Rzeszów
Population: 165 500 habitants
Area: 117.71 km²
Country: Poland
Region: Subcarpathian voivodship
President: Tadeusz Ferenc
Location:
Rzeszów is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 164,000 (2005), granted a town charter in 1354, the capital and largest city of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszów Voivodship (1945-1998).
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.
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 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 modernize it.
Tourism:
200-thousand inhabitants, occupying area of 116.32 km sq Spread on both sides of Wisłok, on the border of the Sandomierz Basin and the Carpathian foothills, at the crossroads of major European transport routes road, rail and air. To the borders with Ukraine and Slovakia is about 90 km away and the International Airport Rzeszow-Whiteley has connections with many countries. The city is the largest center for industrial, retail and service, academic and cultural center in South-East Poland. The innovation capital, the seat of cluster aerospace, information technology and plastics.
Rzeszów is friendly to tourists. In addition to a well-prepared base catering and hospitality, the city took care of attractive leisure activities - cycling, tennis, bowling, golf. Numerous cultural and sporting events in the Market or sports hall on Podpromiu attract lovers of fun.