Głogów Małopolski
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Town hall
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 Głogów Małopolski
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| Coordinates: 50°10′N 21°58′E / 50.167°N 21.967°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship |
 Subcarpathian
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| County | Rzeszów | |
| Gmina | Głogów Małopolski | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Paweł Baj | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.73 km2 (5.30 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 5,123 | |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 36-060 | |
| Website | http://www.glogow-mlp.pl/ | |
Głogów Małopolski [ˈɡwɔɡuf mawɔˈpɔlskʲi] is a town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. As of 31 December 2008, it has a population of 5,325.
Głogów Małopolski lies in southern part of the Sandomierz Basin, and historically belongs to the province of Lesser Poland. Since its foundation until the Partitions of Poland, the town was part of Sandomierz Voivodeship. In 1772 - 1918, it belonged to the Austrian province of Galicia. The distance to Rzeszów is 12 kilometres (7 miles). The town is served by Rzeszow’s municipal transport system, it also has a rail station, with connections to Rzeszow, Stalowa Wola and Lublin. Furthermore, Głogów lies along National Road Nr. 9, which is part of the European route E371. Road traffic now bypasses the center of the town, due to a 5 km (3 miles) ring road, opened in 2005.
The history of Głogów begins on April 22, 1570, when a local nobleman Krzysztof Glowa of Nowosielce (Jelita coat of arms) issued a document, upon which a brand new town called Głowów was to be founded in a forest along a merchant route to Sandomierz. According to Glowa’s plans, the town was to become an ideal Renaissance urban center, competing with the nearby Rzeszow. Architects, employed by Glowa, designed a large market square (168/168 meters), with plots for 40 houses. Furthermore, special plots were fashioned for gardens, church, rectory, bath house, hospital, mill, brewery and folwark. According to the original plans, Głowów was to have 200 houses, whose residents were to be exempted from taxes for 20 years. Two fairs a year were planned, markets took place every Tuesday, and the inhabitants were permitted to brew their own beer. The shape of the municipal government and court was based on Magdeburg rights town law.
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