Strzyżów County

Strzyżów County Powiat strzyżowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Strzyżów): 49°53′N 21°47′E / 49.883°N 21.783°ECoordinates: 49°53′N 21°47′E / 49.883°N 21.783°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
Seat	Strzyżów
Gminas	Total 5 Gmina Czudec Gmina Frysztak Gmina Niebylec Gmina Strzyżów Gmina Wiśniowa
Area
• Total	503.36 km^2 (194.35 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	61,938
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
• Urban	8,703
• Rural	53,235
Car plates	RSR
Website	http://www.strzyzowpowiat.un.pl

Strzyżów County (Polish: powiat strzyżowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Strzyżów, which lies 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The county covers an area of 503.36 square kilometres (194.3 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 61,938, out of which the population of Strzyżów is 8,703 and the rural population is 53,235.

Places of interest

Places of historical interest inlclude the palace and park complex in Wiśniowa, the 15th century church complex in Strzyżów, the 18th century manorial complex on Modrzewiowa Street in Strzyżów, synagogues in Czudec, Niebylec and Strzyżów, the palace complex in Żyznów, wooden churches in Lutcza and Gogołów and Greek Catholic Churches in Brzeżanka and Oparówka. There are also two complexes of fortifications from the time of World War II, one in Stępina and the other in Strzyżów.

As regards the natural geography of the region, the valley of the Wisłok and its tributaries are interspersed with the low, sparsely wooded hills of the Dynowsko-Strzyżowskie Plateau. The region also includes the Czarnorzecko-Strzyżowski Landscape Park and the Sędziszowsko-Strzyżowska and Hyżyńsko-Gwoźnicka protected areas.

Neighbouring counties

Strzyżów County is bordered by Ropczyce-Sędziszów County to the north, Rzeszów County to the north-east, Brzozów County to the south-east, Krosno County to the south, Jasło County to the south-west and Dębica County to the north-west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina	Type	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat
Gmina Strzyżów	urban-rural	140.2	20,645	Strzyżów
Gmina Czudec	rural	85.0	11,561	Czudec
Gmina Frysztak	rural	90.5	10,635	Frysztak
Gmina Niebylec	rural	104.4	10,606	Niebylec
Gmina Wiśniowa	rural	83.3	8,491	Wiśniowa

References

• Polish official population figures 2006