Przysieki

Przysieki [pʂɨˈɕeki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skołyszyn, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Skołyszyn, 8 km (5 mi) west of Jasło, and 57 km (35 mi) 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.

Przysieki
Village
Przysieki
Coordinates: 49°44′5″N 21°22′30″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyJasło
GminaSkołyszyn
Area
620,3 ha (15,328 acres)
Population
1,607

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]

  • Historic House
  • Hotel "Afrodyta"
  • PKP Train Station
  • Memorial to the people killed in reprisals relating to the explosion of the fuel cistern.

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

Bibliography
  • Irena Becla, Lata niezmarnowane, Trzcinica-Krosno 1995
  • Jan Gancarski, Trzcinica-Karpacka Troja, Krosno 2011, ISBN 978-83-923562-3-3
  • Józef Garbacik – redakcja, Studia z dziejów Jasła i powiatu jasielskiego, PWN Kraków 1964
  • Wiesław Hap, Ziemia Jasielska naszą Małą Ojczyzną, Jasło 2014, wyd.II, ISBN 978-83-63105-04-4

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