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Krasicki Palace in Krasiczyn | |||
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Krasiczyn
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Country | Poland | ||
Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
County | Przemyśl County | ||
Gmina | Krasiczyn | ||
Population | 440 |
Krasiczyn [kraˈɕit͡ʂɨn] 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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