Przysieki Explained

Przysieki
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Subcarpathian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jasło
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Skołyszyn
Coordinates:49.7347°N 21.375°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:1607
Area Total Ha:620,3

Przysieki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skołyszyn, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3km (02miles) south-east of Skołyszyn, 80NaN0 west of Jasło, and 570NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów,[2] on the Ropa river. Its population as of 2019 is 1607 people, up from a population of 1545 in 2002.[3] It covers an area of 620,3 hectares. The dominant religion is Roman Catholicism, the village is split between Saint Catherine's Parish in Sławęcin and the Parish of the Transfiguration in Trzcinica, and lies in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rzeszów.

The village was founded 1 December 1364 by King Casimir III the Great. Przysieki were mentioned by the medieval historian Jan Długosz in his writings. 2 February 1943, during World War II, a train fuel cistern exploded near the train station. Three people were executed in reprisals by the Gestapo. A memorial was unveiled in 1985 (picture below).

Zuzanna Stusowska (1866-1973) the oldest Polish citizen in the early 1970's lived in the village.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artykuł GMINA SKOŁYSZYN. www.skolyszyn.pl. 15 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  3. Web site: Sołectwa. 2020-07-31. skolyszyn.pl.
  4. Web site: Krosieńska Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Aug 1, 2020.