Rzochów is a historic old town, now a suburb of
Mielec , a city in the
Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie) (since 1999). Mielec is a capital city of
Mielec County.
History
Rzochów was established between 1379 and 1382. At the beginning of the 15th century it was given
city rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
by king
Władysław II Jagiełło
Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło ()He is known under a number of names: lt, Jogaila Algirdaitis; pl, Władysław II Jagiełło; be, Jahajła (Ягайла). See also: Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło. w ...
.
[''Kłos, Stanisław. "Wojewodztwo Rzeszowskie Przewodnik″, page 178 Sport i Turystyka, 1969.''] From about this time the town became known as a regional
shoemaking
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear.
Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cobblers (also known as '' cordwainers''). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds of masters, journeymen ...
centre. In the 19th century it was recorded that there were over 120
shoemakers,
cordwainer
A cordwainer () is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. The cordwainer's trade can be contrasted with the cobbler's trade, according to a tradition in Britain that restricted cobblers to repairing shoes. This usage distinction is ...
s and cobblers.
The rail link between
Dębicą and
Sandomierz was completed in 1887.
In 1985 Rzochów was incorporated into
Mielec. Its population was at the time about 910 people
Notable people
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Jan Feliks Tarnowski
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
* Father Józef Smaczniak – 1895–1942
References
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Bibliography
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Notes
Mielec
Neighbourhoods in Poland
Lesser Poland
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Kraków Voivodeship (1919–1939)
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