked around the fire point again, the wind is stronger, choking smoke is spreading all over the square. The fire in the house of Mrs. Wąsowiczowa and Skotnickie falls deeper. Sikawka worked in the same house for some time, then it stopped.
Where are the other water jets?
Part of Wiślana Street is on fire in the background. The bishop’s palace burned down completely. The naked walls of the Franciscan Church are sticking out! the buildings next to the plantations seem to have survived, at least we have not seen any fire on them at the moment. From Bracka Street, or rather from Gołębia Street to Św. Joseph one sea of fire; we haven’t seen a single hive here again. But from this side the fire was stopped; only the interiors of houses are on fire. Stolarska Street is burning down; also the southern part of a small square; weak rescue! no people to help, no water. – Behind the plantations, the butcher’s houses glisten with still unburned coal.
Wentzl’s house in the market square was twice in terrible danger and twice almost miraculously survived. On one, the other and the third side it was boiling, we only saw a few chimneys sweeps on the roofs, diligently flooding water and tearing off shingles.
The Czech bookshop burned down; we saw books being thrown away, but it was too late. The files of two notaries, Ekielski and Korytowski, were burnt to the ground.
Everything depends on the wind right now – we cannot tell with certainty its direction, but it seems to be blowing in the same direction, only slightly stronger. It is only lucky that the roofs are no longer burning anywhere, the terrible fire glows deep inside the houses. All the walls seem to be cracked.Strong patrols walk the streets; the entire army is under arms; on the streets of the guard. In the plantations, the furniture of the unfortunate victims is folded and rested with the remnants of their property. On the market square, from Baranów to Grodzka Street, sofas, chairs, paintings and other movables are allowed together. Warta guards everywhere.
We hear about a few unhappy ones. who were burned. Among others, the venerable old man Filipowski, unable to get up from his bed, burned himself to coal, as they say. Several children found death. Poor victims, you died in terrible torments! but you did not survive your misfortune.
4 o’clock in the morning. Thank God we think the danger is over. The fire goes out. We are just coming back from the technique and house of Bartynowska. We come back filled with adoration for this noble university youth, because we have witnessed her sacrifice (…)
At 1 1/2 we walked out again for a city overview. The northern part of the market square is burning inside, the fire is renewing in technology, Franciszkany or rather the surrounding building is quiet, but in Grodzka Street between Szeroka and Ś. Joseph, the fire bursts violently from the windows. A water-pipe attached to one of the houses works poorly, the danger was in danger, the neighboring houses. who had miraculously survived so far, could for a moment alleviate the general misfortune. Weak rescue.
On Ś. Józef, among the furniture and scattered cloths, we can see a water spray standing in vain, it cannot be pulled into Grodzka Street, and there is no one to introduce it. In the street, wide Dominican buildings throw out a terrible fire, we did not see a living soul. The night and clouds of smoke, from among which the moon sometimes flickered red, made it impossible to see what was going on inside.
Behind the plantations the lights of the butchers’ fires glistened; no one again! We come back Sienna Street beats two o’clock, followed by the alarm, beating drums, announcing a new fire in the city from the Maryacka Tower. We ask where the water jets run to the Sukiennice. There it is easy; they call a fire in S. Anna Street and it’s quiet there; scream, there is fire in Szpitalna Street. the alarm turned out to be false. We return to the house of Mrs. Wąsowicz. The youth created a line and brought water to the water-pipe, which extinguishes the fire. We saw no danger here, but all the greater with technology. There was a fire in this place again, it is threatening the academy. The danger was terrible. University youth are thrown in this direction, pp Majer, Kuczyński and Pol are in charge of the defense. Two water jets were brought in, a double row was created. Then, with extraordinary effort, the ladder was brought down, professor Krupiński climbed on it and threw a huge beam onto the ground, which might burn for a long time. Seeing that with technology the danger decreases, especially since Mr. Majer has manned the roof of the university with people, they run at the end of the Gołembia block from Rudawa, bring water, pull a water-pipe and flood the fire in Mrs. Bartynowska’s house, which he recovered.
The day begins to dawn, the people from the market square, calmness returns to the minds.
6 o’clock in the morning. We walked around the horrible theater of misfortune once more. Heavy smoke is rising from several houses, here and there a beam, a balcony, or a window frame is burning. The walls and chimneys are naked, black, and tanned as crosses over the graves of the former exystentia. Owners of burnt houses come out to the streets, wanting to find out that they still have a lot of bricks from their former estates. (…) In one part of the city, where the shop stood near the shop, the warehouse near the warehouse, only the skeletons of houses and streets remained. It is a terrible sight.
Stolarska Street is burning down; from the Dominican building opposite the church, puffs of fire are piling up against the eye. Sikawka at the end of his mission wants to save a few unburned rain and ceilings. The city is covered with a mourning smoke with heavy smoke.
Only two houses remained from the northern part of the square; from Wiślana street, a stretch from Ś. Anna and Rynek, from Gołębia Street the academic building (all the more Technics) and a corner house, from Bracka Street, part of the house of Fr. Jabłonowskiego, from Grodzka Street up to Śgo Józefa, three or four houses from Poselska Street; nothing from Stolarska Street. This is the most general picture of desolation. And who can count the unsettled losses, who can adequately assess this blow, from which Krakow may never recover?
The house and the Soviet trade of Szukiewicz completely burned down; Fiedlein’s bookstore, as we hear, survived, although it is located in a house (serving as barracks) where a fire broke out very early. The fire was nowhere as fierce as on Stolarska Street. There, among others, the house of Mr. Morsztyn burnt down, along with an expensive library and a rare collection of numismatic items.
At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, when the worst fire was occupying the northern part of the Market Square on the west side and in connection with Stolarska Street it was threatening the nearest houses at the Church of the Virgin Mary standing, priest Złowodzki left the church with Sanctissimum in his hand and immediately surrounded by a mass of people. he stood on the corner of Sienna street and, falling on his knees, began to sing: We take refuge in Your protection, Lord! It was an indescribable sight. There the inhabitants breaking out from among the flames. what else could be saved; then the army is fully armed; here the people are beseeching the God of substitutes and begging mercy over the rest of the poor city!
The inhabitants of the city are accompanied by a resignation that is difficult to explain, perhaps with the immeasurable enormity of misfortune. It is necessary to confess that rescue is not organized anymore, but also infirm, or rather none. No water jets (as far as we know, there were only four), no carts, barrels, watering cans, no everything that belongs to the fire brigade)
We do not go into the reasons, we describe the fact. In a word, the fate of our city hangs from the direction of the town hall flag. Quietness and indescribable consternation.
In tomorrow’s issue we will try to complete this inaccurate picture written under the impression and at the moment of the drama taking place. For now, only a few remarks that we need to press against the pen.
We have heard that the local authorities are already devising measures to alleviate the fate of the unfortunate victims, if possible. For this purpose, many citizens were summoned to the deliberations. The government in this matter will have to the aid of every honest man, every inhabitant who came out of this terrible flood happily.
Here we want to give you one piece of advice. When, after the Hamburg fire, a large part of the inhabitants found themselves without an attic, wooden huts were built immediately where they could accommodate those who had not found shelter elsewhere (…)
PS. 9 o’clock in the morning. The wind is stronger and the market is blowing strongly. As long as the fire is not completely put out, there is a danger that the smoldering embers may ignite the fire. (…)11 a.m. At the moment, all efforts are aimed at the house of Mączyńska, opposite the guardhouse, in order to prevent the fire from spreading further along the eastern part of the market square. There is more energy and bounce in defense. A water-pipe in constant motion and several lines of people giving water. We saw soldiers on the neighboring roof, and now the entire company has been commanded to rescue.
The gendarmes were sent around the peasants to help us, we have already seen a dozen arriving. There is already free circulation on Stolarska, Szeroka and Franciszkańska Streets. It is still smoldering everywhere but the flame is nowhere.
We saw 5 people burned in the gruel shop next to the Church of St. Mary; the corpses of these unfortunate ones bear traces of the most horrible sufferings.
We now learn that the Sand Rock Castle was burnt down by yesterday’s fire. “
Source: dziennik “CZAS” Nr 163 Kraków 19 Lipca – Piątek. Rok 1850
No more discounted fares for those traveling without tickets. The city wants to recover PLN 41 million by entering free riders into the debtors’ register.
The Public Transport Authority in Krakow is waiting for PLN 41 million of unpaid fines and, since March, has been entering people who do not validate tickets in the BIG InfoMonitor Register of Debtors. Currently, there are almost 100,000 in areas across the country due to unpaid fines. Poles, their debts amount to PLN 141 million. Krakow followed the example of Warsaw, which thanks to the 61,000 PLN, in 2 months we managed to recover over 600 thousand PLN – even before publishing the cases in the debtor’s database.
It is getting harder and harder to remain an unpunished free rider. With a view to reporting people who do not buy tickets and then do not pay the penalty fee, other cities sign an agreement with the BIG InfoMonitor register of debtors. They have already done so Warsaw, Łódź, Rzeszów, Lublin, Białystok, Płock, Radom, Gdańsk, Olsztyn, Częstochowa, Katowice and other cities of the Upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis, and from March also Krakow joined.
– Thanks to the requests for payment sent in December to the capital free riders, ZTM Warszawa has already recovered 633 thousand. PLN receivables even before the case is made public in the register. After being added to the list of debtors, the impact of the register increases even more. Debtors wishing to obtain financing, installment purchases or signing a subscription agreement usually strive to delete the entry and contact the creditor – says Łukasz Rączkowski, BIG InfoMonitor expert.
Transport is more expensive and savings on the ticket are tempting
The pandemic has reduced the number of passengers, and rising fuel prices and wages have hit urban transport companies hard. In Krakow, where in 2019 ticket revenues covered 53 percent. of the total costs of functioning of public transport, in 2020 it was only 38 percent. In 2021, it improved a bit, tickets were financed by 41%. ZTP costs.
– But it’s still far from expected. The situation is difficult, but we do not want to completely pass the cost increase only to passengers who buy tickets, hence the decision to report people who want to travel for free to the register of debtors. We hope that the information on this subject will act preventively and will translate into a decrease in the number of free riders in our buses and trams – says Magdalena Musiał, Deputy Director for Organization and Supervision of the Public Transport Authority in Krakow.
The problem of free-riding, whether by public transport or rail, and then avoiding paying penalties on this account is quite big in Poland. According to the data of the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register, over 99,000 For free riders from all over the country, almost PLN 141 million has to be repaid for free-riding. In financially difficult times, there may be more debtors, because, as Poles declare, when there are problems with money and there is a shortage of life, the first thought is to postpone the settlement of cable TV subscriptions, then the telephone and internet bills, and third place for possible fees related to the purchase of tickets for journeys. This idea is shared by 23 percent. respondents. And this shows that traveling without a ticket in the minds of people using passenger transport services is one of the ways to save money.
Ticket to register
However, the savings may turn out to be questionable. For example, in Krakow, the basic additional fare for traveling without a valid ticket is PLN 240, and in the case of reduced fare, the penalty fee is PLN 160. If the free rider does not pay the penalty within 30 days from the designated deadline, the carrier may enter it in the register of debtors kept by BIG. The condition is the arrears of min. PLN 200 and sending a request for payment with information about the planned entry on the list of BIG debtors.
– We intend to report to the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register people who will not pay fees for the lack of a public transport ticket. Annually, it may be about 30 thousand. receivables. At the end of January, we had to enforce over 133,000. additional fees worth nearly PLN 41 million. The record holder has over 55.4 thousand to be repaid. PLN – says Magdalena Musiał.
Practice shows that some people pay off arrears already when they learn that they can be entered in the register, others ignore their presence in the register until it begins to disturb them, for example, in taking out a loan, purchasing a telecommunications subscription or signing a cable TV contract.
– The mere announcement that information about the debt will be added to the register causes some to pay off the liability immediately after receiving the summons. They do not want to be entered, because such information, which is almost publicly available, reduces the payer’s credibility and may take away the opportunity for credits, loans or purchases. Before establishing cooperation, banks, loan companies, telecommunications service providers and contractors verify a potential client in BIG, both consumers and companies. In addition, data on debts appearing in BIG InfoMonitor also appear on most BIK reports downloaded by banks when verifying the customer’s credit history – explains Łukasz Rączkowski.
Cities are mobilizing, and so are debtors
According to the data collected in the BIG InfoMonitor Register of Debtors, in January this year the number of debtors-free riders exceeded 99,000, together they have almost PLN 141 million in arrears to be repaid. Compared to last year, almost 44.5 thousand were lost. free riders, and the arrears decreased by almost PLN 53 million. There were several reasons. Pandemic, remote work, remote learning, fewer opportunities for spending and COVID-19-related financial concerns made passenger transport less used, but many people who had all sorts of arrears used the time of the coronavirus to put their financial situation in order and “opted out” of the debtors’ register paying off debts. From the time of the pandemic to the end of January this year. the number of debtors in BIG InfoMonitor decreased by 112 thousand. to 2.13 million people, and the sum of arrears by over PLN 3.5 billion to 39,
– The aim of the cooperation between the Public Transport Authority in Krakow and the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register is to motivate passengers to travel honestly, so that others do not lose on the so-called “free riders”. The more people buy tickets, the higher the share of ticket revenues in financing public transport and the chance of avoiding fare increases. The more so because the transport offer has been made more attractive, and the operating costs of ZTP have increased – says Magdalena Musiał. – We also hope that cooperation with BIG will allow us to collect amounts due from dishonest passengers. People who end up in the debtors’ register will sooner or later stumble over this arrears on their way to a loan or subscription contract with a telecommunications company and will have to choose to pay off the arrears and implement plans, or give them up – he adds.
Most stowaways in Mazovia
Currently, the largest number of free riders in the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register comes from Mazovia. At the end of January, their number amounted to almost 20,000, and the total debt exceeded PLN 34.5 million. Next in line is Silesia and the province. Lodzkie. The inhabitants of Podkarpacie and Podlasie have the lowest arrears. At the same time, Podlasie has the highest average arrears per person – PLN 1,947, which would indicate that those who travel without a ticket do it often.
The sweetest holiday of the year is coming soon. Fat Thursday is the last Thursday before Lent.
When is Fat Thursday (Tłustyczwartek) 2022?
This year, this sweet Polish holiday falls on February 24. According to tradition, it is exactly 6 days before Ash Wednesday – March 2. Fat Thursday always falls 52 days before Easter. And on that day, no one will tell us that we eat too much.
Where does this tradition come from?
The genesis of Fat Thursday goes back to paganism. The Romans celebrated the so-called fat day. It was believed then that winter was over and it was time to welcome spring. They feasted by drinking wine and eating fatty things, including “donuts”, which were then made of bread dough and stuffed with bacon – If you ask me, I want a piece of that!
Around the 16th century, the custom of eating donuts in a sweet version appeared in Poland. They had a peanut or an almond inside, and whoever found them was to be successful and prosperous in the coming year.
Superstitions and superstitions associated with Fat Thursday (Tłustyczwartek)
An old Polish superstition warns that whoever does not consume donuts on that day will have bad luck hanging over it until the end of December. The round donut symbolizes the whole year, so eating it is supposed to bring prosperity and happiness. I say don’t settle on just one – eat all the happiness you can find! 🙂
According to the tradition, on this day we should eat butter, cream, cheese or meat. It is food that symbolizes abundance.
The so-called “pomyjka” was also a popular Greater Poland custom. It was believed that serving at the table and cooking on a Fat Thursday provided prosperity and prosperity as well as good health. Therefore, on Fat Thursday, they all served each other and helped the lady of the house prepare dinner.
I dunno about you, but I’ll get my fair share of donuts 😉 Hope I can get some with rose jam!
The best film soundtracks and musical series themes return together with the Film Music Festival in Krakow to the city’s VOD platform. The main part of this year’s edition was exceptionally held in Park Jordana. All the concerts have been recorded and from the beginning of December, new materials are available for free on Play Kraków every Monday.
Special memories are something that will remain forever after each festival concert. Now you don’t have to wait for the next edition of the festival to feel this wonderful atmosphere again or for the first time. The FMF gala was divided into three parts, each of them is on the Krakow VOD platform.
Mesmerizing music from the series “The Crown”, “Wiedźmin” (“The Witcher”), “Wataha”, “House of Paper”, “Black Mirror” or “Queen’s Gambit” and the world premiere of music from the last season of “Vikings” performed by Krakow artists can already be heard in every house. This is not the end of the attractions, because a musical journey to Aga Baga’s planet awaits the youngest. Joyful sounds will also make the slightly older ones dance.
At the end of the month, we will hear music from the concert “The Best of John Barry” with memorable songs from the films “Dancing with Wolves”, “Immoral Proposition” or “Farewell to Africa” as well as music to films about the adventures of James Bond. Again we will hear songs from “Greetings from Russia”, “In the secret service of Her Majesty”, as well as songs from “Diamonds are Eternal” with a solo performance of the winner of the third edition of the program “The Voice Kids” Marcin Maciejczak and “Live only twice” with our representative Sara James at Eurovision Junior 2021. The online premiere of this part of the festival will appear on Play Kraków on Monday, December 27.
There is great news for all fans of the Netflix series “The Witcher”. The composers of the soundtrack for the series, being very impressed with the premiere performance of the suite from The Witcher during the FMF, have just published a song recorded in cooperation with the Pro Musica Mundi choir from Krakow. Music is available on all streaming channels on the Internet.
200 works, mostly art, but also projects and products of artistic craftsmanship, personal mementos, manuscripts and photographs – Wyspiański’s legacy can finally be seen in the museum dedicated to the artist. The new branch of the National Museum in Krakow was established in the building of the former granary at Plac Sikorskiego 6. – This is a unique moment to see Wyspiański in an intimate, personal, and intimate way, says Andrzej Szczerski – “We can see up close how the most famous projects were created, how the artist created graphic and design works. We will also see Wyspiański here – the artist of the interior”.
A museum dedicated to Wyspiański
For years, the museum announced in Krakow, which is to be created with Wyspiański in mind, is still a foggy future, the priority of the NMK in the coming years is the renovation of the Main Building. For now, the works of the author of “Wesele” will be presented at 6 Sikorskiego Square. On 3 levels of the Wyspiański Museum, which was established there, there are 200 works by the artist.
We put Wyspiański in a building whose rooms are smaller than large museum rooms, thanks to which we bring out other values of his work, which can be seen especially in the spaces devoted to his graphic works or portraits, images of Krakow, where we can see that Wyspiański looks great in intimate interiors. It is a model of a museum-artist’s house, where we are closer to the artist than in large gallery spaces.
Prof. Andrzej Szczerski, director of the National Museum in Krakow
Wyspiański‘s collection open to the wide public to enjoy!
Wyspiański’s library and his graphic works are displayed in the basement. There is also a multimedia stand where you will be able to see the cataloged entire Wyspiański collection owned by the National Museum in Krakow. In the next room, you will find the theatrical costumes of Wyspiański’s project from the NMK collection, you can also see fragments of famous theater and film productions of his plays – this part of the underground focuses on Wyspiański’s theatrical work.
Self-portraits, images of the closest family and friends, views of the studio, landscapes spreading from the studio’s windows are presented on the ground floor of the building.
Religion and nature-focused works take the main stage!
The main part of the exhibition is the first floor, where the 3 most important themes in Wyspiański’s work are presented: religion and nature-focused on works from the Franciscan church, antiquities related to the works for the Medical Society, and Wawel and history organized around Wawel projects and national symbolism.
An important element of the whole is the courtyard, where theatrical performances or recitations of Wyspiański’s works will be presented in the future, as well as works of contemporary art inspired by Wyspiański.
You will have to come back to this place, because the exhibition will change every year – for conservation reasons, we cannot show all of Wyspiański’s works all the time. Each year we will present around two hundred works. The first change will take place in 2023.
Prof. Andrzej Szczerski, director of the National Museum in Krakow
The largest paintings made in the oil technique, which are more resistant to light, or those that will be partially covered during the exhibition, in accordance with the conservation requirements, will be permanently exhibited.
I don’t know about you, but I love Wyspiański’s work and definitely, this museum is on my list 😉
Until the end of the year, the Road Authority of the City of Krakow will conduct a test increase in the speed of trams in the tunnel under the Main Railway Station. They will check how increasing the speed on straight lines (up to 50 km / h) will affect comfort, track safety and wear. In curves, the speed remained unchanged (30 and 40 km / h).
What will it do for passengers in the future? Will we get faster, for example, from the Mogilskie roundabout to Krowodrza Górki and further to Górka Narodowa?
Officials from ZDMK ensure that they will investigate how it will realistically affect the travel time. – We meet the conclusions of public transport enthusiasts, taking advantage of the fact that in the pandemic we have renovated the tunnel – says Michał Pyclik, spokesman for ZDMK.
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