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Przemyśl; yi, פשעמישל, Pshemishl; uk, Перемишль, Peremyshl; german: Premissel is a city in southeastern
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
with 58,721 inhabitants, as of December 2021. In 1999, it became part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of
Przemyśl Voivodeship Przemyśl Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Podkarpackie Voivodeship. Its capital city was Przemyśl. Major cities and towns (population in 1995) * ...
. Przemyśl owes its long and rich history to the advantages of its geographic location. The city lies in an area connecting mountains and lowlands known as the Przemyśl Gate (Brama Przemyska), with open lines of transport, and fertile soil. It also lies on the navigable San River. Important trade routes that connect
Central Europe Central Europe is an area of Europe between Western Europe and Eastern Europe, based on a common historical, social and cultural identity. The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) between Catholicism and Protestantism significantly shaped the area' ...
from Przemyśl ensure the city's importance. The Old Town of Przemyśl is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, Przemyśl has been a point of refuge for many Ukrainians, as it is located near the Poland–Ukraine border and serves as the end point of the
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–Przemyśl railway junction.


Names

Different names in various languages have identified the city throughout its history. Selected languages include: cz, Přemyšl; german: Premissel, Prömsel, Premslen; la, Premislia; uk, Перемишль (Peremyshlj) and (Pshemyslj); and yi, פּשעמישל (Pshemishl).


History


Origins

Przemyśl is the second-oldest city (after
Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
) in southeastern Poland, dating back to the 8th century. It was the site of a fortified gord belonging to the ''Ledzianie'' ( Lendians), a West Slavic tribe. In the 9th century, the fortified settlement and the surrounding region became part of
Great Moravia Great Moravia ( la, Regnum Marahensium; el, Μεγάλη Μοραβία, ''Meghálī Moravía''; cz, Velká Morava ; sk, Veľká Morava ; pl, Wielkie Morawy), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavs, Wes ...
. Most likely, the city's name dates back to the Moravian period. Also, archeological remains testify to the presence of a
Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
monastic settlement as early as the 9th century. Upon the invasion of the
Hungarian tribes The Magyar tribes ( , hu, magyar törzsek) or Hungarian clans were the fundamental political units within whose framework the Hungarians (Magyars) lived, before the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin and the subsequent established the Pr ...
into the heart of the Great Moravian Empire around 899, the local Lendians declared allegiance to the Hungarians. The region then became a site of contention between
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, Kievan Rus and
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
beginning in at least the 9th century, with Przemyśl along with other Cherven Grods, falling under the control of the
Polans Polans may refer to two Slavic tribes: * Polans (eastern) The Polans (, ''Poliany'', ''Polyane'', pl, Polanie), also Polianians, were an East Slavic tribe between the 6th and the 9th century, which inhabited both sides of the Dnieper river ...
(''Polanie''), who would in the 10th century under the rule of
Mieszko I Mieszko I (; – 25 May 992) was the first ruler of Poland and the founder of the first independent Polish state, the Duchy of Poland. His reign stretched from 960 to his death and he was a member of the Piast dynasty, a son of Siemomysł and ...
establish the Polish state. When Mieszko I annexed the tribal area of Lendians in 970–980, Przemyśl became an important local centre on the eastern frontier of Piast's realm. The city was mentioned by Nestor the Chronicler, when in 981 it was captured by Vladimir I of Kiev.A. Buko. "The archaeology of early medieval Poland". Brill. 2008
pp. 307–308
/ref> In 1018, Przemyśl returned to
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, and in 1031 it was retaken by the Rus'. Around the year 1069, Przemyśl again returned to Poland, after Bolesław II the Generous retook the town and temporarily made it his residence. In 1085, the town became the capital of a semi-independence
Principality of Peremyshl The Principality of Peremyshl was a medieval petty principality centred on Peremyshl (now Przemyśl, Poland) in the Cherven lands ("Red Rus'"). First mentioning The Rus' Primary Chronicle, writing for the year 981, gives the first mention of P ...
under the lordship of
Kievan Rus' Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...
. The palatium complex including a
Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
rotunda was built during the rule of the Polish king
Bolesław I the Brave Bolesław I the Brave ; cs, Boleslav Chrabrý; la, Boleslaus I rex Poloniae (17 June 1025), less often known as Bolesław the Great, was Duke of Poland from 992 to 1025, and the first King of Poland in 1025. He was also Duke of Bohemia betw ...
in the 11th century. Sometime before 1218, an
Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pag ...
eparchy was founded in the city.Stanislaw Stepien. (2005). Borderland City: Przemyśl and the Ruthenian National Awakening in Galicia. In
Paul Robert Magocsi Paul Robert Magocsi (born January 26, 1945 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American professor of history, political science, and Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto. He has been with the university since 1980, and became a Fe ...
(Ed.). Galicia: A Multicultured Land. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 52–67
Przemyśl later became part of the
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , conventional_long_name = Principality of Galicia–VolhyniaKingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , common_name = Galicia–Volhynia , status = Vassal state of the Golden Horde (from 1246) , era = Middle Ages , year_start = 1199 , year_end = 1349 , ...
, from 1246 under
Mongol The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member of ...
suzerainty.


Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

In 1340, Przemyśl was retaken by the king
Casimir III of Poland Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He wa ...
and again became part of the Kingdom of Poland as result of the
Galicia–Volhynia Wars The Galicia–Volhynia Wars were several wars fought in the years 1340–1392 over the succession in the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, also known as Ruthenia. After Yuri II Boleslav was poisoned by local Ruthenian nobles in 1340, both the Grand ...
. Around this time, the first Latin Catholic diocese was founded in the city, and Przemyśl was granted a city charter based on Magdeburg rights, confirmed in 1389 by the king Władysław II Jagiełło. The city prospered as an important trade centre during the 16th century. Like nearby Lwów, the city's population consisted of a great number of nationalities, including Polish people, Poles, Jews, Germans, Czechs, Armenians and Ruthenians. The long period of prosperity enabled the construction of public buildings such as the Renaissance town hall and the Old Synagogue, Przemyśl, Old Synagogue of 1559. Also, a Jesuit college was founded in the city in 1617. The prosperity came to an end in the middle of the 17th century, caused by the invading Swedish Empire, Swedish army during Deluge (history), the Deluge, and a general decline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The city decline lasted for over a hundred years, and only at the end of the 18th century did it recover its former levels of population. In 1754, the Latin Catholic bishop founded Przemyśl's first public library, which was only the second public library in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, with Warsaw's Załuski Library founded 7 years earlier. Przemyśl's importance at that time was such that when Austria First Partition of Poland, annexed eastern Galicia in 1772 the Austrians considered making Przemyśl their provincial capital, before deciding on Lwów. In the mid-18th century, Jews constituted 55.6% (1,692) of the population, Latin Catholic Poles 39.5% (1,202), and Greek Catholic Ruthenians 4.8% (147).


Part of Austrian Poland

In 1772, as a consequence of the Partitions of Poland, First Partition of Poland, Przemyśl became part of the Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire, in what the Austrians called the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. According to the Austrian census of 1830, the city was home to 7,538 people of whom 3,732 were Latin Catholic, 2,298 Jews and 1,508 were members of the Greek Catholic Church, a significantly larger number of Ruthenians than in most Galician cities. In 1804, a Ruthenian library was established in Przemyśl. By 1822, its collection had over 33,000 books and its importance for Ruthenians was comparable to that held by the Ossolineum library in Lwów for Poles. Przemyśl also became the centre of the revival of Byzantine choral music in the Greek Catholic Church. Until eclipsed by Lviv in the 1830s, Przemyśl was the most important city in the Ruthenian cultural awakening in the nineteenth century. As the majority of Przemyśl's inhabitants were Poles, the city also became a centre for the development of Polish culture and science, and Polish independence organisations also operated in Przemyśl. The greatest heyday of Polishness in Przemyśl dates back to 1860-1918, due to the granting of autonomy to Galicia. In 1861, the Galician Railway of Archduke Charles Louis built a connecting line from Przemyśl to Kraków, and east to Lwów. In the middle of the 19th century, due to the growing conflict between Austrian Empire, Austria and Russian Empire, Russia over the Balkans, Austria grew more mindful of Przemyśl's strategic location near the border with the Russian Empire. During the Crimean War, when tensions mounted between Russia and Austria, a series of massive fortresses, in circumference, were built around the city by the Austrian military. In 1909, the Polish "Museum of the Przemyśl Land" was established in Przemyśl. It was an extremely important facility for the Polish population. The census of 1910, showed that the city had 54,078 residents. Latin Catholics were the most numerous 25,306 (46.8%), followed by Jews 16,062 (29.7%) and Greek Catholics 12,018 (22.2%). 87% of the city's inhabitants spoke Polish. All Poles spoke Polish, and most Jews were bilingual and communicated in Yiddish and Polish, but owing to the inability to declare Yiddish, almost all Jews declared the Polish language.


World War I (Przemyśl Fortress)

With technological progress in artillery during the second half of the 19th century, the old fortifications rapidly became obsolete. The longer range of rifled artillery necessitated the redesign of fortresses so that they would be larger and able to resist the newly available guns. To achieve this, between the years 1888 and 1914 Przemyśl was turned into a first-class fortress, the third-largest in Europe out of about 200 that were built in this period. Around the city, in a circle of circumference , 44 forts of various sizes were built. The older fortifications were modernised to provide the fortress with an internal defence ring. The fortress was designed to accommodate 85,000 soldiers and 956 cannons of all sorts, although eventually 120,000 soldiers were garrisoned there. In August 1914, at the beginning of the World War I, First World War, Russian forces defeated Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian forces in the opening engagements and advanced rapidly into Galicia (Central Europe), Galicia. The Przemyśl fortress fulfilled its mission very effectively, helping to stop a 300,000-strong Russian army advancing upon the Carpathian Mountains, Carpathian Passes and Kraków, the Lesser Poland regional capital. The first Siege of Przemyśl, siege was lifted by a temporary Austro-Hungarian advance. However, the Russian army resumed its advance and initiated a Siege of Przemyśl, second siege of the fortress of Przemyśl in October 1914. This time relief attempts were unsuccessful. Due to lack of food and exhaustion of its defenders, the fortress surrendered on 22 March 1915. The Russians captured 126,000 prisoners and 700 big guns. Before the surrender, the complete destruction of all fortifications was carried out. The Russians did not linger in Przemyśl. A renewed offensive by the Central Powers recaptured the destroyed fortress on 3 June 1915. During the fighting around Przemyśl, both sides lost up to 115,000 killed, wounded, and missing.


Second Polish Republic

Population of Przemyśl, 1931
At the end of World War I, Przemyśl became disputed between renascent Poland and the West Ukrainian People's Republic. On 1 November 1918, a local provisional government was formed with representatives of Polish, Jewish, and Ruthenian inhabitants of the area. However, on 3 November, a Ukrainian military unit overthrew the government, arrested its leader and captured the eastern part of the city. The Ukrainian army was checked by a small Polish self-defence unit formed of World War I veterans. Also, numerous young Polish volunteers from Przemyśl's high schools, later to be known as Przemyśl Orlęta, ''The Eaglets of Przemyśl'' (in a similar manner to more famous Lwów Eaglets), joined the host. The battlefront divided the city along the river San, with the western borough of Zasanie held in Polish hands and the Old Town controlled by the Ukrainians. Neither Poles nor Ukrainians could effectively cross the San river, so both opposing parties decided to wait for a relief force from the outside. That race was won by the Polish reinforcements and the volunteer expeditionary unit formed in Kraków arrived in Przemyśl on 10 November 1918. When the subsequent Polish ultimatum to the Ukrainians remained unanswered, on 11–12 November the Polish forces crossed the San and forced out the outnumbered Ukrainians from the city in what became known as the Battle of Przemyśl (1918), 1918 Battle of Przemyśl. After the end of the Polish–Ukrainian War and the Polish–Bolshevik War that followed, the city became a part of the Second Polish Republic. Although the capital of the voivodship was in Lwów (see: Lwów Voivodeship), Przemyśl recovered its nodal position as a seat of local church administration, as well as the garrison of the 10th Dowództwo Okręgu Korpusu, Military District of the Polish Army — a staff unit charged with organizing the defence of roughly 10% of the territory of pre-war Poland. As of 1931, Przemyśl had a population of 62,272 and was the biggest city in southeatern Poland between Kraków and Lwów.


World War II

On 11–14 September 1939, during the invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the German and Polish armies fought the Battle of Przemyśl (1939), Battle of Przemyśl in and around the city. Afterwards the battle German ''Einsatzgruppen, Einsatzgruppe I'' entered the city to commit various Nazi crimes against the Polish nation, atrocities against the population, and the ''Einsatzgruppe zbV'' entered to take over the Polish industry. The battle was followed by three days of massacres carried out by the German soldiers, police and ''Einsatzgruppe I'' against hundreds of Jews who lived in the city. In total, over 500 Jews were murdered in and around the city and the vast majority of the city's Jewish population was deported across the San River into the portion of Poland that was Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union, occupied by the Soviet Union.Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team, Przemysl, http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/ghettos/przemysl.html The border between the two invaders ran through the middle of the city along the San River until June 1941. Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), German-occupied left-bank Przemyśl was part of the Kraków District of the General Government. Members of the ''Einsatzgruppe I'' co-formed the local German police unit. On 10 November 1939, the Germans carried out mass arrests of Poles in left-bank Przemyśl and the county, as part of the ''Intelligenzaktion''.Wardzyńska, p. 258 Arrested Poles were detained in the local German police prison, and then deported to a prison in Kraków, from where they were eventually deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The Soviet invasion of Poland, Soviet-occupied right-bank part of the city was incorporated to the Ukrainian SSR in the atmosphere of NKVD prisoner massacres, NKVD terror as thousands of Jews were ordered to be deported. It became part of the newly established Drohobych Oblast.Voytovych, L.
Drohobych Oblast
'. "Lviv Gazette". 18 July 2013
In 1940, the city became an administrative centre of Peremyshl Uyezd with the Peremyshl Fortified District established along the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty, Nazi-Soviet frontier before the Operation Barbarossa, German attack against the USSR in 1941. The town's population increased due to a large influx of Jewish refugees from the General Government who sought to cross the border to Kingdom of Romania, Romania. It is estimated that by mid-1941 the Jewish population of the city had grown to roughly 16,500. In the Operation Barbarossa of 1941, the eastern Soviet-occupied part of the city was also occupied by Germany. On 20 June 1942, the first group of 1,000 Jews was transported from the Przemyśl area to the Janowska concentration camp, and on 15 July 1942 a Nazi ghetto was established for all Jewish inhabitants of Przemyśl and its vicinity – some 22,000 people altogether. Local Jews were given 24 hours to enter the ghetto. Jewish communal buildings, including the Tempel Synagogue (Przemyśl), Tempel Synagogue and the Old Synagogue (Przemyśl), Old Synagogue were destroyed; the New Synagogue (Przemyśl), New Synagogue, Zasanie Synagogue, and all commercial and residential real estate belonging to Jews were expropriated. The ghetto in Przemyśl was sealed off from the outside on 14 July 1942. By that time, there may have been as many as 24,000 Jews in the ghetto. On 27 July the Gestapo notified ''Judenrat'' about the forced resettlement program and posted notices that an ''"Aktion"'' (roundup for deportation to camps) was to be implemented involving almost all occupants. Exceptions were made for some essential, and Gestapo workers, who would have their papers stamped accordingly. On the same day, Major Max Liedtke, military commander of Przemyśl, ordered his troops to seize the bridge across the San river that connected the divided city, and halt the evacuation. The Gestapo were forced to give him permission to retain the workers performing service for the ''Wehrmacht'' (up to 100 Jews with families). For the actions undertaken by Liedtke and his adjutant Albert Battel in Przemyśl, Yad Vashem later named them "Righteous Among the Nations". The process of extermination of the Jews resumed thereafter. Until September 1943 almost all Jews were sent to the Auschwitz extermination camp, Auschwitz or Belzec extermination camp, Belzec extermination camps. The local branches of the Home Army, Polish underground and the Zegota, Żegota managed to Rescue of Jews by Poles during the Holocaust, save 415 Jews. According to a postwar investigation in German archives, 568 Poles were executed by the Germans for sheltering Jews in the area of Przemyśl, including Michał Kruk, hanged along with several others on 6 September 1943 in a public execution. Among the many Polish Righteous among the Nations, Polish rescuers there, were the Franciszek and Magdalena Banasiewicz, Banasiewicz, Kurpiel, Kuszek, Lewandowski, and Podgórski sisters, Podgórski families. The Red Army retook the town from German forces on 27 July 1944. On 16 August 1945, a border agreement between the government of the Soviet Union and the Polish Provisional Government of National Unity, installed by the Soviets, was signed in Moscow. According to the so-called Curzon Line, the postwar eastern border of Poland was established several kilometres to the east of Przemyśl.


Post-war communism to present

In the postwar period, the border ran only 15 kilometres to the east of the city, cutting it off from much of its economic hinterland. Due to the killing of Jews in the Nazism, Nazi Holocaust and the postwar expulsion of Ukrainians (in the Operation Vistula or ''akcja Wisła''), the city's population fell to 36,000, almost entirely Polish. However, the city welcomed thousands of Polish migrants from Kresy (Eastern Borderlands) who were expelled by the Soviets — their numbers restored the population of the city to its prewar level. On 11 July 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy conferred the honorary title of "Rescuer City" upon Przemyśl for the role the city played in helping Ukrainian refugees fleeing the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.


Climate

The climate is warm-summer Humid continental climate, humid continental (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Dfb''). Despite its location in southeastern Poland, its winters may be colder than at higher latitudes, especially in the north-west of the country due to continentality.


Transport

The main Przemyśl railway station is called ''Przemyśl Główny railway station, Przemyśl Główny'', and is located in the city center. About 40 trains depart every day, including trains to many cities in Poland, as well as in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Ukraine. The main road connection to the rest of Poland is provided by the A4 autostrada (Poland), A4 motorway that passes about 15 km north of the city center. The closest international airport is Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, Rzeszów–Jasionka, about 90 km away by road.


Main sights

Due to the long and rich history of the city, there are many sights in and around Przemyśl, of special interest to tourists, including the Old Town, which is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland, with the ''Rynek'', the main market square. Among the historic buildings and museums, opened to visitors, are: * Old Town Market Square * Cathedral of Przemyśl, The Great Przemyśl Cathedral * Muzeum Diecezjalne (the Diocese, diocesan museum) * Przemyśl Castle, built by Casimir III of Poland, Casimir III the Great in the 14th century * Carmelite Church (Przemyśl), Carmelite Church, 17th century late-Renaissance church * Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Przemyśl, former 17th-century Jesuit church, now a Ukrainian Greek Catholic cathedral * Reformed Franciscan church and monastery, founded in 1627 * Franciscan Church, from mid-18th-century in a baroque style * Lubomirski Palace, an eclectic style palace of the Lubomirski family constructed in 1885 * Przemyśl Główny railway station, Przemyśl Główny train station built in 1895 * Zasanie Synagogue * New Synagogue (Przemyśl), built in 1918 * Salesians Church, built 1912-23 in Gothic Revival style * Muzeum Narodowe (the National Museum), contains a collection of icons, second only to the one in Sanok in size * Muzeum Dzwonów i Fajek (the Museum of Bells and Pipes) * Kopiec Tatarski, a mound to the south of the city where a 16th-century Tatar Khan (title), khan was supposedly buried. The Tatarska Góra TV Tower, Tatarska Góra TV tower is built on the mound. * Przemyśl Fortress * World War I cemeteries (Cmentarz Wojskowy) * Civil Defense Shelter – Schron Kierowania Obroną Cywilną * Railway bridge designed by Gustave Eiffel File:Przemyśl, bazylika archikatedralna (HB1).jpg, Cathedral of Przemyśl File:Przemyśl, domy, Rynek 15-16, widok od pn-wsch..JPG, Renaissance houses on the Old Town Market Square File:2015, Przemyśl, Zamek Kazimierzowski (02).jpg, The northern wing of the Przemyśl Castle File:2015 Przemyśl, Kościół Karmelitów pw. św. Teresy (02).jpg, Carmelite Church, Przemyśl, Carmelite Church of Teresa of Ávila, Saint Theresa File:Katedra grek-kat w Przemyślu ul. Katedralna 1 01 prnt.jpg, Greek Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Przemyśl, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, former Jesuit church File:Przemyśl, kościół św. Marii Magdaleny i Matki Bożej Niepokalanej (HB1).jpg, Franciscan Church of Saint Mary Magdalene File:00499 Der neugestaltete Legionów Platz und Hauptbahnhof in Przemyśl (2012).JPG, Przemyśl Główny railway station File:PrzemyslNowaSynagoga.JPG, New Synagogue (Przemyśl), New Synagogue File:Przemyśl, kościół Salezjanów (HB1).jpg, Salesian church File:Muzeum Narodowe Ziemi Przemyskiej2.jpg, National Museum in Przemyśl File:Fort W XII „Werner” (5).jpg, Fort W XII „Werner” (today museum) near Przemyśl File:Kopiec Tatarski2.jpg, Tatar mound File:Most kolejowy - Przemysl.jpg, Railway bridge


Education

* Wyższa Szkoła Administracji i Zarządzania ** Wydział zamiejscowy w Rzeszowie * Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarcza * Wyższa Szkoła Informatyki i Zarządzania
Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języków Obcych
* Nauczycielskie Kolegium Języka Polskiego


Sport

* Czuwaj Przemyśl – football club * AZS Czuwaj Przemyśl – handball club * Polonia Przemyśl – football club


Politics


Krosno/Przemyśl constituency (2023 Polish parliamentary election, 2023 elections)

Members of Sejm elected from Krosno/Przemyśl constituency


Law and Justice

* Marek Kuchciński * Anna Schmidt-Rodziewicz, Anna Schmidt * Piotr Uruski (United Poland, SP) * Piotr Babinetz * Teresa Pamuła * Tadeusz Chrzan * Maria Kurowska (United Poland, SP)


Civic Coalition (Poland), Civic Coalition

* Joanna Frydrych (Civic Platform, PO) * Marek Rząsa (Civic Platform, PO)


Third Way (Poland), Third Way

* Bartosz Romowicz (Poland 2050, PL2050)


Confederation Liberty and Independence, Confederation

* Andrzej Zapałowski


Twin towns

Przemyśl is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Chivasso, Italy * Eger, Hungary * Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine *
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, Ukraine * Paderborn, Germany * South Kesteven, United Kingdom * Truskavets, Ukraine


Notable people

* Jerzy Bartmiński (1939–2022), Polish linguist and ethnologist, lecturer at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, UMCS * Avraham Ben-Yitzhak (1883–1950), Israeli poet *Ben Bernanke (born 1953), American economist * Svetozar Boroević (1856–1920), Austro-Hungarian Army, Austro-Hungarian Army Marshal * Jan Borukowski, Jan Borukowski, Bishop of Przemyśl (1524–1584) * Helene Deutsch, Helene Deutsch, ''née'' Rosenbach (1884–1982), Polish-American psychoanalyst * Karl Duldig (1902–1986), Austrian-Australian sculptor * Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro (–1679), Sejm Marshal * Mark Gertler (artist), Mark Gertler (1891–1939), British painter * Leonid Gobyato (1875–1915), Russian military designer * Stefan Grabiński (1887–1936), Polish writer * Giulietta Guicciardi (1782–1856), Austrian countess * Joshua Höschel ben Joseph (1578–1648), Polish rabbi * Wojciech Inglot (1955–2013), Polish entrepreneur, founder of Inglot Cosmetics Company * Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten (1860–1934), Colonel-General of the Austrian Imperial Army * Czesław Marek (1891–1985) Polish composer, pianist, and piano teacher * Lidia Morawska (born 1952), physicist * Yaroslav Osmomysl (–1187), Prince of Principality of Halych, Halych * Rena Pfiffer-Lax (1893–1943), opera singer * Jerzy Podbrożny (born 1966), Polish footballer * Stefania Podgórska (1925–2018), Polish holocaust resister, Polish Righteous among the Nations, Righteous Among the Nations * Jan Nepomucen Potocki (1867–1943), Polish nobleman * Teodor Andrzej Potocki (1664–1738), Polish nobleman, Primate of Poland * Hieronim Florian Radziwiłł (1715–1760), Polish–Lithuanian nobleman * Jaroslav Rudnyckyj (1910–1995), Ukrainian-Canadian linguist * Pawel Sek (born 1977), Polish music producer and composer * Ryszard Siwiec (1909–1968), Polish accountant and former Home Army resistance member * Renia Spiegel (1924–1942), Polish-born Jewish diarist * Zeev Sternhell (1935–2020), Polish-born Israeli historian, political scientist and commentator * Andrzej Trzebicki (1607–1679), Polish nobleman, bishop of Kraków * Anatole Vakhnianyn (1841–1908), Ukrainian political and cultural figure, composer, teacher and journalist * Jan Wężyk (1575–1638), Polish nobleman, Primate of Poland * Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski (born 1966), Polish politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) * Władysław Dominik Zasławski (–1656), Polish nobleman of Ruthenian origin * Velvel Zbarjer (1824–1884), Galician Jewish Brody singer * Samuel Zborowski (?–1584), Polish military commander * Zyndram of Maszkowice (–), Polish knight


See also

* Old Synagogue (Przemyśl), Old Synagogue in Przemyśl destroyed by the Nazis in 1941 * Przemyślanin


Notes


References


External links

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Municipal website
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Powiat of Przemyśl
''(Przemyśl County)'' *
Przemyśl
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Photo-blog about Przemyśl



Przemyśl Photo Gallery

The Jewish Przemyśl Blog, its Sons and Daughters

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