Mielec

Mielec [ˈmʲɛlɛt͡s] (Yiddish: מעליץ-Melitz‎) is a city in south-eastern Poland (Lesser Poland), with a population of 60,979 inhabitants, as of June 2009. It is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie) (since 1999); previously it was in Rzeszów Voivodeship (1975–1998). Mielec is the capital city of Mielec County.

History

The first mention of a place called Mielec occurs in the thirteenth century in the 1229 bull of Pope Gregory IX. In the second half of the fourteenth century, "Mielecka" was mentioned in a list of parishes. The city of Mielec, part of Sandomierz Voivodeship, was founded on 17 March 1457, when King Casimir IV granted a charter to John Mielecki for the establishment of a city under the name of Nowy Targ. For unknown reasons John Mielecki did not go on to found the city; it was eventually established by his two sons, John and Bernard, by an Act of 18 December 1470. The Mielecki family owned the town of Mielec until the last of the Mieleckis died in 1771. Under their rule, there was intensive development of craft industries. In 1522, the first guild was founded. This was the blacksmiths' guild. It was followed by guilds of tailors, cobblers, potters, spinners, and weavers.

Śmielec

Śmielec (1424 m a.s.l.) is a mountain peak situated in the western part of Karkonosze on Polish and Czech border within the Karkonosze National Park. The prak is covered in granite rubble.

Situation

In the main range the very distinct peak is situated between Łabski Szczyt and Czeskie Kamienie. The summit is entirely on the Polish side.

Śmielec from the summit of Wielki Szyszak

Śmielec from the summit of Wielki Szyszak

Śmielec from the slope of Wielki Szyszak

Śmielec from the slope of Wielki Szyszak

Śmielec and Czarny Kocioł Jagniątkowski

Śmielec and Czarny Kocioł Jagniątkowski

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