Przeworsk County

Przeworsk County (Pol. powiat przeworski) is one of 21 land counties in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. The county covers an area of 698.4 km², its total population is over 78,000 people, the population density is 112.7 p/km². Its administrative centre is Przeworsk. Przeworsk County was formed on January 1, 1999 as a result of an administrative reform.

Przeworsk County geographically has a shape of a strap that extends from Dynów Highlands (south-west) to Tarnogrodzki Plateau (north-east). Such peculiarity of the geographical location of the county led to the diversity of the local relief: it varies from vast lowlands of the ancient Sandomierz Forest to the hill ridge in Przeworsk and Dynów Highlands. Two largest rivers of Subcarpathian Voivodeship, San and Vitsula rivers, run across the county. The county is characterized by frequent changes of weather conditions, meanwhile the index of solar energy that is annually received by county is one of the highest in Poland.

There are many monuments of sacred architecture in Przeworsk County. In particular there are three wooden churches in the villages of Nowosielce, Rudka, Siennów, built in the XVIIth-XVIIIth centuries. One of the oldest sacred complexes of the county is Church of the Bernardine Order, founded in 1461 in the town of Przeworsk, preserved till today. Pastewnik Skansen is another popular destination among tourists in Przeworsk, where one can get acquainted with the historical and architectural heritage of Przeworsk County and Subcarpathia in general. For those who enjoy mountain tourism there operates Arłamów ski lift in Kańczuga (previously Arłamów).

Worth seeing:

Wooden and Catholic churches

Parochial church of St. Mary Magdalene (1595), Nowosielce
Greek Catholic church dedicated to the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1693), Rudka
All Saints church (1676), Sieniawa

Sacred architecture and cemeteries

Church of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (1877-1894), Gać
St. Michael the Archangel church (XVIIth century), Kańczuga
St. Catherine's church (1881-1882), Manasterz
Basilica of the Holy Spirit (1430-1473), Przeworsk
Tomb of Jesus Christ Chapel (1692), Przeworsk
Chapel of the Sisters of Charity (1780), Przeworsk
Church of Virgin Mary 'Maria Sniezna' (1768-1780), Przeworsk
Church of St. Barbara (XVth-XVIth centuries), Przeworsk
Church of the Bernardine Order (1461), Przeworsk
Jewish cemetery (XVIIth century), Sieniawa
Church of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary (1719-1751), Sieniawa
Church of John the Baptist (1753), Sieniawa

Fortifications

Fragments of the defensive walls (XVIth century), Przeworsk
Ruins of the defensive walls (1664-1680), Sieniawa

Palaces

Dzieduszycki Palace(1817-1819), Zarzecze
Palace and Park Complex of the Lubomirski Family (XVIIIth-XIXth centuries), Przeworsk
Palace and Park Complex of the Czartoryski Family (XVIIIth century, 1881-1883), Sieniawa
Turnauów Palace (1887), Urzejowice

Other sights of history and architecture

Building of the People's University (1935-1936), Gać
Building of the former taxation agency (1900), Przeworsk
Building of an old post station and starostat (1905), Przeworsk
Town Hall (XVth-XVIIth centuries), Przeworsk
Tatar Tumulus (XVIIth century), Przeworsk
Sugar factory (1895), Przeworsk
Town Hall (XVIIth century, 1948), Sieniawa
Granary (XVIIIth century), Tryńcza

Museum

Skansen Pastewnik; Przeworsk, Łańcucka St. 2