Kańczuga
Kańczuga is a city in the powiat Przeworski in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. It is also seat of the urban and rural community.
Geography
The city lies in the southeast of Poland in Kańczuga powiat Przeworski. About 50 kilometers south of the state and at the same time the EU's external border is with Ukraine, about 80 kilometers south runs the border with Slovakia.
History
The first mention of today's Kańczuga dates from the year 1340. Beginning of the 15th century it was the place the town charter. 1523 the site was re- locates. 1530, the place was surrounded by a fortification wall and had four gates. With the First Partition of Poland in 1772 Kańczuga came to Austria. 1934, the city charter was awarded again. In 1944, the place, by the Second World War was heavily damaged, again part of Poland.
Population Development
In 1498 the town had 3000 inhabitants.
Structures
In the city there is a monument to the Battle of Grunwald. This was destroyed by German soldiers and 1984, during the People's Republic of Poland, rebuilt.
The parish church dates from the 17th century.
Community
The city is the seat of Kańczuga urban and rural commune ( gmina Miesko - wiejska ) with about 13,000 inhabitants on 105.15 km ². It includes, in addition to Kańczuga itself, following 14 Soltysships ( sołectwo ); Bóbrka Kańczucka, Chodakówka, Krzeczowice, Lipnik, Łopuszka Mała Łopuszka Wielka Medynia Kańczucka, Niżatyce, Pantalowice, Rączyna, Siedleczka, Sietesz, Wola Rzeplińska and Zuklin.
Traffic
Through the city into north-south direction, the Province Road 835 ( droga wojewódzka 835) and from east to west, the province road 881 835 The crosses in the north to ten kilometers in Przeworsk the European Route 40 (E 40). In the south, continue on for about 25 kilometers through Dynów. The 881 crosses after about 15 kilometers to the west in the Łańcut E 40th After 32 kilometers to the east leads them north of Przemysl in the E 40
Through the village or narrow gauge railway that runs from May to September mainly for tourists. Operator of the train is the Stowarzyszenie Kolejowych Przewozów Lokalnych.
The nearest international airport is Rzeszóz. It is located about 25 kilometers west of Kańczuga.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Abraham Brill (1874-1948), psychiatrist and psychoanalyst