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Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional Assembly. Historically, most of the province's territory was part of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria and the Ruthenian Voivodeship. In the interwar period, it was part of the Lwów Voivodeship.

Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Województwo podkarpackie
Voivodeship
Flag of Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms of Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Coat of arms
Official logo of Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Brandmark
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Administrative map
Administrative map
Coordinates (Rzeszów): 50°2′1″N 22°0′17″E / 50.03361°N 22.00472°E / 50.03361; 22.00472
Country Poland
CapitalRzeszów
Counties
4 cities, 21 land counties *
Government
 • BodyExecutive board
 • VoivodeTeresa Kubas-Hul (PO)
 • MarshalWładysław Ortyl (PiS)
 • EPSubcarpathian constituency
Area
 • Total17,844 km2 (6,890 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total2,127,462
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Urban
880,947
 • Rural
1,246,515
GDP
[1]
 • Total€22.069 billion
 • Per capita€10,600
ISO 3166 codePL-18
Vehicle registrationR
HDI (2021)0.868[2]
very high · 9th
Websitehttps://rzeszow.uw.gov.pl/
  • further divided into 160 gminas
Historical regions in present-day Subcarpathian Voivodeship and in Poland
Palace of Lubomirski family in Rzeszów

The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Rzeszów, Przemyśl, Krosno and (partially) Tarnów and Tarnobrzeg Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local-government reforms adopted in 1998. The name derives from the region's location near the Carpathian Mountains, and the voivodeship comprises areas of two historic regions of Eastern Europe — Lesser Poland (western and northwestern counties) and Red Ruthenia. During the interwar period (1918–1939), Subcarpathian Voivodeship belonged to "Poland B", the less-developed, more rural parts of Poland. To boost the local economy, the government of the Second Polish Republic began in the mid-1930s a massive program of industrialization, known as the Central Industrial Region. The program created several major armament factories, including PZL Mielec, PZL Rzeszów, Huta Stalowa Wola, and factories in other Subcarpathian towns such as Dębica, Nowa Dęba, Sanok, Tarnobrzeg and Nowa Sarzyna.

It is bordered by Lesser Poland Voivodeship to the west, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the north-west, Lublin Voivodeship to the north, Ukraine (Lviv Oblast and Zakarpattia Oblast) to the east and Slovakia (Prešov Region) to the south. It covers an area of 17,844 square kilometres (6,890 sq mi), and has a population of 2,127,462 (as at 2019). The voivodeship is mostly hilly or mountainous (see Bieszczady, Beskidy); its northwestern corner is flat. It is one of the most wooded Polish voivodeships (35.9% of total area), within its borders there is whole Bieszczady National Park, and parts of Magura National Park.

History

Government

Subcarpathian Voivodeship's government powers are shared between the voivode (governor), the sejmik (regional assembly), and the marshal.

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 6 cities and 45 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures as of 2019)[3]

Cities (governed by a city mayor or prezydent miasta):
  1. Rzeszów (194,886)
  2. Przemyśl (60,999)
  3. Stalowa Wola (60,799)
  4. Mielec (60,366)
  5. Tarnobrzeg (46,907)
  6. Krosno (46,369)

Towns:

  1. Dębica (45,634)
  2. Jarosław (37,585)
  3. Sanok (37,381)
  4. Jasło (35,063)
  5. Łańcut (17,709)
  6. Ropczyce (15,836)
  7. Przeworsk (15,356)
  8. Nisko (15,324)
  9. Leżajsk (13,853)
  10. Sędziszów Małopolski (12,357)
  11. Lubaczów (12,018)
  12. Nowa Dęba (11,152)
  13. Ustrzyki Dolne (9,097)
  14. Kolbuszowa (9,075)
  15. Strzyżów (8,884)
  16. Brzozów (7,463)
  17. Rudnik nad Sanem (6,710)
  18. Głogów Małopolski (6,654)
  19. Boguchwała (6,179)
  20. Dynów (6,129)
  21. Nowa Sarzyna (5,834)
  22. Jedlicze (5,736)
  23. Lesko (5,424)
  24. Radymno (5,279)
  25. Zagórz (5,095)
  26. Pilzno (4,912)
  27. Sokołów Małopolski (4,193)
  28. Rymanów (3,825)
  29. Tyczyn (3,824)
  30. Pruchnik (3,764)
  31. Radomyśl Wielki (3,231)
  32. Kańczuga (3,167)
  33. Zaklików (2,979)
  34. Oleszyce (2,974)
  35. Brzostek (2,752)
  36. Sieniawa (2,140)
  37. Błażowa (2,139)
  38. Narol (2,109)
  39. Dukla (2,061)
  40. Cieszanów (1,913)
  41. Iwonicz-Zdrój (1,787)
  42. Przecław (1,775)
  43. Baranów Sandomierski (1,456)
  44. Ulanów (1,422)
  45. Kołaczyce (1,409)
  46. Dubiecko (866)

Administrative division

Subcarpathian Voivodeship is divided into 25 counties (powiats): 4 city counties and 21 land counties. These are further divided into 160 gminas.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and
Polish names		AreaPopulation
(2019)		SeatOther townsTotal
gminas
km2sq mi
City counties
Rzeszów7730194,8861
Przemyśl441760,9991
Tarnobrzeg863346,9071
Krosno431746,3691
Land counties
Rzeszów County
powiat rzeszowski		471182168,614Rzeszów *Boguchwała, Głogów Małopolski, Sokołów Małopolski, Błażowa, Tyczyn14
Mielec County
powiat mielecki		880340136,591MielecRadomyśl Wielki, Przecław10
Dębica County
powiat dębicki		776300135,348DębicaPilzno, Brzostek7
Jarosław County
powiat jarosławski		1,029397120,462JarosławRadymno, Pruchnik11
Jasło County
powiat jasielski		830320113,730JasłoKołaczyce10
Krosno County
powiat krośnieński		924357112,301Krosno *Jedlicze, Rymanów, Dukla, Iwonicz-Zdrój10
Stalowa Wola County
powiat stalowowolski		833322106,272Stalowa WolaZaklików6
Sanok County
powiat sanocki		1,22547394,473SanokZagórz8
Łańcut County
powiat łańcucki		45217580,898Łańcut7
Przeworsk County
powiat przeworski		69826978,354PrzeworskKańczuga, Sieniawa9
Ropczyce-Sędziszów County
powiat ropczycko-sędziszowski		54921274,416RopczyceSędziszów Małopolski5
Przemyśl County
powiat przemyski		1,21446974,234Przemyśl *Dubiecko10
Leżajsk County
powiat leżajski		58322569,479LeżajskNowa Sarzyna5
Nisko County
powiat niżański		78630366,699NiskoRudnik nad Sanem, Ulanów7
Brzozów County
powiat brzozowski		54021065,652Brzozów6
Kolbuszowa County
powiat kolbuszowski		77429962,389Kolbuszowa6
Strzyżów County
powiat strzyżowski		50319461,505Strzyżów5
Lubaczów County
powiat lubaczowski		1,30850555,438LubaczówOleszyce, Narol, Cieszanów8
Tarnobrzeg County
powiat tarnobrzeski		52020053,115Tarnobrzeg *Nowa Dęba, Baranów Sandomierski4
Lesko County
powiat leski		83532226,532Lesko5
Bieszczady County
powiat bieszczadzki		1,13843921,799Ustrzyki Dolne3
* seat not part of the county

Protected areas

Jaśliski Landscape Park and Jasiołka River

Protected areas in Subcarpathian Voivodeship include two national parks and 11 Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 19.4 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 3.9% of Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,100 euros or 50% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 59% of the EU average. Podkarpackie Voivodship is the province with the third lowest GDP per capita in Poland.[4]

Ethnic groups

Population according to 2002 census[5]

Regional costumes of the Pogorzans

Most popular surnames in the region

  1. Mazur:[6] 9,530
  2. Nowak: 9,301
  3. Baran: 8,020

Notable residents

Subcarpathia landscape pictures

See also

References

  • "Central Statistical Office(GUS) - TERYT(National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)". (in Polish). 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-10-23.

Notes

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Subcarpathian Voivodeship.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Podkarpackie.

49°57′24″N 22°10′22″E / 49.95667°N 22.17278°E / 49.95667; 22.17278

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