Elżbieta Bilska-Wodecka

Dr. hab. Elżbieta Bilska-Wodecka is a Professor at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, affiliated with the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management. Her expertise spans Religious Geography, Cultural Geography, and Socio-Economic Geography, with a focus on pilgrimage migrations, Calvary religious centers, and church-state relations. She coordinates courses such as Geography of Culture and Religion, Geography of Religions in Poland, and Pilgrimages and Religious Tourism in Poland.

Research Interests

• Geography of religion (environment-man-religion relations)
• Typology and origins of Calvary religious centers
• Global distribution of religions
• Church-state relations
• Socio-economic geography
• Social challenges within EU countries

Teaching Responsibilities

• Lectures and seminars on religious and cultural geography (2024/2025 and 2025/2026)
• Master’s thesis workshops and field exercises in socio-economic geography
• Course codes include WG.IG-2027-D, WG.IG-5714-D, and WG.IG-E-GP-104