Krosno
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Panorama of the town
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| Motto: Niepowtarzalne miasto w wyjatkowym miejscu Unique city in an uncommon place |
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 Krosno
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| Coordinates: 49°41′N 21°45′E / 49.683°N 21.750°E | ||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship |
 Subcarpathian
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| County | city county | |
| Town rights | 1342 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Piotr Przytocki | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 43.48 km2 (16.79 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • City | 46,934 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 115,617 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 38-400 to 38-411 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 13 | |
| Car plates | RK | |
| Website | http://www.krosno.pl/ | |
Krosno [ˈkrɔsnɔ] (in full The Royal Free City of Krosno, Polish: Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno) is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,140 inhabitants (Metro: 115,617), as of 30 June 2014.
Krosno is a medieval fortified town, a former Royal Free Town, a centre of cloth, linen, canvas, baize and Hungarian wine trade. Until recently it was a provincial capital. Today it is a medium-sized town with a population of fifty thousand, ranking sixth among Polish towns with the best living conditions. This evident success appears understandable when one looks at the history of the town.
Center of regional and subregional levels. The seat of several institutions of supra-local: Regional Directorate of State Forests, Subcarpathian Provincial Veterinary Inspectorate, the District Election Commission, the Court and the Prosecutor's Office of the District, the District Mining Office, Regional Centre Road, the Sub-Carpathian Regional Hospital, Subcarpathian Center for Teacher Education, the Customs Office, the Institute of Oil and gas and Sucha Góra TV Tower.
Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well (or "mine") in the world.
Krosno is on the river Wisłok. Slovakia is about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south, and Ukraine is about 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of the city. It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is 310 metres (1,020 ft) above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city.
Neighbouring municipalities are: Korczyna, Krościenko Wyżne, Miejsce Piastowe, Chorkówka, Jedlicze, and Wojaszówka.
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