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Rze·szów (zhĕʹsho͝of')
A city of southeast Poland east of Kraków. Chartered in the 14th century, it passed to Austria in 1772 and reverted to Poland after World War I. Population: 153,888.
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▪ Polandcity, capital of Podkarpackie województwo (province), southeastern Poland. It lies along the Wisłok River at the juncture of the Carpathian Mountains and the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów lies on the main Kraków-Lviv (Ukraine) road and rail line. The city's economy has expanded greatly since World War II, and some of Poland's largest metal-production plants are located there, as are textile mills and food-processing facilities.Founded in the 14th century on a trade route to Hungary, Rzeszów suffered greatly during the 17th century through wars and was seized by Austria in 1772; it was returned to Poland in 1918. The city's regional museum contains a fine ethnographic collection. Pop. (2002) 160,376.* * *
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