Orzechowce, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Orzechowce o is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica
, within Przemyśl County
, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Żurawica
, 10 km (6 mi) north of Przemyśl
, and 59 km (37 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Żurawica
Gmina Zurawica
Gmina Żurawica is a rural gmina in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Żurawica, which lies approximately north-east of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...
, within Przemyśl County
Przemysl County
Przemyśl County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...
, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Żurawica
Zurawica
Żurawica is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Żurawica. It lies approximately north-east of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.In 2006 the village had a population of 4,702.-References:...
, 10 km (6 mi) north of Przemyśl
Przemysl
Przemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
, and 59 km (37 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów
Rzeszów
Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...
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Notable people
- Franciszek and Magdalena BanasiewiczFranciszek and Magdalena BanasiewiczThe family of Franciszek and Magdalena Banasiewicz with sons: Jerzy, Tadeusz, Antoni, and daughter Maria lived on a farm in Orzechowce near Przemyśl during the Nazi German occupation of Poland in World War II...
with children, Polish Righteous among the NationsPolish Righteous among the NationsPolish citizens have the world's highest count of individuals awarded medals of Righteous among the Nations, given by the State of Israel to non-Jews who saved Jews from extermination during the Holocaust...