A report on Tarnobrzeg, Dębica, Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Boroughs, districts and osiedla of Tarnobrzeg

Monument depicting King Casimir III the Great giving Świętosław Gryfita permission to establish Dębica

Church of St. Jadwiga first erected in the 14th century

Jaśliski Landscape Park and Jasiołka River

Dębica's oldest high school in the early 20th century

The Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown in the widest sense – with Red Ruthenia, Podlachia, Podolia and Kiev

Reconstructed camp barracks with a watchtower and the barbed-wire fence in the village of Pustków

The 1507 Lesser Poland and Red Ruthenia Map (Polonia Minor, Russia) by Martin Waldseemüller

Kazimierz Dolny on the right bank of the Vistula river.

Będzin Castle, which guarded the western border of Lesser Poland

Members of the regional Folk Group of Wilamowice "Cepelia Fil Wilamowice"

Lachy Sądeckie are a group of ethnic Poles who live in southern Lesser Poland

Czarny Staw (Black Pond) in the High Tatras

"Peasant war" by Jan Lewicki (1795–1871)

Church of All Saints in Blizne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

In the 19th century, Kraków's Jagiellonian University was a major center of Polish science and culture

Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Pope John Paul II was born in Wadowice, Lesser Poland, in 1920

Soldiers of Holy Cross Mountains Brigade in parade 1945

A fire engine made by FSC Star in Lesser Poland's Starachowice

Boundary between Lesser Poland and Upper Silesia (red line) on the territory of current Silesian Voivodeship

Black Hawk helicopters are produced by PZL Mielec

Autosan bus and coach manufacturer has its headquarters in Sanok

Lublin, the second-largest city of Lesser Poland

Częstochowa, the third-largest city of Lesser Poland

Radom, the fourth-largest city of Lesser Poland

Sosnowiec, the fifth-largest city of Lesser Poland

Folklore group in Podhale costume, Bukowina Tatrzańska, Lesser Poland, 2016

Polish flat soda bread (known as Proziaki in podkarpacie)

A map of Polish dialects. The area where Lesser Poland's dialect is spoken is marked in orange.

Tarnobrzeg is a city in south-eastern Poland (historic Lesser Poland), on the east bank of the river Vistula, with 49,419 inhabitants, as of 31 December 2009.

- Tarnobrzeg

Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo podkarpackie) since 1999, it had previously been the capital of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship (1975–1998).

- Tarnobrzeg

Since 1999 it has been situated in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it had previously been in the Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998).

- Dębica

Dębica belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland, and for centuries it was part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship.

- Dębica

The name derives from the region's location near the Carpathian Mountains, and the voivodeship comprises areas of two historic regions of Eastern Europe — Lesser Poland (western and northwestern counties) and Red Ruthenia.

- Subcarpathian Voivodeship

The program created several major armament factories, including PZL Mielec, PZL Rzeszów, Huta Stalowa Wola, and factories in other Subcarpathian towns such as Dębica, Nowa Dęba, Sanok, Tarnobrzeg and Nowa Sarzyna.

- Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Rail lines stem from Tarnobrzeg into four directions: southwards towards Dębica, southeast towards Rzeszów, east towards Stalowa Wola, and northwards, towards Sandomierz.

- Tarnobrzeg

Flat are northern and central areas of the province – around Tarnobrzeg, Stalowa Wola, Radom and Siedlce, also valleys of the main rivers – the Vistula, the Pilica, and the San.

- Lesser Poland

Currently, the region is divided between Polish voivodeships – Lesser Poland Voivodeship (whole), Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (whole), Silesian Voivodeship (eastern half), Podkarpackie Voivodeship (western part), Masovian Voivodeship (southern part), Łódź Voivodeship (southeastern corner), and Lublin Voivodeship (western part).

- Lesser Poland

Dębica is also connected with the cities of Mielec and Tarnobrzeg thanks to the local road number 985.

- Dębica

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- Lesser Poland

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Largest city in southeastern Poland.

Nobleman Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza greatly contributed to the city's importance

Rzeszów Castle with surroundings, by K.H. Wiedemann, 1762

Provincial council headquarters (Urząd Wojewódzki) in Rzeszów

Volleyball match between Resovia and Skra Bełchatów

CH Galeria Rzeszów – the largest shopping center in the city

The City Hall in the Main Market Square. Initially built in the 16th century, it was later remodelled in Neogothic and Renaissance Revival styles

The Tadeusz Mazowiecki Bridge in Rzeszów

Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) since 1 January 1999, and is also the seat of Rzeszów County.

In Tarnów, there was a meeting of Prince Bolesław V the Chaste, and Prince Daniel of Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, during which both sides agreed that the border would go between Rzeszów and Czudec (Rzeszów belonged to Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, while Czudec and Strzyżów to Lesser Poland).

There are also two non-electrified lines stemming from Rzeszów – to Jasło and to Tarnobrzeg.

Branches in Dębica, Krosno and Nisko