Krasiczyn

Krasiczyn
—  Village  —
Krasicki Palace in Krasiczyn

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Krasiczyn
Coordinates:
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Przemyśl County
Gmina Krasiczyn
Population 440

Krasiczyn [kraˈɕit​͡ʂɨn] is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasiczyn.[1] The village has a population of 440. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemyśl and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

In Krasiczyn stands the Krasicki Palace, a Renaissance palace built for Stanisław Krasicki by Galleazzo Appiani.

Adam Stefan Sapieha, a cardinal whom Pope John Paul II described as 'my model', was born in Krasiczyn, in the castle.

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