Dębica

Also known as Debica, Dembitz, Debitsa, Dembica, Dembits, Dembitsa, Dembiza

Dębica (; Dembitz) is a town in southeastern Poland with 44,692 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the capital of Dębica County. Since 1999 it has been situated in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it had previously been in the Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). Dębica belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland, and for centuries it was part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Dębica
Settlement.image_skyline: Dębicki Ratusz.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Town hall
Settlement.image_flag: POL Dębica N flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Dębica COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 22px Podkarpackie

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16 sections

Contents

Area and location
Economy
Transport
Education
History
Middle Ages
Early modern era
Late modern era
World War II
Post-war
Sports
Notable residents
Twin towns - sister cities
See also
References
External links

==Area and location== According to the 2006 data, Dębica's area is . Arable land makes 42% of the area of the town, while forests make 19%. Dębica is the seat of the county, and the town covers 4.34% of the county's area. Dębica lies at the border of two geographical regions of Poland – the Carpathian Piedmont in southern districts of the town, and the Sandomierz Basin in its north, along the Wisłoka river.