Metropolia Krakowska) is a peculiar functional region including a big city - Kraków and neighbouring complex of settling units, connected with the metropolis by different interactive relations.

Area including the city of Kraków and neighbouring powiats.

This puts Kraków in 95th place among cities in European Union.

[2] The Małopolskie Voivodship Spatial Development Plan admitted by the resolution No.

XV/174/03 of the Małopolskie Voivodship Regional Council, dated 22 December 2003, determined the extent of the metropolitan area, consisting of:[3]