Błażowa
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Market square
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 Błażowa
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| Coordinates: 49°54′N 22°6′E / 49.900°N 22.100°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship |
 Subcarpathian
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| County | Rzeszów | |
| Gmina | Błażowa | |
| Established | 1435 | |
| Town rights | 1770 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Zygmunt Kustra | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.23 km2 (1.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 2,121 | |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 36-030 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 17 | |
| Car plates | RZE | |
| Website | http://www.blazowa.itl.pl | |
Błażowa [bwaˈʐɔva] (Yiddish: בלאזשאוו) is a town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 2,121 inhabitants (02.06.2009).
The area of the gmina of Błażowa in the past was located along the border of Red Ruthenia and Lesser Poland. In the early 14th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. In 1340 Błażowa was annexed by Polish King Kazimierz Wielki, who created the Sanok Land (1366) and Przemyśl Land, and established several towns in the area (Rzeszów 1354, Brzozow 1359, Tyczyn 1368).
Błażowa remained a village located in Sanok Land. In 1624 the whole area was raided by the Crimean Tatars and another devastating Tatar raid took place in 1672. In 1655 - 56, during the Swedish invasion of Poland, Błażowa was burned down by Swedish and then Transilvanian-Cossack soldiers. Further destruction was brought by the Great Northern War. It is not known when exactly Błażowa received town charter, probably some time between 1770 and 1776.
In 1772, after the first partition of Poland, the whole Sanok Land was annexed by the Habsburg Empire, and became part of Austrian Galicia in which it remained until late 1918.
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