Rynek
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Rynek may refer to the following places:
  • Rynek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
    Rynek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
    Rynek is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Szczucin, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Szczucin, north-east of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, and east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...

     (south Poland)
  • Rynek, Masovian Voivodeship
    Rynek, Masovian Voivodeship
    Rynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wąsewo, within Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wąsewo, north-west of Ostrów Mazowiecka, and north-east of Warsaw....

     (east-central Poland)
  • Rynek, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
    Rynek, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
    Rynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grębów, within Tarnobrzeg County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland....

     (south-east Poland)
  • Rynek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
    Rynek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
    Rynek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grodziczno, within Nowe Miasto County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Grodziczno, south-east of Nowe Miasto Lubawskie, and south-west of the regional capital Olsztyn.-References:...

     (north Poland)


Rynek is also the name used in Polish to refer to a market place or market square. Most Polish towns and cities have at least one Rynek and Ryneks in cities like Krakow
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 and Wroclaw
Wroclaw
Wrocław , situated on the River Oder , is the main city of southwestern Poland.Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia and is today the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, but since 1945...

have very famous and well-visited Ryneks.
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