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Population: Poland is shrinking
7 January 2011PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Travel: Krakow and Warsaw, sibling rivals
2 November 201050 Dziennik Gazeta Prawna Warsaw -
Cities: Artists – the vanguard of gentrification
16 July 20104112 Die Zeit Hamburg
The eternal rivalry between Poland’s former and the current capitals has lead to intense competition in the field of tourism. It is a hard-fought battle in which visitors to the two cities will be the main winners.
In virtually every major European city, long-established locals and artists are fighting against the gentrification of their neighbourhoods. But the arty types are falling out of favour, observes the author Tanja Dückers. No longer hailed as the rebellious vanguard, they are actually bent on joining the establishment.