Rzeszów
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
| County | city county | ||
| Town rights | 1354 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Tadeusz Ferenc | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 91.54 km² (35.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - City | 170,722 | ||
| - Density | 1,865/km² (4,830.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 740,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 35-000 to 35-900 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 17 | ||
| Car plates | RZ | ||
| Website: http://www.erzeszow.pl/ | |||
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Rzeszów [ˈʐɛʂuf] (
listen) (Ukrainian: Ряшiв, German: Reichshof, Latin: Resovia, Yiddish: ריישע-Reisha) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 170,722 (2008), granted a town charter in 1354, the capital and largest city of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszów Voivodeship (1945-1998).
Rzeszow is served by an international airport, is a member of Eurocities, and is home to a number of large universities, company headquarters, and foreign consulates.
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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.
In 2004, Rzeszów hosted the Central European Olympiad in Informatics (CEOI).
[edit] Education
Universities:
- Rzeszów University (established in 2001 from a number of smaller schools)
- 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
Notable High Schools:
[edit] Transport
[edit] Transit
Rzeszów is located on European route E40, connecting Germany and Ukraine. Traffic is therefore high, but as the city has a ring road through its southern districts, transit does not have to pass through the city centre.
In recent years, communication has been improved by modernisation of the roads within the city. SCATS traffic system has been implemented.
Highway A4 is planned to be built as a beltway of the city, running through the northern districts of Rzeszów.
[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), Dublin, London (Stansted), Bristol, UK, Birmingham, UK, New York (JFK Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport).
[edit] Buses
The city operates 49 bus lines including night and airport buses. Rzeszów is also a gateway to Bieszczady mountains, many buses heading for Sanok.
[edit] Railway
Rzeszów is a stop on the main railway from Silesia to the Polish eastern border and further on to Ukraine. Its main 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] Other
- Philharmonic Hall of Artur Malawski
[edit] Economy
[edit] Industry
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) Rzeszów (formerly ICN Polfa Rzeszów)
- United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) Pratt & Whitney division - Aerospace engineering including one of world's two F-16 engine manufacturers
- Zelmer SA - household equipment
- Asseco Poland SA (earlier Comp Rzeszów S.A) - computer software
- Novartis International AG (NYSE:NVS) Rzeszów - Gerber Products Company food production facilities
- Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:SNY)
At Rzeszow substation the only 750 kV powerline in Poland, coming from Khelmitiskaja in Ukraine ends.
[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)
- Lancut palace
- Podziemia, underground tunnel.
[edit] Sports
- Resovia Rzeszów - the oldest team in Poland (1905 or 1904) men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS: Seria B in 2003/2004, Seria A in 2004/2005 season).
- Stal Rzeszów - men's football team (Polish Cup winner 1975)
- Marma Rzeszow - motorcycle speedway Ekstraliga team
[edit] Notable People
As the largest city of the region Rzeszów has a diverse set of notable people associated with it. Singer Justyna Steczkowska, general Józef Zając, and leading theater director Jerzy Grotowski, among others, were born in the city. Polish prime minister and commander-in-chief general Władysław Sikorski studied there while the pioneer of the oil industry Ignacy Łukasiewicz spent much of his life in Rzeszów. Renowned Polish jazz trumpet player Tomasz Stanko is also from Rzeszow. In more recent times Rzeszów has produced the Rzucidlo sisters, namely Aneta. Barbara (BASKA), Sylwia (Sylvia 2) and Kasia. Three of the sisters reside in Cork Ireland, and are relatively famous in the local area, with a large fan base in the Togher and Douglas suburbs.
[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
[edit] External links
- Gallery
- Rzeszów City Department
- Welcome to Rzeszów!
- Gallery of Rzeszów
- Rzeszów - a printable PDF guide
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