Krosno
Place in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Krosno [ˈkrɔsnɔ] ⓘ (in full The Royal Free City of Krosno, Polish: Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno) is a historical town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as of 2014.[1][2]
Krosno
Królewskie Wolne Miasto Krosno | |
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Motto(s): Niepowtarzalne miasto w wyjatkowym miejscu Unique city in an uncommon place | |
Coordinates: 49°41′N 21°45′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
County | city county |
Town rights | 1342 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Piotr Przytocki |
Area | |
• City | 44.7 km2 (17.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• City | 46,934 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
• Metro | 115,617 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 38-400 to 38-411 |
Area code | +48 13 |
Car plates | RK |
Website | http://www.krosno.pl/ |
The functional urban area of Krosno has a population of 115,000 inhabitants.
Krosno is a medieval fortified town, a former Royal Free Town and centre of cloth, linen, canvas, baize and Hungarian wine trade.[3] It is also notable for its glassmaking traditions, which became known as the Krosno Glassware. Until recently it was a provincial capital.
Krosno is the site of the first oil well (or "mine") in the world.