Ustrzyki Dolne

Ustrzyki Dolne
Ustrzyki Dolne panorama
Coat of arms
Ustrzyki Dolne Ustrzyki Dolne
Coordinates: 49°25′47″N 22°35′12″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Bieszczady
Gmina	Ustrzyki Dolne
Established	16th century
Town rights	1727
Government
• Mayor	Bartosz Romowicz
Area
• Total	16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	9,478
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	38-700 to 38-714
Area code	+48 13
Car plates	RBI
Website	Official website

Ustrzyki Dolne pronounced ['usˈtʂɨkʲi ˈdɔlnɛ] (Yiddish: Istrik, Ukrainian: Устри́ки-Долі́шні "Ustrýky-Dolíshni") is a town in south-eastern Poland, situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999) close to the border with Ukraine. It is the capital of Bieszczady County, with 9,383 inhabitants (02.06.2009).

In existence since the 15th century, Ustrzyki received its city charter around 1727. During the First Partition of Poland, in 1772 it became part of the Habsburg Monarchy where it remained until 1918. After the defeat of Austria-Hungary Ustrzyki became part of the newly reborn and independent Poland. Major growth of the Ustrzyki economy began in the 19 century when a railway connection to Przemyśl and Sanok was built in 1872, and the exploitation of local oil fields began. Temporarily in the USSR after the Vistula–Oder Offensive in 1944–45, it became part of postwar Poland following the 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange.

The word Dolne means Lower. There exists a village Ustrzyki Górne - Upper.

Timeline of history

Monument to those who died in a fight against the UPA in World War II

• 1497 Foundation of Ustrzyki Dolne as a royal village in the district Przemyśl
• 1723 Old town is built. First Jews appear in the town
• 1772 Ustrzyki Dolne together with Galicia becomes part of the Austrian Empire
• 1800 - 1850 Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the district Sanok (Königreich Galizien)
• 1850–1918 Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the district Lisko
• During World War I, Ustrzyki Dolne was occupied during six months by the Russian army and in 1918 during two months by Ukrainian troops.
• 1919 - 1939 Ustrzyki Dolne is part of the Lwów Voivodeship
• 1939 September Occupation by German troops. 100 Jews are killed.
• 1939–1941 Soviet annexation. Part of Drohobych Oblast
• 1941–1944 German occupation. Jewish population is killed in the town or deported to Belzec where they are immediately gassed. Probably only ten or fewer of Ustrzyki Dolne's prewar Jewish population survived the war.
• 1944–1951 Soviet administration. Part of Drohobych Oblast
• 1951–1974 As part of a land swap with the Soviet Union, Ustrzyki Dolne becomes Polish again and is part of the province Rzeszów.
• 1974–1998 Ustrzyki Dolne becomes part of Krosno Voivodeship.
• 1998 - Ustrzyki Dolne becomes part of Subcarpathian Voivodeship (capital Rzeszów)

Points of interest

• 
  Ustrzyki seen from Gromadzyń
• 
  Ski Lift Station at Laworta
• 
  Greek-Catholic church in Ustrzyki Dolne

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ustrzyki Dolne is twinned with:

• Sambir, Ukraine
• Giraltovce, Slovakia
• Zamárdi, Hungary

References

Media related to Ustrzyki Dolne at Wikimedia Commons

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