Ustrzyki Dolne

Ustrzyki Dolne
Ustrzyki Dolne panorama
Ustrzyki Dolne panorama
Coat of arms of Ustrzyki Dolne
Ustrzyki Dolne is located in Poland
Ustrzyki Dolne
Ustrzyki Dolne
Coordinates: 49°25′47″N 22°35′12″E / 49.42972°N 22.58667°E / 49.42972; 22.58667
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
CountyBieszczady
GminaUstrzyki Dolne
Established16th century
Town rights1727
Government
 • MayorMichał Wnuk
Area
 • Total16.79 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Elevation
480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total9,478
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38-700 to 38-714
Area code+48 13
Car platesRBI
WebsiteOfficial website
Map

Ustrzyki Dolne (pronounced [usˈtʂɨkʲi ˈdɔlnɛ]; Yiddish: Istrik, Ukrainian: Устри́ки-Долі́шні, romanizedUstrýky-Dolíshni) is a town in south-eastern Poland, situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999) close to the border with Ukraine. It is the capital of Bieszczady County, with 9,383 inhabitants (02.06.2009).[1]

In existence since the 15th century, Ustrzyki received its city charter around 1727. During the First Partition of Poland, in 1772 it became part of the Habsburg monarchy where it remained until 1918. After the defeat of Austria-Hungary Ustrzyki became part of the newly independent Poland. Major growth of the Ustrzyki economy began in the 19th century, when a railway connection to Przemyśl and Sanok was built in 1872, and the exploitation of local oil fields began. Temporarily in the USSR after the Vistula–Oder Offensive in 1944–45, it became part of postwar Poland following the 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange.[2]

The word Dolne means Lower. There exists a village Ustrzyki Górne - Upper.

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure by territorial division" (PDF). Central Statistical Office, 00-925 Warsaw. 2009-06-02. Index. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. ^ History of Ustrzyki Dolne, Official website (in Polish)