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Krosno
Sign in to saveKrosno (in full The Royal Free Town of Krosno, ) is a town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. As of 2014, the estimated population of the town was 47,140, and an urban area comprising 115,000 inhabitants.
Krosno is a town in southeastern Poland with a population of around 47,000 residents, though its wider urban area includes about 115,000 people. Historically designated as a royal free town, it serves as a county seat in the Subcarpathian region of the country.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Krosno
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town county
- Settlement.motto
- Unique town in an uncommon place
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Krosno flag 2.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Krosno COA.svg
- Settlement.nickname
- Parva Cracovia (Little Kraków)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- town county
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Piotr Przytocki
- Settlement.established_title3
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date3
- 1342
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 44.7
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Krosno
- Demonym
- krośnianka
- Country
- Polish People's Republic
- Located in
- Podkarpackie Voivodeship
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 47183
- Area
- 43.48
- Elevation
- 260
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Krosno County
- Shares border with
- Krosno County
- Official website
- www.krosno.pl
- Image
- Rynek miejski - Krosno, podkarpackie.JPG
- Licence plate code
- RK
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- twinned administrative body
- Sárospatak
- Commons category
- Krosno
- topic's main category
- Category:Krosno
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Krosno
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Krosno
- Commons gallery
- Krosno
- postal code
- 38-400
- native label
- Krosno
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- P8168
- Arthur Schütz
- different from
- Krosno
- P6482
- Krosno
- male population
- 21239
- female population
- 23818
- P12749
- May 11
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern era
- 19th century and interbellum
- World War II
- Post-war period
- Climate
- Tourism
- Education
- Politics
- Municipal politics
- Sport and Culture
- Economy
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- External links
- References
- Bibliography
- Notes
Krosno (in full The Royal Free Town of Krosno, ) is a town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. As of 2014, the estimated population of the town was 47,140, and an urban area comprising 115,000 inhabitants.
Krosno is a medieval fortified town, a former Royal Free Town and centre of cloth, linen, canvas, baize and Hungarian wine trade. Nicknamed Parva Cracovia ("Little Kraków"), Krosno contains a preserved old town with architecture in various styles, including Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque and several museums. It is also notable for its glassmaking traditions, which became known as the Krosno Glassware. It is a centre of motorcycle speedway racing.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Krosno” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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