Strzyżów
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
| County | Strzyżów County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Strzyżów | ||
| Established | 9th century | ||
| Town rights | 1373 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Marek Śliwiński | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 13.93 km² (5.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 8,703 | ||
| - Density | 624.8/km² (1,618.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 38-100 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 17 | ||
| Car plates | RSR | ||
| Website: http://www.strzyzow.pl | |||
Strzyżów [ˈstʂɨʐuf] is a town in south-eastern Poland with 8,600 inhabitants (1998).
Strzyżów is one of the most beautiful towns within the Strzyżowsko-Dynowskie Foothill, located 160 km south-east of Kraków. Its building arrangement extends in the river of Wisłok valley, chained together with a low, barely wooded hills. The old section of the town occupies small rise, crossed by a road leading from the towns of Krosno and Jasło to the town of Rzeszów. New districts reach mild, picturesque slopes and terrains situated on the left hand side of the river. The panorama of Strzyżów may be viewed from the north-eastern part, from the hills line going down towards the village of Żarnowa.
A church and a belfry tower, compact arrangement of the marketplace, some part of the river of Wisłok, railway tracks, a park and terrace based detached house estates may be seen from quite a long distance. Old, partly historic architecture of the town centre has not been dominated by modern buildings, hence the urban organization of Strzyżów remains clear, and its provincial nature is characterized by harmony and peculiar beauty.
Low level threat to the natural environment has let preserve numerous, valuable plant communities and rich fauna here. The areas of the greatest scenery and ecology values are law protected. Net of such areas is formed of: Czarnorzecko-Strzyżowski Landscape Park, Strzyżowsko-Sędziszowski Protected Landscape Area. Large cluster of well preserved forests and diverse geomorfologial structure provide outstanding conditions for tourism. Numerous sports and recreation facilities such as stadium, sports halls, tennis court, sports rifle-range, swimming pool, ski lift, ski jump, railway tunnel built by the Germans, set of educational- recreational paths (inclusive of fitness trail and nature-educational path) and numerous historic items serve that purpose.
[edit] The tourist trails
Two tourist trails: green and black run through the most interesting parts of the terrain.
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