Krasiczyn (Polish: [kraˈɕit͡ʂɨn]) is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasiczyn.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemyśl and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Krasiczyn | |
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Village | |
 Krasicki Palace in Krasiczyn | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Krasiczyn | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′N 22°40′E / 49.767°N 22.667°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| County | Przemyśl |
| Gmina | Krasiczyn |
| Population | 440 |
In Krasiczyn stands the Krasicki Palace, a Renaissance palace built for Stanisław Krasicki by Galleazzo Appiani.
Adam Stefan Sapieha, a cardinal whom Pope John Paul II described as 'my model', was born in Krasiczyn, in the castle.
History
editAs a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy.[2] When a postoffice was opened in 1869,[3] the town was in the Przemyśl Bezirkshauptmannschaft.
For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Atlas des peuples d'Europe centrale, André et Jean Sellier, 1991, p.88
- ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
External links
edit- Krasiczyn website
- Iwona Kraus gallery
- Krasiczyn photographs Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Photographs
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