Gmina Krasiczyn

Gmina Krasiczyn is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krasiczyn, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemyśl and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The gmina covers an area of 127.17 square kilometres (49.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,794 (5,122 in 2013).

The gmina contains part of the protected area called Pogórze Przemyskie Landscape Park.

Villages

Gmina Krasiczyn contains the villages and settlements of Brylińce, Chołowice, Cisowa, Dybawka, Korytniki, Krasice, Krasiczyn, Krzeczkowa, Mielnów, Olszany, Prałkowce, Rokszyce, Śliwnica, Tarnawce and Zalesie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Krasiczyn is bordered by the city of Przemyśl and by the gminas of Bircza, Fredropol, Krzywcza and Przemyśl.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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Krasiczyn

Krasiczyn [kraˈɕit͡ʂɨn] is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasiczyn. The village has a population of 440. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemyśl and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

In Krasiczyn stands the Krasicki Palace, a Renaissance palace built for Stanisław Krasicki by Galleazzo Appiani.

Adam Stefan Sapieha, a cardinal whom Pope John Paul II described as 'my model', was born in Krasiczyn, in the castle.

History

As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy. When a postoffice was opened in 1869, the town was in the Przemyśl Bezirkshauptmannschaft.

For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.