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Strzyżów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (
) in
Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern
Poland
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. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the
Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is
Strzyżów, which lies south-west of the regional capital
Rzeszów
Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...
.
The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 61,505, out of which the population of Strzyżów is 8,884 and the rural population is 52,621.
Places of interest
Places of historical interest include the palace and park complex in Wiśniowa, the 15th century church complex in Strzyżów, the 18th century manorial complex on Modrzewiowa Street in Strzyżów,
synagogue
A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It is a place for prayer (the main sanctuary and sometimes smaller chapels) where Jews attend religious services or special ceremonies such as wed ...
s in
Czudec,
Niebylec and
Strzyżów, the palace complex in
Żyznów, wooden churches in
Lutcza and
Gogołów and Greek Catholic Churches in
Brzeżanka and
Oparówka. There are also two complexes of fortifications from the time of
World War II
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, one in
Stępina and the other in
Strzyżów.
As regards the natural geography of the region, the valley of the
Wisłok and its tributaries are interspersed with the low, sparsely wooded hills of the
Dynowsko-Strzyżowskie Plateau. The region also includes the Czarnorzecko-Strzyżowski
Landscape Park and the Sędziszowsko-Strzyżowska and Hyżyńsko-Gwoźnicka protected areas.
Neighbouring counties
Strzyżów County is bordered by
Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the north,
Rzeszów County
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Rzeszów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed ...
to the north-east,
Brzozów County to the south-east,
Krosno County to the south,
Jasło County to the south-west and
Dębica County to the north-west.
Administrative division
The county is subdivided into five
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and tow ...
s (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
References
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Land counties of Subcarpathian Voivodeship