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Rzeszów, Poland: Regional Museum
The Regional Museum in Rzeszów, Poland.
Rzeszów
Poland
Rzeszów, city, capital of Podkarpackie województwo (province), southeastern Poland. It lies along the Wisłok River at the juncture of the Carpathian Mountains and the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów lies on the main Kraków-Lviv (Ukraine) road and rail line. The city’s economy has expanded greatly since World War II, and some of Poland’s largest metal-production plants are located there, as are textile mills and food-processing facilities.
Founded in the 14th century on a trade route to Hungary, Rzeszów suffered greatly during the 17th century through wars and was seized by Austria in 1772; it was returned to Poland in 1918. The city’s regional museum contains a fine ethnographic collection. Pop. (2011) 179,386.
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