Rzeszow
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Rzeszów ([['ʒεʃuv]][Media help?]·[i]) 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 Voivodship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszow Voivodship (1945-1998). In 2004, Rzeszów hosted the Central European Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI).
Location
Rzeszow is located on both sides of the Wislok river. It is located in the heartland of the Sandomierska valley. Rzeszow is also the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodship, and site of the Rzeszów County.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, Rzeszow 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 Przemysl.Development of Rzeszów started when in 1937 military industry was located in the city: Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze, producing aircraft engines, and a cannon factory by Hipolit Cegielski.
In 1944 Rzeszów became the capital of voivodship 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.
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]
- * Branches in Dębica, Krosno and Nisko
- Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania
- Wyższa Szkoła Administracji i Zarządzania in Przemyśl, branch in Rzeszów (established in 1995) [website]
Transport
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.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).Buses
Rzeszów is a gateway to Bieszczady mountains, many buses heading for Sanok.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.Culture
Theaters
- Theatre of Wanda Siemaszkowa (est. 1944)
- Theatre Maska
Museums
- Etnographic Museum
- Museum of the City of Rzeszów
- Diocesan Museum
Economy
Industry
- Valeant Rzeszow (formerly Polfa Rzeszów) - pharmacy
- Pratt & Whitney - plane engines
- Zelmer - household equipment
- Asseco Poland SA (earlier Comp Rzeszów S.A) - computer software
- Novartis Rzeszow - food for children
- Sanofi Synthelabo
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)
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).
Media
Radio
- Radio Rzeszów
- Radio Eska Rzeszów
- Akademickie Radio Centrum
- Katolickie Radio Via
- Radio RES
Press
- Dzień Rzeszowa
- Gazeta Codzienna NOWINY
- Super Nowości
Television
- Polish Television (TVP) branch in Rzeszow
- Rzeszow's cable television
- Local television Vectra (old DAMI)
- Municipal television Rzeszow
Sister Cities
External links
| Voivodeships of Poland |
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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 | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Toruń | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn | |
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