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Ustrzyki Dolne

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Ustrzyki Dolne

Town rights
  
1727

Area
  
16.79 km²

Voivodeship
  
Podkarpackie Voivodeship

County
  
Bieszczady

Established
  
16th century

Elevation
  
480 m (1,570 ft)

Population
  
9,478 (2006)

Local time
  
Monday 8:15 AM

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 3 km/h, 75% Humidity

Ustrzyki Dolne ['usˈtʂɨkʲi ˈdɔlnɛ] (Yiddish: Istrik‎, Ukrainian: Устри́ки-Долі́шні Ustrýky-Dolíshni) is a town in south-eastern Poland, situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999) close to the border with Ukraine. It is the capital of Bieszczady County, with 9,383 inhabitants

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Map of Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland

In existence since the 15th century, Ustrzyki received its city charter around 1727. During the First Partition of Poland, in 1772 it became part of the Habsburg Monarchy where it remained until 1918. After the defeat of Austria-Hungary Ustrzyki became part of the newly reborn and independent Poland. Major growth of the Ustrzyki economy began in the 19 century when a railway connection to Przemyśl and Sanok was built in 1872, and the exploitation of local oil fields began. Temporarily in the USSR after the Vistula–Oder Offensive in 1944–45, it became part of postwar Poland following the 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange.

Timeline of history

  • 1502 Foundation of Ustrzyki Dolne as a royal village in the district Przemyśl
  • 1723 Old town is built. First Jews appear in the town
  • 1772 Ustrzyki Dolne together with Galicia becomes part of the Austrian Empire
  • 1800 - 1850 Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the district Sanok (Königreich Galizien)
  • 1850–1918 Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the district Lisko
  • During World War I, Ustrzyki Dolne was occupied during six months by the Russian army and in 1918 during two months by Ukrainian troops.
  • 1919 - 1939 Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the Lwów Voivodeship
  • 1939 September Occupation by German troops. 100 Jews are killed.
  • 1939–1941 Soviet annexation. Part of Drohobych Oblast
  • 1941–1944 German occupation. Jewish population is killed or deported to Belzec concentration camp.
  • 1944–1951 Soviet administration. Part of Drohobych Oblast
  • 1951–1974 As part of a land swap with the Soviet Union, Ustrzyki Dolne becomes Polish again and is part of the province Rzeszów.
  • 1974–1998 Ustrzyki Dolne becomes part of Krosno Voivodeship.
  • 1998 - Ustrzyki Dolne becomes part of Subcarpathian Voivodeship (capital Rzeszów)

    • Twin towns — Sister cities

    Ustrzyki Dolne is twinned with:

  • Sambir, Ukraine
  • Giraltovce, Slovakia
  • Zamárdi, Hungary

    • References

    Ustrzyki Dolne Wikipedia
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