Rzeszów
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Rzeszów (['ʐεʂuf] ) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 164 000 (2005), granted a town charter in 1354, the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszów Voivodeship (1945-1998). In 2004, Rzeszów hosted the Central European Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI).
| Rzeszów | |
| Image:Rzeszow flag.svg | Image:POL Rzeszów COA.svg |
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| Municipal government | Rada miasta Rzeszowa |
| Mayor | Tadeusz Ferenc |
| Area | 84.54 km² |
| Population - city - urban - density | 168 220 420 000 2409/km² |
| Founded | 1354 |
| City rights | 1354 |
| Latitude Longitude | 50°03' N 21°59'54" E |
| Area code | +48 17 |
| Car plates | RZ 00001 to RZ 99999 |
| Twin towns | Bielefeld, Buffalo, Ivano-Frankivsk, Klagenfurt, Košice, Lamia, Lviv, Lutsk, Nyíregyháza |
| Municipal Website | |
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[edit] Location
Rzeszów is located on both sides of the Wisłok river. It is located in the heartland of the Sandomierska valley. Rzeszów is also the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, and site of the Rzeszów County.
[edit] History
Rzeszów was founded in 1354 by king Casimir III of Poland. For a long time it was just a domain of the noble family of Lubomirski, one of the most important in Poland. Besides having a famous annual market, Rzeszów remained only another city on the trade route to Hungary. In 1658 Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski established the Piarist school, the second secondary school in Poland. During the XIX century Rzeszów began to lose significance in favour of Przemyśl.
Development of Rzeszów started when in 1937 military industry was located in the city: Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze, producing aircraft engines, and a cannon factory — a branch of Hipolit Cegielski factory.
In 1944 Rzeszów became the capital of voivodeship and the most important city in southeastern Poland. Many factories were built in the next 30 years. Nowadays, Rzeszów is continuously growing in population, new villages join the city and a lot of work is done to modernise it.
[edit] Education
Rzeszów is the largest academic centre in south-eastern Poland. Several high schools and universities can be found there:
- University of Rzeszów (established in 2001)
- Rzeszów University of Technology (formed from The Higher Engineering School in 1974) website
- University of Information Technology and Management (established in 1996) website
- Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania
- Wyższa Szkoła Administracji i Zarządzania in Przemyśl, branch in Rzeszów (established in 1995) website
[edit] Transport
[edit] Transit
Rzeszów is located on international route number 4, connecting Germany and Ukraine. Traffic is therefore high, but as the city has a ring road through its southern disticts, transit does not have to pass through the city centre.
[edit] Airport
Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport (Port Lotniczy Rzeszów-Jasionka) is located in the village of Jasionka north of the city. Scheduled passenger services include flights to: Warsaw (WAW) and London (Stansted).
[edit] Buses
Rzeszów is a gateway to Bieszczady mountains, many buses heading for Sanok.
[edit] Railway
Rzeszów is a step on the main railway from Silesia to the Polish eastern border and further on to Ukraine. Its big railway station was established in the XIX. century. There is also a unique, non-electrified railway to Jaslo.
[edit] Culture
[edit] Theaters
- Theatre of Wanda Siemaszkowa (est. 1944)
- Theatre Maska
[edit] Museums
- Etnographic Museum
- Museum of the City of Rzeszów
- Diocesan Museum
[edit] Economy
[edit] Industry
- Valeant Rzeszów (formerly Polfa Rzeszów) - pharmacy
- Pratt & Whitney - plane engines
- Zelmer - household equipment
- Asseco Poland SA (earlier Comp Rzeszów S.A) - computer software
- Novartis Rzeszów - food for children
- Sanofi Synthelabo
[edit] Tourist attractions
- palace of Lubomirski family from XVIII cent.
- main square
- town hall, established in 1591
- synagogues: "Small" (XVII cent.), "Big" (XVIII cent., restored 1954-63)
[edit] Sports
- Stal Rzeszów - men's football team (Polish Cup winner 1975)
- Resovia Rzeszów - men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS: Seria B in 2003/2004, Seria A in 2004/2005 season).
[edit] Media
[edit] Radio
- Radio Rzeszów
- Radio Eska Rzeszów
- Akademickie Radio Centrum
- Katolickie Radio Via
- Radio RES
[edit] Press
- Gazeta Codzienna NOWINY
- Super Nowości
[edit] Television
- Polish Television (TVP) branch in Rzeszów
- Rzeszów's cable television
- Local television Vectra (old DAMI)
- Municipal television Rzeszów
[edit] Sister Cities
- Image:Flag of the United States.svg Buffalo, New York, United States
- Image:Flag of Slovakia.svg Košice, Slovakia
- Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Nyíregyháza, Hungary
- Image:Flag of Germany.svg Bielefeld, Germany
- Image:Flag of Austria.svg Klagenfurt, Austria
- Image:Flag of Greece.svg Lamia, Greece
- Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Lviv, Ukraine
[edit] External links
- Rzeszów City Department
- Welcome to Rzeszów!
- Gallery of Rzeszów
- Rzeszów Ghetto
- Rzeszów - a printable PDF guide
| Voivodeships of Poland | Image:Flag of Poland.svg |
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| Greater Poland | Kuyavia-Pomerania | Lesser Poland | Lower Silesia | Lublin | Lubusz | Łódź | Masovia | Opole | Podlachia | Pomerania | Silesia | Subcarpathia | Świętokrzyskie | Warmia and Masuria | West Pomerania | |
| Principal cities: Warsaw | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław | Poznań | Gdańsk | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok | Częstochowa | Gdynia | Toruń | Olsztyn | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Opole | Gorzów Wielkopolski | |
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