StainlessSteelCynic
07-03-2013, 09:44 PM
Found this little snippet over at Atlas Obscura (about the 7th picture down from the top) about a former quarry in Podgórze in Krakow.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/one-line-adventures-july-3
Upon following this up there was a bit more background info at the Wiki page
"Towards the end of the Austrian rule, in 1915 the size of Podgórze reached 1⁄5 of the size of Kraków. Since the return of Poland's independence, it remained integrated into the city. It includes the historic part of Podgórze with the triangular market square and impressive St. Joseph Church as well as the green hills of Krzemionki with the World War II quarry called Liban. It also includes the site of the Nazi Kraków Ghetto and a factory of Oscar Schindler who saved nearly 1,200 Jews from the camps, as well as the old villages (now suburbs) of Płaszów, Rybitwy and Przewóz."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podg%C3%B3rze
I was idly pondering about the potential for hidden tunnels that may have been used by the ghetto inhabitants that may be rediscovered by any PCs looking around Podgórze as well as the potential uses of the quarry (considering it is filled with trees and ponds but could still be mined for stone... or have tunnels dug).
It's also right next door to Kopiec Krakusa, a large mound used as a lookout that's linked to the legendary founder of Krakow.
As I recall from the Krakow module, much of Podgórze was devastated and I think that was by a small nuke?
This page shows the exact location of the quarry and clicking on the map will load a new page/tab with the Google Maps section for the quarry.
https://plus.google.com/101167496228078640391/about?gl=au&hl=en#101167496228078640391/about?gl=au&hl=en
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/one-line-adventures-july-3
Upon following this up there was a bit more background info at the Wiki page
"Towards the end of the Austrian rule, in 1915 the size of Podgórze reached 1⁄5 of the size of Kraków. Since the return of Poland's independence, it remained integrated into the city. It includes the historic part of Podgórze with the triangular market square and impressive St. Joseph Church as well as the green hills of Krzemionki with the World War II quarry called Liban. It also includes the site of the Nazi Kraków Ghetto and a factory of Oscar Schindler who saved nearly 1,200 Jews from the camps, as well as the old villages (now suburbs) of Płaszów, Rybitwy and Przewóz."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podg%C3%B3rze
I was idly pondering about the potential for hidden tunnels that may have been used by the ghetto inhabitants that may be rediscovered by any PCs looking around Podgórze as well as the potential uses of the quarry (considering it is filled with trees and ponds but could still be mined for stone... or have tunnels dug).
It's also right next door to Kopiec Krakusa, a large mound used as a lookout that's linked to the legendary founder of Krakow.
As I recall from the Krakow module, much of Podgórze was devastated and I think that was by a small nuke?
This page shows the exact location of the quarry and clicking on the map will load a new page/tab with the Google Maps section for the quarry.
https://plus.google.com/101167496228078640391/about?gl=au&hl=en#101167496228078640391/about?gl=au&hl=en