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Przemyśl () is a city in southeastern
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
with 56,466 inhabitants, as of December 2023. Data for territorial unit 1862000. In 1999, it became part of the
Subcarpathian Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional As ...
. It was previously the capital of
Przemyśl Voivodeship Przemyśl Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland that existed from 1975 to 1998, superseded by the Podkarpackie Voivodeship.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 The San (; ''Sian''; ) is a river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. With a length of , the San is the 6th-longest Polish river. It has a basin area of 16,877 km2, of which 14,426 k ...
. Important trade routes that connect
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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, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...
on 24 February 2022, Przemyśl has been a point of refuge for many Ukrainians, as it is located near the
Poland–Ukraine border The Polish–Ukrainian border is the state border between Poland and Ukraine. It has a total length of Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...
–Przemyśl railway junction.


Names

Different names in various languages have identified the city throughout its history. Selected languages include: ; ; ; (Peremyshlj) and (Pshemyslj); and (Pshemishl).


History


Origins

Przemyśl is the second-oldest city (after
Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
) in southeastern Poland, dating back to the 8th century. It was the site of a fortified gord belonging to the ''Lędzianie'' (
Lendians The Lendians () were a Lechitic tribe who lived in the area of East Lesser Poland and Cherven Cities between the 7th and 11th centuries. Since they were documented primarily by foreign authors whose knowledge of Central and East Europe geogra ...
), a West Slavic tribe. In the 9th century, the fortified settlement and the surrounding region became part of
Great Moravia Great Moravia (; , ''Meghálī Moravía''; ; ; , ), or simply Moravia, was the first major state that was predominantly West Slavic to emerge in the area of Central Europe, possibly including territories which are today part of the Czech Repub ...
. Most likely, the city's name dates back to the Moravian period. Also, archeological remains testify to the presence of a
Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
monastic settlement as early as the 9th century. Upon the invasion of the
Hungarian tribes The Magyar or Hungarian tribes ( , ) 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 establishment of the Prin ...
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 extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
,
Kievan Rus Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,. * was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of Russ ...
and
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beginning in at least the 9th century, with Przemyśl along with other Cherven Grods, falling under the control of the Polans (''Polanie''), who would in the 10th century under the rule of
Mieszko I Mieszko I (; – 25 May 992) was Duchy of Poland (966–1025), Duke of Poland from 960 until his death in 992 and the founder of the first unified History of Poland, Polish state, the Civitas Schinesghe. A member of the Piast dynasty, he was t ...
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 The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of King Casimir III the Great. Branches of ...
's realm. The city was mentioned by
Nestor the Chronicler Nestor the Chronicler or Nestor the Hagiographer (; 1056 – 1114) was a monk from the Kievan Rus who is known to have written two saints' lives: the ''Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves'' and the ''Account about the Life an ...
, when in 981 it was captured by
Vladimir I of Kiev Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych (; Christian name: ''Basil''; 15 July 1015), given the epithet "the Great", was Prince of Novgorod from 970 and Grand Prince of Kiev from 978 until his death in 1015. The Eastern Orthodox ...
.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 extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, and in 1031 it was retaken by the Rus'. Around the year 1069, Przemyśl again returned to Poland, after
Bolesław II the Generous Bolesław or Boleslav may refer to: People * Bolesław (given name) (also ''Boleslav'' or ''Boleslaus''), including a list of people with this name Geography * Bolesław, Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Bolesław, Olkusz Coun ...
retook the town and temporarily made it his residence. In 1085, the town became the capital of a semi-independent Principality of Peremyshl under the lordship of
Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,. * was the first East Slavs, East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical At ...
. The palatium complex including a
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was built during the rule of the Polish king
Bolesław I the Brave Bolesław I the Brave (17 June 1025), less often List of people known as the Great, 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 between 1003 and 1004 as Boles ...
in the 11th century. Sometime before 1218, an
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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) 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 Fellow of the Royal Societ ...
(Ed.). Galicia: A Multicultured Land. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 52–67
Przemyśl later became part of the
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia The Principality or, from 1253, Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, also known as the Kingdom of Ruthenia, Kingdom of Rus', or Kingdom of Russia, also Halych–Volhynian Kingdom was a medieval state in Eastern Europe which existed from 1199 to 1349. I ...
, during which it became the starting point for the
Bârlad Trail Bârlad Trail (also referred to as the L'viv Road, and the Wallachian, Moldavian, or Oxen Trail) was a Medieval Trade route, linking the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia with the region of Moldavia and the coast of the Black Sea. When it first began, ...
. From 1246 onwards, like all of
Kyivan Rus Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,. * was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of Russ ...
, Przemyśl was under
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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 (; 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, retaining the title throughout the Galicia–Volhynia Wars. He was the last Polish king fr ...
and again became part of the
Kingdom of Poland The Kingdom of Poland (; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a monarchy in Central Europe during the Middle Ages, medieval period from 1025 until 1385. Background The West Slavs, West Slavic tribe of Polans (western), Polans who lived in what i ...
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 Gran ...
. Around this time, the first Latin Catholic diocese was founded in the city, and Przemyśl was granted a city charter based on
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, confirmed in 1389 by the king
Władysław II Jagiełło Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło (),Other names include (; ) (see also Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło) was Grand Duke of Lithuania beginning in 1377 and starting in 1386, becoming King of Poland as well. ...
. The city prospered as an important trade centre during the 16th century. Like nearby
Lwów Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...
, the city's population consisted of a great number of nationalities, including
Poles Pole or poles may refer to: People *Poles (people), another term for Polish people, from the country of Poland * Pole (surname), including a list of people with the name * Pole (musician) (Stefan Betke, born 1967), German electronic music artist ...
,
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,
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,
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,
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and
Ruthenians A ''Ruthenian'' and ''Ruthene'' are exonyms of Latin language, Latin origin, formerly used in Eastern and Central Europe as common Ethnonym, ethnonyms for East Slavs, particularly during the late medieval and early modern periods. The Latin term ...
. The long period of prosperity enabled the construction of public buildings such as the
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town hall and the Old Synagogue of 1559. Also, a
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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
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army during the Deluge, and a general decline of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, also referred to as Poland–Lithuania or the First Polish Republic (), was a federation, federative real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ...
. The city's 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 Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
's
Załuski Library The Załuski Library (, ) established in Warsaw in 1747 by Józef Andrzej Załuski and his brother, Andrzej Stanisław Załuski, both Roman Catholic bishops, was a public library nationalized and renamed upon its founders' death into the Załus ...
founded 7 years earlier. Przemyśl's importance at that time was such that when Austria 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
First Partition of Poland The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. The growth of power in the Russian Empire threatened the Kingdom of Prussia an ...
, Przemyśl became part of the
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, in what the Austrians called the
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, also known as Austrian Galicia or colloquially Austrian Poland, was a constituent possession of the Habsburg monarchy in the historical region of Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia in Eastern Europe. The Cr ...
. According to the Austrian census of 1830, the city was home to 7,538 people of whom 3,732 were
Latin Catholic The Latin Church () is the largest autonomous () particular church within the Catholic Church, whose members constitute the vast majority of the 1.3 billion Catholics. The Latin Church is one of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches in full communion w ...
, 2,298
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and 1,508 were members of the
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, 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 Ossoliński National Institute (, ZNiO), or the Ossolineum is a Polish cultural Foundation (non-profit), foundation, publishing house, archival institute and a research centre of national significance founded in 1817 in Lwów (now Lviv). Located ...
library in Lwów for Poles. Przemyśl also became the centre of the revival of Byzantine choral music in the
Greek Catholic Church Greek Catholic Church or Byzantine-Catholic Church may refer to: * The Catholic Church in Greece * The Eastern Catholic Churches that use the Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite: ** The Albanian Greek Catholic Church ** The Belarusian Gre ...
. 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 The Imperial and Royal privileged Galician Railway of Archduke Charles Louis (, ) was a privately owned railway company in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia operating during the time of the partitions of Poland in the second half of the 1 ...
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
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and
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over the
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, Austria grew more mindful of Przemyśl's strategic location near the border with the
Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...
. During the
Crimean War The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861), Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont fro ...
, 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 Artillery consists of ranged weapons that launch Ammunition, munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and l ...
during the second half of the 19th century, the old fortifications rapidly became obsolete. The longer range of
rifled Rifling is the term for helical grooves machined into the internal surface of a firearms's barrel for imparting a spin to a projectile to improve its aerodynamic stability and accuracy. It is also the term (as a verb) for creating such groove ...
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 A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from L ...
, 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
cannon A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder during th ...
s of all sorts, although eventually 120,000 soldiers were garrisoned there. In August 1914, at the beginning of the
First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, Russian forces defeated
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forces in the opening engagements and advanced rapidly into Galicia. The Przemyśl fortress fulfilled its mission very effectively, helping to stop a 300,000-strong Russian army advancing upon the
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Passes and Kraków, the
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regional capital. The first
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was lifted by a temporary Austro-Hungarian advance. However, the Russian army resumed its advance and initiated a 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
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recaptured the destroyed fortress on 3 June 1915. During the fighting around Przemyśl, both sides lost up to 115,000 killed, wounded, and missing. Drewniany most na Sanie w Przemyslu ca 1865 (37523540) (cropped).jpg, Wooden bridge, ca 1865 Kosciol reformatow i plac targowy w Przemyslu 1886 (89015102) (cropped).jpg, Saint Anthony of Padua church, 1886 Przemysl - widok ze Zamku. 1908 (71544541) (cropped).jpg, City view, 1908 Przemysl, Plac na bramie 1911 (156401888) (cropped).jpg, Na Bramie Square, 1911


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 The West Ukrainian People's Republic (; West Ukrainian People's Republic#Name, see other names) was a short-lived state that controlled most of Eastern Galicia from November 1918 to July 1919. It included major cities of Lviv, Ternopil, Kolom ...
. 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 Lwów Eaglets () is a term of affection that is applied to the Polish child soldiers who fought for the city of Lwów (), in Eastern Galicia, during the Polish-Ukrainian War (1918–1919). Background The city now known in Ukrainian as Lviv () ...
), 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 1918 Battle of Przemyśl. After the end of the
Polish–Ukrainian War The Polish–Ukrainian War, from November 1918 to July 1919, was a conflict between the Second Polish Republic and Ukrainian forces (both the West Ukrainian People's Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic). The conflict had its roots in ...
and the Polish–Bolshevik War that followed, the city became a part of the
Second Polish Republic The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939. The state was established in the final stage of World War I ...
. Although the capital of the
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was in
Lwów Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...
(see:
Lwów Voivodeship Lwów Voivodeship () was an administrative unit of interwar Poland (1918–1939). Because of the Nazi invasion of Poland in accordance with the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it became occupied by both the Wehrmacht and the Red Army in Septem ...
), Przemyśl recovered its nodal position as a seat of local church administration, as well as the garrison of the 10th
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of the
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— 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 southeastern Poland between Kraków and Lwów.


World War II

On 11–14 September 1939, during the
invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Second Polish Republic, Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak R ...
, which started
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, the German and Polish armies fought the Battle of Przemyśl in and around the city. After the battle German ''
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'' entered the city to commit various 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
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into the portion of Poland that was 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. German-occupied left-bank Przemyśl was part of the
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of the
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. 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 ''
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''.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
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. The Soviet-occupied right-bank part of the city was incorporated to the
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in the atmosphere of NKVD terror as thousands of Jews were ordered to be deported. It became part of the newly established
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In 1940, the city became an
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of Peremyshl Uyezd with the Peremyshl
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established along the Nazi-Soviet frontier before the German attack against the USSR in 1941. The town's population increased due to a large influx of Jewish refugees from the
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who sought to cross the border to
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. It is estimated that by mid-1941 the Jewish population of the city had grown to roughly 16,500. In the
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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
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, and on 15 July 1942 a
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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 and the Old Synagogue were destroyed; the 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
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notified ''
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'' 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
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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
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in Przemyśl,
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later named them "
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". The process of extermination of the Jews resumed thereafter. Until September 1943 almost all Jews were sent to the
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or Belzec extermination camps. The local branches of the
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and the
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managed to 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 rescuers there, were the Banasiewicz, Kurpiel, Kuszek, Lewandowski, and Podgórski families. In October 1941, the Germans relocated the Stalag II F
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from
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to Przemyśl and renamed it Stalag 315, with some POWs, including Jews and Soviet communist political commisars, executed by the ''
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''. In November 1942, the camp was moved to
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. Then in December 1942, the occupiers relocated the Stalag 327 prisoner-of-war camp from
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to Przemyśl with multiple subcamps founded in the area. It housed Italian, Dutch and Soviet POWs, with the Italians and Soviets suffering from malnutrition and infectious diseases, and Italians also subjected to mass executions by the Gestapo and SS. In July 1944, the camp was evacuated westwards in a
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with death rates reaching 50 men per day. The Red Army took 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 north of the city center. The closest international airport is Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport, Rzeszów–Jasionka, about 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
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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, 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
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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 Tatars, Tatar Khan (title), khan was supposedly buried. The Tatarska Góra TV Tower, Tatarska Góra TV tower is built on the mound. * Przemyśl Fortress, a Historic Monument of Poland * 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 (03).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 Ambona w kształcie statku.jpg, Ship-shaped pulpit in the Carmelite Church 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 Kościół p.w. św. Antoniego w Przemyślu ul. Jagiellońska 2 01 prnt.jpg, Saint Anthony church File:Muzeum Narodowe Ziemi Przemyskiej2.jpg, National Museum in Przemyśl File:PrzemyslNowaSynagoga.JPG, New Synagogue File:Przemyśl, kościół Salezjanów (HB1).jpg, Salesian church 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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