Rzeszów

Rzeszów the capital of the Podkarpackie Region

Rzeszów is called the capital of innovation with many national and international companies representing a wide range of industries. Rzezów city is located in southeastern Poland and is the capital of the Podkarpackie Region with a number of inhabitants – 198 609 people. The Podkarpackie Region is characterized by a high concentration of companies from the aviation industry, research and development centers, and developed educational and training facilities. Only 12 km from the city center there is the airport Rzeszów-Jasionka https://www.rzeszowairport.pl/en with many international connections. In its vicinity is located the Podkarpackie Science and Technology Park AEROPOLIS focused on the industry of innovative technologies in the following sectors: aviation, electromechanical, IT, chemical, biotechnology, plastics.  Another industry zone is the Rzeszów-Dworzysko Special Economic Zone which operates near the city. Rzeszów is a center of Aviation Valley Association which includes 178 entities.

The Rzeszów City is called the city of young people with the largest percentage of students in Europe in relations to the number of inhabitants.

Rzeszów in the rankings:

  • Ranked 4th in the ranking "Good for life in 2021”
  • 4th place in the general classification of the Ranking of Polish Sustainable Cities, Arcadis
  • 1st place in the Business-Friendly Cities Ranking (in the category of 150 thousand - 299 thousand residents)
  • Ranked 6th in the "Europolis" ranking of the most ecological Polish cities, prepared by the Schuman Foundation and the Adenauer Foundation
  • In the ranking of security in Polish cities, Rzeszów is at the top of the ranking in terms of the number of crimes in the largest Polish cities.

Tourist attraction:

  • The most characteristic element of Podacrpacie is wild nature and one of the greenest region in Poland
  • Through the area of the Podkarpackie Region run tourist routes following the trail of castles, palaces and noble manors
  • Green velo - Hundreds of kilometers of routes for cyclists can be traversed in Podkarpacie, including 459 km belonging to the Green Velo Eastern Bicycle Trail - https://greenvelo.pl/en
  • The Jasło Wine Trail is concentrated around the Subcarpathian town of Jasło, it includes 16 vineyards located in the immediate vicinity
  • Podkarpackie is a place in Europe where many monuments of wooden architecture are concentrated in a relatively small area. On 9 routes, with a total length of 1,202 km, you can see churches, Orthodox churches, historic manors, hunting palaces, burghers' houses and spa villas. As many as 6 sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List
  • The Bieszczady Mountains - Bieszczady National Park provide attractions at any time of the year (hiking, biking, horseback riding, skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing routes). This is the place where the largest Polish predators live - bears, wolves, lynxes and bisons. In the Bieszczady Mountains there is also the Solińskie Lake - the most popular artificial water reservoir in Podkarpacie, a perfect place for windsurfing, water skiing, kayaking, diving and sailing. The sailing season on Solina usually begins in May and lasts until later in autumn. There is also the highest dam in Poland
  • Railway shelter from the Second World War in Strzyżów - This is the only underground railway shelter in Poland and the second of the facilities to protect German trains in the present-day Podkarpackie Province. The railway bunker is hidden inside the mountain, it is 438 m long and the ceiling is almost 6.5 m high
  • The narrow gauge railway in podkarpackie is currently the longest operating narrow gauge railway in Poland. The railway route knows along the budget of the river through the picturesque hills and forest complexes. The railway runs every weekend from May to September, and also on special orders - https://kolejka-pogorzanin.pl/
  • Exceptional museums in Podkarpacie: The Museum of the Christmas Tree Balls in Nowa Dęb / Museum of Bells and Pipes located in the 18th century Clock Tower in the city Przemyśl / The Museum of Bedtime Cartoons in Rzeszów / Museum of Oil and Gas Industry Ignacy Łukasiewicz in Bóbrka / The Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II in Markowe / Underground Tourist Route "Rzeszów Cellars" in Rzeszów which runs about 10 m under the market square / Museum Of Folk Culture In Kolbuszowa

Annual cultural events, festivals, concerts:

  • Carpathia Festival - an international music festival in Rzeszów
  • International Mountain Balloon Competition in Krosno
  • The international Music Festival in Łańcut, classical music
  • Running festival "Butcher's run" (polish: Bieg Rzeźnika) in the Bieszczady Mountains - the most popular mountain running event in Poland
  • Music festiwal European stadium of culture - the largest in Podkarpacie and one of the most interesting music festivals in Poland
  • Festival of folk music and culture in Gorajec
  • Cieszanów Rock Festiwal
  • International Wine Days in Jasło
  • Juwenalia – students festival

More tourist attraction you can find here: https://podkarpackie.travel/en