Stary Dzików
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Catholic church in Stary Dzików
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 Stary Dzików
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| Coordinates: 50°15′N 22°56′E / 50.250°N 22.933°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | |
| County | Lubaczów | |
| Gmina | Stary Dzików | |
| Population | 1,320 | |
Stary Dzików pronounced [ˈstarɨ ˈd͡ʑikuf] (Ukrainian: Старий Диків) is a village in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (Polish administrative district) called Gmina Stary Dzików. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Lubaczów and 71 km (44 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The village has a population of 1,320. The name is derived from the wild boar (Polish: dzik) once roaming the local forest. There was a small hunting castle in Dzików in the Middle Ages, rebuilt as a defensive manor, and eventually turned into brewery in the 19th century.
The first hint about Stary Dzików appears in the chronicle of Jan Długosz dated back to 1469, when the village belonged to the Ramsz family. At the beginning of the 16th century the settlement was purchased by provincial governor Stanisław Odrowąż of the Odrowąż coat of arms. At the end of the 16th century the village was for a short time the property of the crown, then bought again in short succession by the following noble families: Sieniawscy, Czartoryscy, Zamoyscy and Tarnowscy. Stary Dzików lost its town privileges during the Partitions of Poland in 1772. Before World War II, Stary Dzików was a populous village with about 2,500 inhabitants where one could witness the harmonious life of Polish, Jewish and Ukrainian communities.
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