Rzochów

Rzochów
Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Mielec County
Gmina	Mielec (urban gmina)

Rzochów [Polish pronunciation: ['] ] – Historic old town, now a suburb of Mielec [Polish pronunciation: ['] ], a city in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie) (since 1999). Mielec is a capital city of Mielec County.

History

Rzochów got it's city rights between 1379 and 1382. The rail link between Dębicą and Sandomierz was completed in 1887.

In 1985 Rzochów was incorporated into Mielec. It's population was at the time about 910 people

''Former Roads of Rzochów:

• Biedronki
• Dębicka
• Grabiowa
• Grzybowa
• Jagodowa
• Kolejowa
• Podleśna
• Rynek Rzochowski
• Rzochowska
• Św. Marka
• Wandy

Notable People

• Jan Feliks Tarnowski

References

• "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego" (in Polish). 1880–1914.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
• Parts translated from the "Polish version of this page". 25.09.2008. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
• Encyclopædia Britannica 11^th Edition

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