Kuryłówka

Village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland

50°17′50″N 22°27′53″E / 50.29722°N 22.46472°E / 50.29722; 22.46472Country

PolandVoivodeshipSubcarpathianCountyLeżajskGminaKuryłówkaPopulation

1,711^[1]

Kuryłówka [kurɨˈwufka] is a village in Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kuryłówka. It lies on the navigable San River, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Leżajsk and 44 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.^[2] The village is located in the historical region Galicia.^[3]

The village was first mentioned in 1515, although the settlement in this place already existed in Roman times. In 1978, Aleksandra Gruszczyńska from the District Museum in Rzeszów conducted archaeological research during which the remains of a settlement from the Roman period were discovered. June 29, 1944 invasion of Kalmyks. It was the site of anti-communist resistance after World War II (see: Battle of Kurylowka). In 2007 it was damaged by a waterspout.

Transportation

Voivodeship road 877 passes through Kuryłówka.

Notable people

Tomasz Czapla
Janusz Dolny
Roman Szczęsny
Antoni Wyspiański

References

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^ http://www.biuletyn.net/nt-bin/_private/kurylowka/4175.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ http://www.biuletyn.net/nt-bin/_private/kurylowka/4175.pdf/en/gazetteer1900/galizien/lancut ^{[dead link]}