Krasiczyn (Polish: [kraˈɕit͡ʂɨn]; Ukrainian: Красічин, romanized: Krasichyn) is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasiczyn.[1] The village has a population of 440. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemyśl and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Krasiczyn
Village
Krasicki Palace in Krasiczyn
Coat of arms
Krasiczyn Show map of Subcarpathian Voivodeship Krasiczyn Show map of Poland
Coordinates: 49°46′N 22°40′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Przemyśl County
Gmina	Krasiczyn
Population	440

In Krasiczyn stands the Krasicki Palace, a Renaissance palace built for Stanisław Krasicki by Galleazzo Appiani.

Adam Stefan Sapieha, a cardinal whom Pope John Paul II described as 'my model', was born in Krasiczyn, in the castle.

History

As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy.[2] When a postoffice was opened in 1869,[3] the town was in the Przemyśl Bezirkshauptmannschaft.

For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.

References

External links

• Krasiczyn website
• Iwona Kraus gallery
• Krasiczyn photographs
• Photographs
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