Strzyżów County

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.

Strzyżów County Powiat strzyżowski
County
Flag Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Strzyżów): 49°53′N 21°47′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  (2019)
• Total	61,505
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
• Urban	8,884
• Rural	52,621
Car plates	RSR
Website	http://www.strzyzowpowiat.un.pl

The county covers an area of 503.36 square kilometres (194.3 sq mi). As of 2019 its total population is 61,505, out of which the population of Strzyżów is 8,884and the rural population is 52,621.[1]

Places of interest

Places of historical interest include 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 (2019)	Seat
Gmina Strzyżów	urban-rural	140.2	20,727	Strzyżów
Gmina Czudec	rural	85.0	11,815	Czudec
Gmina Frysztak	rural	90.5	10,392	Frysztak
Gmina Niebylec	rural	104.4	10,534	Niebylec
Gmina Wiśniowa	rural	83.3	8,037	Wiśniowa

References

1. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-09-14.