Rzeszów

Sister cities

• Lviv

History

In the area of Rzeszów, the first early European modern humans appeared in the late Paleolithic Age; archaeologists have excavated a tool made in that period at site Rzeszów 25. In the mid-6th century BC, the first farmers came to the area of the city, most likely through the Moravian Gate. Later on, Rzeszów was a settlement of the Lusatian culture, which was followed by the Przeworsk culture. In the 7th century, the first Slavs appeared in the area, which is confirmed by numerous archaeological findings. Most probably, Rzeszów was then inhabited by the Vistulans. In the 10th century, it became part of the emerging Duchy of Poland. Sometime between 11th and 13th century the town was conquered and subsequently annexed by the East Slavic Ruthenians from the weakened and fragmented Polish state (see Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth). Polish rulers of the Piast dynasty recaptured Rzeszów in 1264. In Tarnów, there was a meeting of Prince Bolesław V the Chaste, and Prince Daniel of Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, during which both sides agreed that the border would go between Rzeszów and Czudec (Rzeszów belonged to Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, while Czudec and Strzyżów to Lesser Poland). After the reunification of Poland following the fragmentation period, Rzeszów remained in Ruthenian hands until 1340, when King Casimir III the Great eventually recaptured the area, inviting his knights to govern the re-acquired land. According to some sources, at that time Rzeszów was inhabited by the Walddeutsche, and was called Rishof (during World War II, the Germans renamed it Reichshof). The town was granted Magdeburg rights, it had a parish church, a market place and a cemetery, and its total area was some . Magdeburg rights entitled Rzeszów's local authorities to punish criminals,…

Geography

Rzeszów lies in the north temperate zone and has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. It is characterised by a significant variation between hot summers and cold, snowy winters. Average temperatures in summer range from and in winter from . The average annual temperature is . In summer temperatures often exceed , and sometimes even . In winter the temperature drops to at night and about at day. During very cold nights the temperature drops to . With Rzeszów being near the Carpathian Mountains, there is sometimes a halny – a föhn wind, when the temperature can rise rapidly. * The Main Square *Rzeszów Town Hall, built in 1591, later remodelled in Neogothic and Renaissance Revival styles * Saint Adalbert and Saint Stanislaus Church, built in 15th century in Gothic style * Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Bernardine monastery), built in 17th century in Baroque style * Regional Museum, located in the former 17th century Piarists monastery * Old Town (17th century) and New Town (18th century, restored 1954–63) Synagogues * Rzeszów Castle, rebuilt in 17th century * Lubomirski Summer Palace, rebuilt in 18th century in Rococo style * Wanda Siemaszkowa Theatre - former Sokol houses, built 1890-1900 * PKO Bank Building, built 1906–07 in Renaissance Revival style * Socialist realist buildings of the Rzeszów Court of Appeals (former regional headquarters of the Polish United Workers' Party) and of the Music Institute * Modernist building of the Subcarpathian Philharmonic * Monument to The Revolutionary Action, erected in 1974 * Olszynki Park - high skyscraper * Podziemia, Tunnels File:Ratusz-POL, Rzeszów.jpg|City Hall File:Zamek w Rzeszowie, 20210428 1019 3317.jpg|Rzeszów Castle File:Rzeszów - Letni Pałac Lubomirskich.jpg|Lubomirski Summer…

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  710
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  615
• Western Jackdaw

  Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  581
• Fieldfare

  Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  562
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  558
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  534
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  517
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  512