Na zapleczu gospodarczym Wielkiego Krakowa. Ludność żydowska na Półwsiu Zwierzynieckim na tle dziejów gminy
In the Economic Hinterland of Greater Krakow. The Jewish Population in Półwsie Zwierzynieckie against the Background of the History of the Commune

Summary/Abstract: Półwsie Zwierzynieckie is currently an area included in district VII of Krakow - Zwierzyniec. In the second half of the 19th century, it was an independent commune located in the immediate vicinity of the city between the Rudawa and Vistula rivers. Despite the existing obstacles, such as the military construction prohibition zone, the incoming population purchased land here and built small houses and workshops. As a result of the administrative reform, this area became part of the so-called Greater Krakow. The Jewish population willingly settled in this area: merchants, innkeepers, butchers and vinegar distillers were especially active. Some of them gained recognition in the commune and were elected to the commune authorities. The article points to the practice of Jews moving from the Kazimierz district to the outskirts and city suburbs, which offered better social, living and economic conditions than the old districts of the city.

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