Ropczyce
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- For the Hasidic Dynasty originating in Ropczyce, see Ropshitz (Hasidic dynasty).
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
| County | Ropczyce-Sędziszów | ||
| Gmina | Ropczyce | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Bolesław Bujak | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 47.03 km² (18.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 15,045 | ||
| - Density | 319.9/km² (828.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 39-100 | ||
| Car plates | RRS | ||
| Website: http://www.ropczyce.umig.gov.pl | |||
Ropczyce [rɔpˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland. It has a population of 15,256 (2004) and is the seat of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County.
Before World War II it was a shtetl (Yiddish: ראָפּשיץ , Ropshits, Ropshitz, Ropschitz) with a significant Jewish population, located in the region of Galicia.
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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 Polish 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] Nearby municipalities
[edit] External links
- Ropczyce24.pl regional web portal, source of informations about Ropczyce
- Photos from Ropczyce
- 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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