Voivodeship of Poland
Voivodeship in Poland
Podkarpackie Voivodeship (Polish pronunciation: [pɔt.karˈpat͡s.kjɛ] lit. ' Subcarpathian ' ) is a voivodeship , orprovince , in the southeastern corner ofPoland . Its administrative capital and largest city isRzeszów . It is governed by theSubcarpathian Regional Assembly and thevoivodeship marshal .
The name derives from the region's location near theCarpathian Mountains , and the voivodeship comprises areas of two historic regions of Central Europe—Lesser Poland (western and northwestern counties) andCherven Cities /Red Ruthenia .
It is bordered byLesser Poland Voivodeship to the west,Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the north-west,Lublin Voivodeship to the north,Ukraine (Lviv Oblast andZakarpattia Oblast ) to the east andSlovakia (Prešov Region ) to the south. It covers an area of 17,844 square kilometres (6,890 sq mi), and has a population of 2,627,462 (as at 2019). The voivodeship is mostly hilly or mountainous (seeBieszczady ,Beskidy ); its northwestern corner is flat. It is one of the most wooded Polish voivodeships (35.9% of total area), within its borders is the entirety ofBieszczady National Park , and parts ofMagura National Park .
17th-century view ofPrzemyśl , one of the oldest and for several centuries the largest city of the region In theEarly Middle Ages , the territory was inhabited by theVistulans andLendians , oldPolish tribes . It formed part of Poland since its first historic rulerMieszko I , however, later on, at various times, portions of the region fell under theKievan Rus' , theGolden Horde , and theKingdom of Hungary , before Poland regained full control in the 14th century. Following thePartitions of Poland the entire region was annexed byAustria and included within the newly establishedKingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria . The oldest cities in the province, with over 1,000 years of history, arePrzemyśl andSanok .Rzeszów ,Łańcut andTarnobrzeg , with their castles and palaces, were important residential cities of the powerful Polish magnate families ofLubomirski ,Potocki andTarnowski .
During theinterwar period (1918–1939), territory of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship was part of theLwów Voivodeship and belonged to"Poland B" , the less-developed, more rural parts of Poland. To boost the local economy, the government of theSecond Polish Republic began in the mid-1930s a massive program of industrialization, known as theCentral Industrial Region . The program created several major armament factories, includingPZL Mielec , PZL Rzeszów,Huta Stalowa Wola , and factories in other Subcarpathian towns such asDębica ,Nowa Dęba ,Sanok ,Tarnobrzeg andNowa Sarzyna .
Following the joint German-Sovietinvasion of Poland , which startedWorld War II in September 1939, most of the current province wasoccupied by Nazi Germany with the eastern outskirts occupied by the Soviet Union, and the city of Przemyśl divided between the occupiers until 1941, and then the entire region occupied by Germany until 1944.
Following the Soviet annexation of the regional capital ofLwów ,Rzeszów was chosen as the new regional capital and theRzeszów Voivodeship was founded.
Thevoivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the formerRzeszów ,Przemyśl ,Krosno and (partially)Tarnów andTarnobrzeg Voivodeships, pursuant to thePolish local-government reforms adopted in 1998.
Subcarpathian Voivodeship's government powers are shared between thevoivode (governor), thesejmik (regional assembly), and themarshal .
Rzeszów , capital and largest city of the voivodeshipPrzemyśl , largest city in the eastern part of the voivodeship, whose Old Town is designated aHistoric Monument of Poland [ 3] Mielec , center of aviation industryTarnobrzeg , major center forsulfur mining and processingKrosno , historicroyal city , nicknamed "LittleKraków "Sanok , historic royal town, one of the oldest towns in the voivodeshipThe voivodeship contains 6 cities and 49 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures as of 2019)[ 4]
Cities (governed by a city mayor orprezydent miasta ): Rzeszów (194,886)Przemyśl (60,999)Stalowa Wola (60,799)Mielec (60,366)Tarnobrzeg (46,907)Krosno (46,369)Towns:
Dębica (45,634)Jarosław (37,585)Sanok (37,381)Jasło (35,063)Łańcut (17,709)Ropczyce (15,836)Przeworsk (15,356)Nisko (15,324)Leżajsk (13,853)Sędziszów Małopolski (12,357)Lubaczów (12,018)Nowa Dęba (11,152)Ustrzyki Dolne (9,097)Kolbuszowa (9,075)Strzyżów (8,884)Brzozów (7,463)Rudnik nad Sanem (6,710)Głogów Małopolski (6,654)Boguchwała (6,179)Dynów (6,129)Nowa Sarzyna (5,834)Jedlicze (5,736)Lesko (5,424)Radymno (5,279)Jodłowa (5,239)Zagórz (5,095)Pilzno (4,912)Sokołów Małopolski (4,193)Rymanów (3,825)Tyczyn (3,824)Pruchnik (3,764)Radomyśl Wielki (3,231)Kańczuga (3,167)Zaklików (2,979)Oleszyce (2,974)Brzostek (2,752)Sieniawa (2,140)Błażowa (2,139)Narol (2,109)Dukla (2,061)Cieszanów (1,913)Iwonicz-Zdrój (1,787)Przecław (1,775)Baranów Sandomierski (1,456)Ulanów (1,422)Kołaczyce (1,409)Jawornik Polski Bircza Dubiecko (866)Administrative division [ edit ] Subcarpathian Voivodeship is divided into 25 counties (powiats ): 4 city counties and 21 land counties. These are further divided into 160gminas .
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
English and Area Population(2019) Seat Other towns Totalgminas km2 sq mi City counties Rzeszów 77 30 194,886 1 Przemyśl 44 17 60,999 1 Tarnobrzeg 86 33 46,907 1 Krosno 43 17 46,369 1 Land counties Rzeszów County 471 182 168,614 Rzeszów *Boguchwała ,Głogów Małopolski ,Sokołów Małopolski ,Błażowa ,Tyczyn 14 Mielec County 880 340 136,591 Mielec Radomyśl Wielki ,Przecław 10 Dębica County 776 300 135,348 Dębica Pilzno ,Brzostek 7 Jarosław County 1,029 397 120,462 Jarosław Radymno ,Pruchnik 11 Jasło County 830 320 113,730 Jasło Kołaczyce 10 Krosno County 924 357 112,301 Krosno *Jedlicze ,Rymanów ,Dukla ,Iwonicz-Zdrój 10 Stalowa Wola County 833 322 106,272 Stalowa Wola Zaklików 6 Sanok County 1,225 473 94,473 Sanok Zagórz 8 Łańcut County 452 175 80,898 Łańcut 7 Przeworsk County 698 269 78,354 Przeworsk Kańczuga ,Sieniawa ,Jawornik Polski 9 Ropczyce-Sędziszów County 549 212 74,416 Ropczyce Sędziszów Małopolski 5 Przemyśl County 1,214 469 74,234 Przemyśl *Dubiecko ,Bircza 10 Leżajsk County 583 225 69,479 Leżajsk Nowa Sarzyna 5 Nisko County 786 303 66,699 Nisko Rudnik nad Sanem ,Ulanów 7 Brzozów County 540 210 65,652 Brzozów 6 Kolbuszowa County 774 299 62,389 Kolbuszowa 6 Strzyżów County 503 194 61,505 Strzyżów 5 Lubaczów County 1,308 505 55,438 Lubaczów Oleszyce ,Narol ,Cieszanów 8 Tarnobrzeg County 520 200 53,115 Tarnobrzeg *Nowa Dęba ,Baranów Sandomierski 4 Lesko County 835 322 26,532 Lesko 5 Bieszczady County 1,138 439 21,799 Ustrzyki Dolne 3 * seat not part of the county
Jaśliski Landscape Park and Jasiołka River Protected areas in Subcarpathian Voivodeship include twonational parks and 11Landscape Parks . These are listed below.
TheGross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 19.4 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 3.9% of Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,100 euros or 50% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 59% of the EU average. Podkarpackie Voivodship is the province with the third lowest GDP per capita in Poland.[ 5]
TheRzeszów–Jasionka Airport is the province's international airport.
TheA4 andS19 highways pass through the province, with theS74 also planned for construction.
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1988 2,018,850 — 2002 2,103,837 +4.2% 2011 2,127,286 +1.1% 2021 2,093,360 −1.6% Source:[ 6]
Population according to 2002 census[ 7]
Regional costumes of thePogorzans Most popular surnames in the region [ edit ] Mazur :[ 8] Nowak: 9,301 Baran : 8,020Krasiczyn Castle There are threeUNESCO World Heritage Sites in the voivodeship:
There are sevenHistoric Monuments of Poland in the voivodeship:
16th-centuryBaroque organs at the Bernardine Monastery inLeżajsk Other preserved historic old towns includeKrosno , nicknamed "Little Kraków",Jarosław ,Rzeszów ,Sanok . In Jarosław, Przemyśl and Rzeszów there are underground tourist routes in historic cellars under the old town market squares. There are numerous castles and palaces in the province, including the Royal Castles inPrzemyśl andSanok , and former noble castles and palaces inBaranów Sandomierski ,Dukla ,Rzeszów ,Tarnobrzeg andTyczyn .
There are fivespa towns :Horyniec-Zdrój ,Iwonicz-Zdrój ,Polańczyk ,Rymanów-Zdrój ,Solina .
There are several museums, including the National Museum in Przemyśl and Regional Museum in Rzeszów. The more unique museums include theMuseum of Folk Architecture in Sanok,Markowa Ulma-Family Museum of Poles Who Saved Jews in World War II , Museum of Oil and Gas Industry at the location of the world's oldest oil field inBóbrka , and Museum of the PolishSulfur Industry inTarnobrzeg .
There are several monuments and memorials to inventorIgnacy Łukasiewicz , pioneer of the global oil industry, in places where he studied and worked, including Bóbrka,Krosno ,Łańcut ,Jasło andRzeszów . There are memorials to the HungarianRenaissance poetBálint Balassi inOdrzykoń ,Nowy Żmigród andRymanów , where he stayed at various times.[ 14]
In addition to traditional nationwidePolish cuisine , Subcarpathian Voivodeship is known for its variety of regional and localtraditional foods , which include especially variouscheeses , meat products (incl. various types ofkiełbasa ,bacon andsalceson ), cakes,honeys and various dishes and meals, officially protected by theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland . There are local types ofpierogi ,gołąbki ,barszcz and othersoups .
Hala Podpromie , home venue ofResovia volleyball teamArena Sanok, home venue ofSTS Sanok ice hockey team Subcarpathian Football Center , home venue ofStal Stalowa Wola football teamMotorcycle speedway ,volleyball ,ice hockey andfootball enjoy the largest following in the province.Resovia andStal Rzeszów contest the Rzeszów Derby, one of the fiercest and most contested in Poland, with over 90 games (as of May 2024).
Subcarpathia landscape pictures [ edit ] ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat" .Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved18 September 2023 .^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab" .globaldatalab.org .Radboud University Nijmegen . Retrieved2025-11-30 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: url-status (link )^a b Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Przemyśl - zespół staromiejski" , Dz. U., 2018, No. 2419^ GUS."Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June" .stat.gov.pl . Archived fromthe original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved2020-09-11 . ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018" .Eurostat .Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved2020-03-07 .^ "Statistics Poland - National Censuses" .^ "Ethnic composition of Poland" .pop-stat.mashke.org .Archived from the original on 2021-11-28. Retrieved2016-05-04 .^ Kujawiak ,Ślązak similarly asKrakowiak andMazur , took its name from the region of origin; "Mazowsze zasługuje na uwagę ze względu uzdolnień kolonizacyjnych ludności, które to plemię zapędzały na Ruś Czerwoną, w ziemię bialską, więc w sadyby dawnychJadźwingów , naPodole . Wszędzie jednakże swoje plemienne cechy, a chociażby nazwę Mazurzy. Do dziś dnia (Tatomir Geografija Galicji 1876. str. 59) międzyRabą a lewym brzegiem Sanu ludność miejscowa nosi nazwę Mazurów, z których część pod nazwą Grębowiaków (Lisowiaków al. Borowców) siedzi między Wisłą, dolnym Sanem poMielec , iLeżajsk . Mamy zaś ślady, że w 1373 wSanockiem nad Sanem, z daru księciaWładysława Opolczyka , a wówczas pana Rusi (lwowskiej) otrzymał wieśJabłonicę Przybysław syn Fala zziemi łęczyckiej (AGZ t. VII, str. 15-16)..." [w:] Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI. III. Etnografia i stosunki społeczne. str. 191.^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Krasiczyn - zespół zamkowo-parkowy" , Dz. U., 2018, No. 988^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 13 kwietnia 2005 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii , Dz. U., 2005, vol. 64, No. 569^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 25 sierpnia 2005 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Łańcut - zespół zamkowo-parkowy" , Dz. U., 2005, vol. 167, No. 1402^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Twierdza Przemyśl" , Dz. U., 2019, No. 159^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Radruż - zespół cerkiewny" , Dz. U., 2017, No. 2253^ Maria Jaworska (20 February 2021)."Bálint Balassi w Polsce. Śladami "węgierskiego Jana Kochanowskiego" .Instytut Felczaka Intézet (in Polish). Retrieved3 June 2024 . ^a b Feduszka, Jacek (2009). "Szkoci i Anglicy w Zamościu w XVI-XVIII wieku".Czasy Nowożytne (in Polish). Vol. 22. Zarząd Główny Polskiego Towarzystwa Historycznego. p. 53.ISSN 1428-8982 . ^ Z Bogiem za ojczyznę i wolność – o Franciszku II Rakoczym bohaterze Węgier (in Polish). Warszawa:Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie . 2016. p. 30.ISBN 978-83-62235-88-9
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