Ustrzyki Dolne Explained

Ustrzyki Dolne

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Poland

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top

Subdivision Type:

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Leader Title:

Mayor

Leader Name:

Michał Wnuk

Established Title:

Established

Established Date:

16th century

Established Title3:

Town rights

Established Date3:

1727

Area Total Km2:

16.79

Population As Of:

2006

Population Total:

9478

Population Density Km2:

auto

Timezone:

CET

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CEST

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Coordinates:

49.4297°N 22.5867°W

Elevation M:

480

Postal Code Type:

Postal code

Postal Code:

38-700 to 38-714

Area Code Type:

Area code

Area Code:

+48 13

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RBI

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Ustrzyki Dolne (pronounced as /pl/; Yiddish: Istrik, Ukrainian: Устри́ки-Долі́шні|translit=Ustrýky-Dolíshni) is a town in south-eastern Poland, situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999) close to the border with Ukraine. It is the capital of Bieszczady County, with 9,383 inhabitants (02.06.2009).^[1]

In existence since the 15th century, Ustrzyki received its city charter around 1727. During the First Partition of Poland, in 1772 it became part of the Habsburg monarchy where it remained until 1918. After the defeat of Austria-Hungary Ustrzyki became part of the newly independent Poland. Major growth of the Ustrzyki economy began in the 19th century, when a railway connection to Przemyśl and Sanok was built in 1872, and the exploitation of local oil fields began. Temporarily in the USSR after the Vistula–Oder Offensive in 1944–45, it became part of postwar Poland following the 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange.^[2]

The word Dolne means Lower. There exists a village Ustrzyki Górne - Upper.

Timeline of history

1497, Foundation of Ustrzyki Dolne as a royal village in the district Przemyśl
1723, Old town is built. First Jews appear in the town
1772, Ustrzyki Dolne together with Galicia becomes part of the Austrian Empire
1800 - 1850, Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the district Sanok (Königreich Galizien)
1850 - 1918, Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the district Lisko
During World War I, Ustrzyki Dolne was occupied for six months by the Russian army and in 1918 for two months by Ukrainian troops.
1919 - 1939, Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the Lwów Voivodeship. On 1 January 1939 in city lived 4,300 residents (550 Ukrainians, 1,150 Polish people, 2,600 Jews).^[3]
1939 September, Occupation by German troops. 100 Jews are killed. Soon transferred to Soviet Union as part of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
1939 - 1941, Soviet annexation. Part of the Drohobych Oblast
1941 - 1944, German occupation. The city is initially taken by Slovak troops and transferred under the German administration. Jewish population is killed in the town or deported to Belzec where they are immediately gassed. Probably only ten or fewer of Ustrzyki Dolne's prewar Jewish population survived the war.
1944 - 1951, Soviet administration. Part of the Drohobych Oblast
1951 - 1974, As part of a land swap with the Soviet Union, Ustrzyki Dolne becomes Polish again and is part of the province Rzeszów.
1974 - 1998, Ustrzyki Dolne becomes part of the Krosno Voivodeship.
1998, Ustrzyki Dolne becomes part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (capital Rzeszów)

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ustrzyki Dolne is twinned with:

References

Notes

Notes and References

Web site: Population. Size and structure by territorial division. 2009-06-02. Central Statistical Office, 00-925 Warsaw . Index . 2009-06-22.
http://www.ustrzyki-dolne.pl/web/strona-2-Dla+Turysty.html History of Ustrzyki Dolne, Official website
Volodymyr Kubiyovych. Етнічні групи південнозахідної України (Галичини) на 1.1.1939. — Wiesbaden, 1983. — p. 41.