Tarnobrzeg
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Tarnobrzeg t is a city in south-eastern Poland
, on the east bank of the river Vistula
, with 49,419 inhabitants, as of December 31, 2009. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
(Polish: Województwo Podkarpackie) since 1999, it had previously been the capital of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship
(1975–1998). Administrative borders directly Sandomierz
.
was closed first, followed by the Machów mine (after 40 years of working — it had been the biggest open-cast sulphur mine in Europe), and finally the Jeziórko mine in the 1990s. The Jeziórko mine stayed open as long as it did because of the introduction of the modern Frasch process
of sulphur extraction.
Since the 1980s, the land in the mining areas has gradually been reclaimed
. The Machów mine has been filled with water to form a reservoir used for recreation, and the same is happening to the Jeziórko mine — it is being slowly filled from the nearby Vistula
river.
, to become the residence of the regional Tarnowski
"szlachta" (noble family) whose head is known as Count Tarnów. In 1772, it became part of the Austrian Empire
and remained part of this country until 1918. World War I
brought disaster to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Galician Poland. Tarnobrzeg, located very close to the Russian-Austrian border, sustained heavy damage during World War I by invading armies.
In the aftermath of World War I, the short-lived Republic of Tarnobrzeg
was declared here, and in 1919, it became part of Lwow Voivodeship
of the newly independent Second Polish Republic
. The city suffered significant emigration within the former Austrian empire and elsewhere during the interbellum years (1919–1939).
A public school system was founded here during the time it was part of the Austrian Empire. To a great extent, this system established the literacy and culture of pre-World War I Tarnobrzeg and other similar Austrian-ruled Polish municipalities.
The nearest larger city of importance is Rzeszów
, the capital city of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship
, 75 km to the south. Travel to and from the one-time Imperial capital of Vienna
was through Kraków
. Railway service was established in later years of the Empire; Tarnobrzeg is located on the secondary-importance line between Dębica
and Sandomierz
.
In the 1950s
, after geological research into fuel deposits, significant sulfur
resources were discovered. From early 1960s
the city grew rapidly: the population rose from 5,000 to 50,000 in 1990s
.
After closing the sulfur mine "Siarkopol" in Machów and Jeziórko a stagnation of Tarnobrzeg followed. In 1999 it stopped being a Voivodeship capital and became a city county (powiat grodzki).
of western Galicia, was home to a thriving and traditional Jewish community. Tarnobrzeg is situated in a region of Poland that is relatively distant from the better-known larger Jewish communities of the country which were located in cities such as Warsaw
, Kraków, Lublin
, Lwow, Wilno and many others. Nonetheless, the History of Jews in Poland is confluent with the history of the town. Jewish inhabitants of Tarnobrzeg, and their descendants, are considered Galitzianers or Galician Jews
.
In the years 1772-1918 (see: Partitions of Poland
), Tarnobrzeg was in the province of Galicia as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire
, based in Vienna
. The 19th century after 1815 was, across Europe, a period of relative peace and stability following the conclusion of the extremely violent Napoleonic Wars
. Due to progressive initiatives following Napoleonic times, Tarnobrzeg citizens including the Jewish Community benefited from compulsory free public education mandated by the Austrian Emperor. The same was not true for other Polish Jewry situated in areas outside of Galicia, e.g., Danzig or Warsaw. Compulsory public education was opposed by some Jewish religious authorities who believed that traditional Jewish Torah
and Talmud
studies should not even be partially supplanted by secular instruction.
The political stability ended in Tarnobrzeg and surrounding areas with the collapse of the Austrian Empire as a result of World War I portended a difficult future for Tarnobrzeg's Jews. Although atrocities and population displacements during World War II
dominate the history of Tarnobrzeg's Jews, deportations during World War I to trans-Ural Russia were also highly disruptive and destroyed much of the established community. Many emigrated to the United States or Palestine.
Nearby shtetlach (Jewish or Yiddish-language plural of shtetl) of, e.g., Rozwadów
and Ulanów had many commercial and family ties to Tarnobrzeg. There were several affinity groups among the thriving Jewish population before World War II, including Hasidic, Zionist, Bundist (Socialist), and others. Many Jewish citizens of Tarnobrzeg emigrated to Palestine
, later to become Israel
, during the pre-World War II period.
Prominent Tarnobrzeg citizen Moses Hauser, who was Jewish, was a centenarian whose lifespan nearly coincided with the 19th century. Hauser was a wealthy businessman, trader, and landholder dating from Napoleonic times through the reign of Austrian Emperor Franz Josef
. His life is documented in a Yizkor (Memorial) Book published by Tarnobrzeg elders following the Holocaust. Hauser was father to twelve children and many descendents living in the United States, Israel, and elsewhere.
The atrocities committed by the German occupiers against Jewish and Polish citizens of Tarnobrzeg during the Holocaust obliged the Jews to choose between a limited number of mortally dangereous escape routes or alternatively to perish by remaining. Very few people were known to have survived as Jews in Tarnobrzeg, where they would have needed to be hidden by righteous gentiles. Those migrating eastward to communist Russia had to choose between permanent communist citizenship, service in the Red Army
in its battles against the Wehrmacht
, and loss of freedom to subsequently leave Russia or alternatively to become displaced person
s known as DPs. DPs were temporarily relocated by the Russian government to work camps in Siberia
, there to wait out the war. Many DPs perished owing to extremely rugged conditions for which they were unprepared, and poor supplies available in wartime trans-Ural Russian Asia. Those who survived were permitted to depart Russian lands following World War II.
of Tarnobrzeg. (Also border county
s)
with:
Banská Bystrica
in Slovakia
(since 1995) Chernihiv
in Ukraine
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, on the east bank of the river Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
, with 49,419 inhabitants, as of December 31, 2009. Situated in the 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...
(Polish: Województwo Podkarpackie) since 1999, it had previously been the capital of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship
Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship
Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded in parts by Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship and Lublin Voivodeship. Its capital city was Tarnobrzeg....
(1975–1998). Administrative borders directly Sandomierz
Sandomierz
Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
.
Sulphur mining
The city was a major center for the mining and processing of sulphur and sulphuric acid. However, due to declining profitability, its mines have closed. The mine in PiasecznoPiaseczno
Piaseczno is a town in central Poland with 32,610 inhabitants .It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, approximately 16 kilometers south of Warsaw. It is a popular residential area and a suburb of Warsaw and is strongly linked to the capital, both economically and culturally...
was closed first, followed by the Machów mine (after 40 years of working — it had been the biggest open-cast sulphur mine in Europe), and finally the Jeziórko mine in the 1990s. The Jeziórko mine stayed open as long as it did because of the introduction of the modern Frasch process
Frasch process
The Frasch process is a method to extract sulfur from underground deposits. It is the only economic method of recovering sulfur from elemental deposits...
of sulphur extraction.
Since the 1980s, the land in the mining areas has gradually been reclaimed
Land reclamation
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from sea or riverbeds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or landfill.- Habitation :...
. The Machów mine has been filled with water to form a reservoir used for recreation, and the same is happening to the Jeziórko mine — it is being slowly filled from the nearby Vistula
Vistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
river.
History
Tarnobrzeg was founded in 1593, during the golden age of PolandPolish Golden Age
The Polish Golden Age refers to the times from 15th century Jagiellon Poland to the death of the last of the Jagiellons, Sigismund August in 1569, or mid-17th century, when in 1648 the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was ravaged by the Khmelnytsky Uprising and The Deluge and the Golden Age...
, to become the residence of the regional Tarnowski
Tarnowski
Tarnowski is the surname of a Polish szlachta family. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Tarnowska is the form for a female family member.-History:...
"szlachta" (noble family) whose head is known as Count Tarnów. In 1772, it became part of the Austrian Empire
Habsburg Monarchy
The Habsburg Monarchy covered the territories ruled by the junior Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg , and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine , between 1526 and 1867/1918. The Imperial capital was Vienna, except from 1583 to 1611, when it was moved to Prague...
and remained part of this country until 1918. World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
brought disaster to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Galician Poland. Tarnobrzeg, located very close to the Russian-Austrian border, sustained heavy damage during World War I by invading armies.
In the aftermath of World War I, the short-lived Republic of Tarnobrzeg
Republic of Tarnobrzeg
The Republic of Tarnobrzeg was a short-lived entity, proclaimed November 6, 1918 in the Polish town of Tarnobrzeg. Its main founders were two socialist activists - Tomasz Dabal and Father Eugeniusz Okon, a Roman Catholic priest....
was declared here, and in 1919, it became part of Lwow Voivodeship
Lwów Voivodeship
Lwów Voivodeship was an administrative unit of interwar Poland . According to Nazis and Soviets it ceased to exist in September 1939, following German and Soviet aggression on Poland . The Polish underground administration existed till August 1944.-Population:Its capital, biggest and most...
of the newly independent Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
. The city suffered significant emigration within the former Austrian empire and elsewhere during the interbellum years (1919–1939).
A public school system was founded here during the time it was part of the Austrian Empire. To a great extent, this system established the literacy and culture of pre-World War I Tarnobrzeg and other similar Austrian-ruled Polish municipalities.
The nearest larger city of importance is 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...
, the capital city of the 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...
, 75 km to the south. Travel to and from the one-time Imperial capital of Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
was through Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
. Railway service was established in later years of the Empire; Tarnobrzeg is located on the secondary-importance line between Dębica
Debica
Dębica is a town in southeastern Poland with 46,693 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It is the capital of Dębica County. Since 1999 it has been situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it had previously been in the Tarnów Voivodeship .-Area:...
and Sandomierz
Sandomierz
Sandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
.
In the 1950s
1950s
The 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century...
, after geological research into fuel deposits, significant sulfur
Sulfur
Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...
resources were discovered. From early 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
the city grew rapidly: the population rose from 5,000 to 50,000 in 1990s
1990s
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.
After closing the sulfur mine "Siarkopol" in Machów and Jeziórko a stagnation of Tarnobrzeg followed. In 1999 it stopped being a Voivodeship capital and became a city county (powiat grodzki).
Extinct Jewish community of Tarnobrzeg
Pre-Holocaust Tarnobrzeg, a shtetlShtetl
A shtetl was typically a small town with a large Jewish population in Central and Eastern Europe until The Holocaust. Shtetls were mainly found in the areas which constituted the 19th century Pale of Settlement in the Russian Empire, the Congress Kingdom of Poland, Galicia and Romania...
of western Galicia, was home to a thriving and traditional Jewish community. Tarnobrzeg is situated in a region of Poland that is relatively distant from the better-known larger Jewish communities of the country which were located in cities such as Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Kraków, Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
, Lwow, Wilno and many others. Nonetheless, the History of Jews in Poland is confluent with the history of the town. Jewish inhabitants of Tarnobrzeg, and their descendants, are considered Galitzianers or Galician Jews
Galician Jews
Galician Jews or Galitzianer Jews are a subdivision of the Ashkenazim geographically originating from Galicia, from western Ukraine and from the south-eastern corner of Poland . Galicia proper, which was inhabited by Ukrainians, Poles and Jews, was a royal province within Austro-Hungarian empire...
.
In the years 1772-1918 (see: Partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
), Tarnobrzeg was in the province of Galicia as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
, based in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
. The 19th century after 1815 was, across Europe, a period of relative peace and stability following the conclusion of the extremely violent Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. Due to progressive initiatives following Napoleonic times, Tarnobrzeg citizens including the Jewish Community benefited from compulsory free public education mandated by the Austrian Emperor. The same was not true for other Polish Jewry situated in areas outside of Galicia, e.g., Danzig or Warsaw. Compulsory public education was opposed by some Jewish religious authorities who believed that traditional Jewish Torah
Torah
Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...
and Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
studies should not even be partially supplanted by secular instruction.
The political stability ended in Tarnobrzeg and surrounding areas with the collapse of the Austrian Empire as a result of World War I portended a difficult future for Tarnobrzeg's Jews. Although atrocities and population displacements during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
dominate the history of Tarnobrzeg's Jews, deportations during World War I to trans-Ural Russia were also highly disruptive and destroyed much of the established community. Many emigrated to the United States or Palestine.
Nearby shtetlach (Jewish or Yiddish-language plural of shtetl) of, e.g., Rozwadów
Rozwadów
Rozwadów is a suburb of Stalowa Wola, Poland. Founded as a town in 1690, it was incorporated into Stalowa Wola in 1973. The Rozwadów suburb of Stalowa Wola included a thriving Jewish shtetl prior to World War II, closely associated with the Jewish communities of Tarnobrzeg and other nearby...
and Ulanów had many commercial and family ties to Tarnobrzeg. There were several affinity groups among the thriving Jewish population before World War II, including Hasidic, Zionist, Bundist (Socialist), and others. Many Jewish citizens of Tarnobrzeg emigrated to Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
, later to become Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, during the pre-World War II period.
Prominent Tarnobrzeg citizen Moses Hauser, who was Jewish, was a centenarian whose lifespan nearly coincided with the 19th century. Hauser was a wealthy businessman, trader, and landholder dating from Napoleonic times through the reign of Austrian Emperor Franz Josef
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of...
. His life is documented in a Yizkor (Memorial) Book published by Tarnobrzeg elders following the Holocaust. Hauser was father to twelve children and many descendents living in the United States, Israel, and elsewhere.
The atrocities committed by the German occupiers against Jewish and Polish citizens of Tarnobrzeg during the Holocaust obliged the Jews to choose between a limited number of mortally dangereous escape routes or alternatively to perish by remaining. Very few people were known to have survived as Jews in Tarnobrzeg, where they would have needed to be hidden by righteous gentiles. Those migrating eastward to communist Russia had to choose between permanent communist citizenship, service in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in its battles against the Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
, and loss of freedom to subsequently leave Russia or alternatively to become displaced person
Displaced person
A displaced person is a person who has been forced to leave his or her native place, a phenomenon known as forced migration.- Origin of term :...
s known as DPs. DPs were temporarily relocated by the Russian government to work camps in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, there to wait out the war. Many DPs perished owing to extremely rugged conditions for which they were unprepared, and poor supplies available in wartime trans-Ural Russian Asia. Those who survived were permitted to depart Russian lands following World War II.
Divisions of Tarnobrzeg
Boroughs, districts and osiedlaOsiedle
Osiedle is a term used in Poland to denote a designated subdivision of a city or town, or of a dzielnica, with its own council and executive. Like the dzielnica and sołectwo, an osiedle is an auxiliary unit of a gmina. These units are created by decision of the gmina council, and do not have...
of Tarnobrzeg. (Also border county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
s)
Tourism
| Place: | Photo: | Information: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Church and Convent Dominican Church and Convent of Assumption of Mary in Tarnobrzeg Monastery of Dominicans in Tarnobrzeg. In 1677 was founded church of Assumption of Mary by Tarnowski family and given to Dominican order. Destroyed in 1703. Rebuilt in 1706. In 1678 holy icon of Our Lady of Dzików was transferred from Dzików Castle to the monastery and since then the church became... |
Marian Sanctuary of Our Lady of Dzików, Baroque monastery from the end of 17th century, step of St. James Lesser Polish Way The Lesser Polish Way The Lesser Polish Way of Saint James or The Little Polish Way of Saint James is one of the Polish routes of the Way of St. James, the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. It runs from Sandomierz to Kraków through the Land of Lesser Poland . It is an alternative path of Via... , situated close to Głowacki Sq in Old Town |
open 6am - 7pm, tourism visitation forbidden during worship services | |
| Chapel and Monastery of Dominicans Sisters Monastery of Dominicans Sisters in Tarnobrzeg Monastery of Dominican Sisters in Tarnobrzeg - Sisters of St. Dominic monastic-church building complex built in 19th century in Tarnobrzeg , Poland. The monastery was founded by Mother Kolumba Białecka in 1861. At the back the church is being found grave of the founder.- See also :* Dominican... and church of St. Michael and St Gertrude in Wielowieś |
complex of buildings from half of 19th century, a tomb of the founder of the assembly Róża Kolumba Białecka is located at a monastery, its roots go back to the 13th century, according to tradition, the original wooden church was associated with the activities of the Dominican - St. Hyacinth Saint Hyacinth Saint Hyacinth, O.P., was educated in Paris and Bologna. A Doctor of Sacred Studies and a secular priest, he worked to reform women's monasteries in his native Poland... |
conservation works inside the church | |
| Dzików Castle Dzików Castle Dzików Castle in Tarnobrzeg, or Tarnowski Family Castle in Dzików is a 15th century castle with the park complex and gardens, located in Tarnobrzeg, Poland.-Dzików Confederation:... with park and garden coplex |
works on transferring the Historical Museum of City | thorough restoration and repair work, possible visit the cellars, open Tue - Fri 10am - 4pm; Sun 12am - 4pm, end of work and re open in 2011 or 2012 | |
| Jewish Graveyard | founded in 1930 | closed for visitors | |
| former Synagogue | built in 2 half of 19th century, now used as the Municipal Public Library | open Mon - Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 8am - 3pm | |
| Church of Mary Magdalene Church of Mary Magdalene in Tarnobrzeg Church of Mary Magdalene in Tarnobrzeg - Miechocin the oldest church in Tarnobrzeg, and one of the oldest brick churches in Poland. It was made in gothic style but it was on several occasions rebuilt in different styles.-See also:* Dzików Castle... in Miechocin |
Ghotic church from 14th century, its roots go back to the beginnings of Christianity in the Polish territories | closed apart from hours of worship services, Weekdays 6pm, Sun and Fest 7:30am, 10:35am, 5pm | |
| Shindler's Hunting Palace in Mokrzyszów | Neoghotic building from 19th century, at present adapted up to needs of the Centre Of The Teacher Education | ||
| Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg is a church in Serbinów, Poland.The church consists of the upper, bottom church and buildings adjoining to them. The altar of the upper church consists of three parts: saint Michael the Archangel, the Cross, and the Mother of God of the Incessant... in Serbinów |
huge mosaic presbitery, relics of saints and blessed: Edmund Bojanowski, Jan Bosko, Albert Chmielowski, Zygmunt Gorazdowski Zygmunt Gorazdowski Zygmunt Gorazdowski is a Roman Catholic saint.Father Gorazdowski was a priest of the Lviv archdiocese, Monsignor and Camerlingo, and the Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, CSSJ.-References:* at Patron Saints Index... , Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Mother Teresa , born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu , was a Roman Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India, in 1950... , Faustyna Kowalska, Gianna Beretta Molla Gianna Beretta Molla Saint Gianna Beretta Molla was an Italian pediatrician, wife and mother who is best known for refusing both an abortion and a hysterectomy when she was pregnant with her fourth child, despite knowing that continuing with the pregnancy could result in her death... , Padre Pio |
Perpetual Adoration Chapel open around the clock, the upper church opened in hours of worship services, Weekdays 6am, 8am, 3pm, 6pm, Sun and Fest 7am, 8:30 am, 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, 4pm, 5pm, 7:30pm | |
| Padewicz Manor House in Nagnajów |  |
Classical building, situated close to the Wisłostrada St. | closed |
| Zwierzyniecki Wood | rest of Sandomierska Wilderness | Zwierzyniecka St leads from the Dzików Castle through Serbinów to the wood | |
| Machowski Reservoir |  |
artificial reservoir built on the premises of the former sulfur mine, situated close to the Wisłostrada St. | open in 2010 |
| former Granary in Wymysłów | built in 1843, now used as the Historical Museum of City | open Tue - Fri 8am - 3pm; Sat 12am - 4pm | |
| monument of Bartosz Głowacki | built in 1904, situeted in the main Town Square, vis-à-vis of Dominican Monastery | ||
| City Hall | |
Eclectic building from 1910, former County Hall, now office of the Mayor of Tarnobrzeg, situeted close to Surowieckiego Sq | open 7:30am – 3:30pm |
| former Burgher Casino | |
built in early 1900s, now Community Centre of Culture, situeted close to Sokola St | |
Roman Catholic churches and parishes
- Church of Mary MagdaleneChurch of Mary Magdalene in TarnobrzegChurch of Mary Magdalene in Tarnobrzeg - Miechocin the oldest church in Tarnobrzeg, and one of the oldest brick churches in Poland. It was made in gothic style but it was on several occasions rebuilt in different styles.-See also:* Dzików Castle...
- around 1160, parish since around 1132 - Church of Saint Gertrude and Saint Michael - first church 12th century, parish since 1215, current church 1884
- Monastery of Dominicans - 1667 (wooden), 1706, parish since 1922
- Church of Our Lady of Perpetual HelpChurch of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in TarnobrzegChurch of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg is a church in Serbinów, Poland.The church consists of the upper, bottom church and buildings adjoining to them. The altar of the upper church consists of three parts: saint Michael the Archangel, the Cross, and the Mother of God of the Incessant...
- wooden church 1979, current church 1984, parishParish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in TarnobrzegParish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg . . It's a Roman Catolic community in Tarnobrzeg's Borough of Serbinów. Its borders consists also Borough of Piastów and Borough of Bogdanówka. The parish main temple is in Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Tarnobrzeg...
since 1980 - Church of Good Shepherd - 1990, parish since 1972
- Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa - 1991 parish since 1969
- Church of Saint Barbara - wooden church 1988, current church 1996, parish since 1989
- Church of Divine Mercy - 1996, parish since 1997
- Church of Visitation - 1997, parish since 1985
- Church of Christ the King - 2003, parish since 2003
- Chapel of All SaintsChapel of All Saints in TarnobrzegChapel of All Saints in Tarnobrzeg, . Building of the chapel is located in Tarnobrzeg's Borough of Sobów, on a municipal cemetery, on Litewska Street. Building of the chapel was initiated by the provost of Serbinów parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Michał Józefczyk. Works started at the...
- 2009 - Monastery of Dominicans Sisters in TarnobrzegMonastery of Dominicans Sisters in TarnobrzegMonastery of Dominican Sisters in Tarnobrzeg - Sisters of St. Dominic monastic-church building complex built in 19th century in Tarnobrzeg , Poland. The monastery was founded by Mother Kolumba Białecka in 1861. At the back the church is being found grave of the founder.- See also :* Dominican...
Cyclical events
- New Year's Run - January
- Tarnobrzeg Days - May, June
- International Organ Virtuoso Performances - July, August
- Saint Dominic's Fair - August
- Bartoszki Film Festival - August
- Satyrblues - September
- International Alfred Freyer Vistula River Run - October
- Tarnobrzeg Social Days and Tarnobrzeg Days of The Christian Culture - October
- Barbórkowa Drama Teatralna - December
Twin towns - sister cities
Tarnobrzeg is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
Banská Bystrica
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in Slovakia
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(since 1995) Chernihiv
Chernihiv
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in Ukraine
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See also
- Tarnowski family
- Siarka TarnobrzegSiarka TarnobrzegSiarka Tarnobrzeg is a Polish sports club, from the city of Tarnobrzeg . Founded in 1957, it currently has two departments - soccer and men's basketball . Until 1994, Siarka also owned women's table tennis team, which for 16 times was the Champion of Poland...
- local football team - Dzików CastleDzików CastleDzików Castle in Tarnobrzeg, or Tarnowski Family Castle in Dzików is a 15th century castle with the park complex and gardens, located in Tarnobrzeg, Poland.-Dzików Confederation:...
- Lesser Polish Way