Krosno
Sign in to saveKrosno (in full The Royal Free Town of Krosno, ) is a town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. As of 2014, the estimated population of the town was 47,140, and an urban area comprising 115,000 inhabitants.
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Krosno is a town in southeastern Poland with a population of around 47,000 residents, though its wider urban area includes about 115,000 people. Historically designated as a royal free town, it serves as a county seat in the Subcarpathian region of the country.
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- Town county
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- Unique town in an uncommon place
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- Parva Cracovia (Little Kraków)
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- World War II
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Krosno (in full The Royal Free Town of Krosno, ) is a town and county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. As of 2014, the estimated population of the town was 47,140, and an urban area comprising 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. Nicknamed Parva Cracovia ("Little Kraków"), Krosno contains a preserved old town with architecture in various styles, including Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque and several museums. It is also notable for its glassmaking traditions, which became known as the Krosno Glassware. It is a centre of motorcycle speedway racing.