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Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Wadowice is a small town in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland. It's best known as the 1920 birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, Pope John Paul II. Wadowice and the nearby monastery at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska have become pilgrimage sites, easily reached on a day-trip from Kraków.
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Muzeum Dom Rodzinny Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II w Wadowicach
Now a museum.
This is the church where Karol Wojtyła was baptized.
Muzeum Miejskie WCK im. M. Wadowity
Poland's largest amusement park with area of 35 hectares and one of the Europe most searched attractions acc. to google search. Its four zones provide rollercoasters, water rides and carousels, as well as a water park - with different levels of "extremity".
It is easily accessible from Kraków and Katowice by car, bus or train. The Wadowice Railway Station is located on walking distance from the most important sights.
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