Podkarpackie voivodeship

The coat of arms of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Poviats of the Podkarpackie Province

Podkarpackie voivodeship[1] it is situated in the south-eastern part Polish. It borders in the east with Ukraine and in the south with Slovakia. It also borders with the following provinces: Lublin (on the north), Świętokrzyskie (in the northwest) and Lesser Poland (in the West).

Characteristic

Podkarpacie is a vast area of natural nature; picturesque, piedmont landscapes and a fascinating mix of cultures and a lot of Centrum Delikatesy. Podkarpacie begins at the border between Sandomierz and Tarnobrzeg.

Cities

Rzeszow - the capital and the largest city of the region
Baranów Sandomierski
Bieszczady
Błażowa
Boguchwała
Brzostek
Brzozów
Cieszanów
Debica
Dukla
Dynów
Głogów Małopolski
Iwonicz-Zdrój - Spa
Jaroslaw
Jaslo
Jedlicze
Kańczuga
Kolbuszow
Kołaczyce
loom - city with poviat rights
Lesko
Leżajsk
Lubaczów
Łańcut
Mielec
Narol
Low
Nowa Dęba
Nowa Sarzyna
Oleszyce
Pilsen
Pruchnik
Przecław
Industry - the second largest city in the region and the seat of the Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic archbishop and a city with poviat rights
Przeworsk
Radomyśl Wielki
Radymno
Ropczyce
Rudnik on the San river
Rymanow
Sanok
Sędziszów Małopolski
Sieniawa
Sokołów Małopolski
Stalowa Wola
Strzyżów
Tarnobrzeg
Tyczyn
Ulanów
Ustrzyki Dolne
Zagórz

Worth seeing

Museums

Historical Museum in Sanok - a great collection of icons and the Zdzisław Beksiński gallery
The National Museum of Przemyśl Land - the museum has a unique Byzantine gem and religious collections (Judaica, icons, church paintings)
Self-government Museum of the Strzyżów Land - a collection of exhibits related to the history of Strzyżów as well as the ethnography and material culture of the region

Objects from the UNESCO World Heritage List

wooden churches in Chotyńcu, Radruż, Smolnik and Turzańsk
wooden churches in A scar, Haczowie

National parks

Bieszczady National Park - the wildest mountains in Poland; the mountain pastures are an element that distinguishes them from other Polish mountains, additionally at their foot there is Solina - an artificial water reservoir
Magura National Park

Open-air museums

Bóbrka - Museum of Oil and Gas Industry Ignacy Łukasiewicz (http://bobrka.pl)
Kolbuszow - Folk Culture Museum (www.muzeumkolbuszowa.pl)
Sanok - Folk Architecture Museum (http://skansen.mblsanok.pl)
Carpathian Troy - archaeological open-air museum in Trzcinica (www.karpackatroja.pl)

Locks

Baranów Sandomierski - castle in Baranów Sandomierski
Krasiczyn - castle in Krasiczyn
Łańcut - the castle in Łańcut, probably the best preserved and the most significant of the magnate's residences in Poland
Przecław - the castle in Przecław
Industry - castle in Przemyśl

The Bieszczady Forest Railway

Bieszczady Forest Railway on the route Maidan - Balice is a great attraction, especially in winter. It runs twice a week. Internet information: Kolejka.bieszczady.pl