battle, medieval

Sack of Kraków

Name: Sack of Kraków
Location: Kraków, Poland

Sack of Kraków was a battle fought in 1241 at Kraków, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kraków. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Poland, which ran from 1240 to 1241. The recorded result: Capture and destruction of most of the city.

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Fought1241

WhereKraków, Poland50.061N, 19.937E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCapture and destruction of most of the city

BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstKingdom of Poland

Part ofMongol invasion of Poland1240 to 1241

Where it sits in the Mongol invasion of Poland

7 placed engagements of the Mongol invasion of Poland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1241 (year precision)
Place	Kraków, Poland 50.061N, 19.937E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Klement of Ruszcza

Placed at Kraków; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Kraków 1655, same recorded site
Siege of Kraków 1657, same recorded site
Siege of Kraków 1587, same recorded site
Battle of Kraków (1914) 1914, 0.1 km E
second battle of Krakow 1914, 0.1 km E

In the same war

After: Battle of Tursko 1241
All 7 engagements of Mongol invasion of Poland

Elsewhere in 1241

Sack of Kraków is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16858647, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sack of Kraków (1241), revision 1370729586, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.