Rzochów

Rzochów
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Rzochów
Coordinates: 50°15′N 21°29′E / 50.250°N 21.483°E / 50.250; 21.483Coordinates: 50°15′N 21°29′E / 50.250°N 21.483°E / 50.250; 21.483
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Mielec County
Gmina	Mielec (urban gmina)

Rzochów [ˈʐɔxuf] is a historic old town, now a suburb of Mielec [ˈmjɛlɛt͡s], a city in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie) (since 1999). Mielec is a capital city of Mielec County.

History[]

Rzochów was established between 1379 and 1382. At the beginning of the 15th century it was given city rights by king Władysław II Jagiełło.^[1] From about this time the town became known as a regional shoemaking centre. In the 19th century it was recorded that there were over 120 shoemakers, cordwainers and cobblers.^[1] The rail link between Dębicą and Sandomierz was completed in 1887.

In 1985 Rzochów was incorporated into Mielec. Its population was at the time about 910 people

Notable people[]

• Jan Feliks Tarnowski
• Father Józef Smaczniak – 1895–1942

References[]

• "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego" (in Polish). 1880.

Bibliography[]

• Dworzaczek, Włodzimierz (1985). Hetman Jan Tarnowski: z dziejów możnowładztwa małopolskiego. Instytut Wydawniczy Pax. ISBN 978-83-211-0584-0.

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