Rzeszów | |||
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Sights of Rzeszów
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Coordinates: 50°2′N 22°0′E / 50.033°N 22.000°E | |||
Country | Poland | ||
Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
County | city county | ||
Town rights | 1354 | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Tadeusz Ferenc (SLD) | ||
Area | |||
• City | 116.4 km2 (44.9 sq mi) | ||
Population (29.06.2016) | |||
• City | 187 208 | ||
• Metro | ~ 350 000 | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 35-000 to 35–900 | ||
Area code(s) | +48 17 | ||
Car plates | RZ | ||
Website | http://www.erzeszow.pl/ |
Rzeszów (/ˈʒɛʃuːf/,Polish: [ˈʐɛʂuf]; Ukrainian: Ряшiв, Ŕašiv; German: Resche (antiquated), Latin: Resovia; Yiddish: ריישע, rayshe) is the biggest city in southeastern Poland, with a population of 187,208 in 2016. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley. The city, which was granted a town charter in 1354, has been the capital of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship since 1999, and is also the seat of Rzeszów County.
Rzeszów is served by an international airport, is a member of Eurocities, and is home to a number of higher education schools and foreign consulates.
In the area of Rzeszów, the first humans appeared in the late Paleolithic Age; archeologists have excavated a tool made in that period at site Rzeszów 25. In the mid-6th century BC, the first farmers came to the area of the city, most likely through the Moravian Gate. Later on, Rzeszów was a settlement of the Lusatian culture, which was followed by the Przeworsk culture.