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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.
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
External links
Krasiczyn website
Iwona Kraus gallery
Krasiczyn photographs Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
Photographs
Photographs
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Adam Stefan Sapieha
- Krasiczyn
- Krasiczyn Castle
- Gmina Krasiczyn
- Subcarpathian Voivodeship
- Przemyśl County
- Adam Stefan Sapieha
- List of castles in Poland
- Śliwnica, Gmina Krasiczyn
- Attic (architecture)
- Kruhel Wielki
