Krasiczyn
Krasiczyn (Polish: [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. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemyśl and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Austrian KK 5 kreuzer stamp, cancelled in 1894 at Krasiczyn
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.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Atlas des peuples d'Europe centrale, André et Jean Sellier, 1991, p.88
- ^ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
External links
- Krasiczyn website
- Iwona Kraus gallery
- Krasiczyn photographs Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Photographs
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