Ropczyce
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- For the Hasidic Dynasty originating in Ropczyce, see Ropshitz (Hasidic dynasty).
Ropczyce (Yiddish: ראָפּשיץ , Ropshits, Ropshitz, Ropschitz) is a town in Galicia, south-eastern Poland.
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[edit] Geography
Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999). It is the capital of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County.
Ropczyce is located east of Kraków and west of Rzeszów. The coordinates for Ropczyce: Latitude 50°0500' and Longitude 21°6167. In DMS or Degree, Minutes, & Seconds; Latitude 50°2'60N and Longitude is 21°37'0E. Elevation is 790 feet or 240 meters above sea level. The time zone for Poland is UTC+1.
[edit] Population
Censuses in 1998: 14,900 inhabitants. Approximate population for 7 km radius from this point: 16555
[edit] History
First mentioned in historical records in 1254, it received its city charter in 1362. In 1772 it became part of the Habsburg Monarchy where it remained until 1918, when it became part of independent Poland.
[edit] Jewish history
There is a Hasidic hoyf Ropshitz.
[edit] Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Inżynieryjno-Ekonomiczna
[edit] People
- Feliks Kazimierz Potocki
- Franciszek Salezy Potocki
- Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki
- Józef Rojek
- Rabbi Naftali fun Ropszyc
[edit] Culture
[edit] Nearby municipalities
[edit] External links
- Center Culture of Ropczyce
- Cinema Przyjaźń in Ropczyce
- Centrum Kultury w Ropczycach
- Kino Przyjaźń w Ropczycach
- www.ropczyce.info.pl
- Camera on center in Ropczyce (24 Hours a day)
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