Dynów

A crossroad in the very center of the town of Dynów

Coat of arms

Dynów

Coordinates: 49°50′N 22°14′E / 49.833°N 22.233°E

Country

Poland

Dynów (urban gmina)

Government

• Mayor

Zygmunt Frańczak

Area

• Total

24.41 km² (9.42 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

6,076

• Density

250/km² (640/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

36-065

Car plates

RZE

Website

http://www.dynow.pl

Dynów ([ˈdɨnuf]) (Ukrainian: Динів, Latin: Dinoum, Yiddish: דינאוו‎) is a small town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 6,058 (02.06.2009).

Dynów was first mentioned in written sources in 1423. At that time, together with other villages, it belonged to the noble Kmita family from Lesser Poland. In 1409, after the death of Voivode of Kraków, Piotr Kmita, the village was handed to his son, Piotr Lunak, who died in 1430. Dynów was granted town charter probably before 1429. In 1448, it became seat of a Roman Catholic parish, but remained a small town, located between two provinces of the Kingdom of Poland - Lesser Poland and Red Ruthenia.

In March 1657, Dynów was captured by Transilvanian army of George II Rakoczi, which burned the town, together with its churches and castle. In 1661, Dynów was plundered again, this time by mercenaries of Mikolaj Ossolinski, who fought his private war with owner of Dynow, Olbracht Grochowski. In 1667, the town was purchased by Castellan of Przemyśl, Marcin Konstanty Krasicki.

Following the first partition of Poland (1772) Dynów was annexed by the Habsburg Empire, and remained in Austrian Galicia until 1918. In the second half of the 19th century, a brewery and a small oil refinery were opened here. Most of Dynów’s residents were artisans, including masons, carpenters and weavers. In 1904, a narrow gauge rail line to Przeworsk was completed.

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