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Mielec
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Mielec () is the largest city and seat of Mielec County, located within the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland. The population of Mielec in December 2021 was 59,509.
Key facts
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- Mielec
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- Clockwise: Market Square, Mickiewicz Street, Saint Mark's Church
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- Poland
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- Subcarpathian
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- County
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- Mielec
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- Gmina
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- Mielec (urban gmina)
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- City mayor
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- Radosław Swół
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- First mentioned
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- 1229
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- Town rights
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Early history
- Interwar period
- World War II
- Recent history
- Historic sites
- Economy
- Climate
- Demographics
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- Education
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin Towns - Sister Cities
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- References
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Mielec () is the largest city and seat of Mielec County, located within the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland. The population of Mielec in December 2021 was 59,509.
Mielec is an industrial center, with technical and IT schools, craft schools and colleges (providing bachelor's degree and master's degree in several fields of study. Postgraduate studies are also available - e.g. MBA). The city lies within the Special Economic Zone Euro-Park Mielec with access to Mielec Airport and railway. About north of Mielec runs LHS railway - The transshipment terminal in Wola Baranowska enables the exchange of cargo between the broad gauge and standard gauge railways and trucks. About south of Mielec runs the A4 motorway. Moreover, the city of Mielec supports a recognizable soccer team - Stal Mielec.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mielec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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