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Brzostek
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Brzostek is a town in Dębica County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland (historic province of Lesser Poland). It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Brzostek. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,760. Brzostek is a local center of education and commerce, and its urban layout, dating back to the Middle Ages, is part of the Polish Registry of Cultural Property as a heritage site.

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Place details

Locality
Brzostek
Region
województwo podkarpackie
Country
Polska
Population
2,599
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Brzostek
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_shield
POL gmina Brzostek COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline
Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego w Brzostku.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Holy Cross Church, 2023
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
22px Subcarpathian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Dębica
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Brzostek
Settlement.established_title
Town rights
Settlement.established_date
1367-1934, 2009
Settlement.leader_party
PiS
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population
2722
Area
8.76
Image
Brzostek main street 2007.jpg
Dialing code
14
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Commons category
Brzostek
postal code
39-230
P8168
Vergato
male population
1337
female population
1385
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Brzostek is a town in Dębica County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland (historic province of Lesser Poland). It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Brzostek. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,760. Brzostek is a local center of education and commerce, and its urban layout, dating back to the Middle Ages, is part of the Polish Registry of Cultural Property as a heritage site.

== History == thumb|left|World War I destruction in 1915 Brzostek gained its Magdeburg rights in 1367, but first documented mentions of the town come from 1123 to 1125, when a list of possessions of the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec was created. Among a number of villages specified in the document, there is Brzostek (spelt Brestek). For centuries Brzostek remained a small town, frequently destroyed in numerous wars and conflicts. In 1657 the town was burned by the forces of the Transylvanian prince George II Rákóczi, who crossed into Poland earlier in the year during the Deluge.

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