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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.

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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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Settlement.name
Krosno
Settlement.settlement_type
Town county
Settlement.motto
Unique town in an uncommon place
Settlement.image_flag
POL Krosno flag 2.svg
Settlement.image_shield
POL Krosno COA.svg
Settlement.nickname
Parva Cracovia (Little Kraków)
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
town county
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Piotr Przytocki
Settlement.established_title3
Town rights
Settlement.established_date3
1342
Settlement.area_total_km2
44.7
Settlement.population_as_of
2014

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Official name
Krosno
Demonym
krośnianka
Population
47183
Area
43.48
Elevation
260
Official website
www.krosno.pl
Image
Rynek miejski - Krosno, podkarpackie.JPG
Licence plate code
RK
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Krosno
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Krosno
postal code
38-400
native label
Krosno
P6482
Krosno
male population
21239
female population
23818
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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.

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