Ropczyce | |
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 Church of the Transfiguration in Ropczyce | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Ropczyce | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E / 50.08611°N 21.63333°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| County | Ropczyce-Sędziszów |
| Gmina | Ropczyce |
| Founded | 13th century |
| City rights | 1362 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kazimierz Moskal (PiS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.03 km2 (18.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 26,059 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39–100 |
| Car plates | RRS |
| Website | www |
Ropczyce [rɔpˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (Yiddish: ראָפּשיץ, romanized: Ropshitz[1]) is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland, situated in the valley of the Wielopolka River (a tributary of the Wisłoka River). The town has a population of 15,098 (as of 2 June 2009[update]).[2] and is the seat of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County.
- ^ Beider, Alexander (2012). "Eastern Yiddish Toponyms of German Origin" (PDF). Yiddish Studies Today. ISBN 978-3-943460-09-4, ISSN 2194-8879 (düsseldorf university press, Düsseldorf 2012). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Population. Size and structure by territorial division" (PDF). 1995–2009 Central Statistical Office] 00-925 Warsaw, Al. Niepodległości 208. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.