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27-453: The San river which runs through the area has a large flood plain and a series of floods prompted the consideration of a dam to regulate the water flow. The first plans for a dam in the region came in 1921 and called for a small dam in Myczkowce . The project was slow to begin and with the start of World War II it was put on hold. After the war ended the plans were revised and now included

54-616: A pumped-storage power station, two of the turbines can also reverse flow and send water from the Myczkowce Dam's reservoir back into the Lake Solina for use during peak periods, optimizing power generation. Starting in 1995 efforts have been made to modernize the power plant. The installation of new technologies between 2000 and 2003 and the replacement of the old turbines resulted in the dam currently generating 200 MW of electricity as opposed to 173 MW previously. The Solina dam

81-452: A larger dam in Solina . Various work began in 1953 and the smaller Myczkowce Dam downstream, which would become a supporting dam, was completed in the years 1956-1960. In 1960 work began based on a design by Feliks Niczke of Energoprojekt Warszawa . The construction was completed in 1968 and cost 1.5 billion of 1968 zlotys . 57 km (35 mi) of roads were also constructed as part of

108-609: A length of 458 kilometres (285 mi), the San is the 6th-longest Polish river. It has a basin area of 16,877 km , of which 14,426 km is in Poland. * San in proto- Indo-European languages means 'speed' or 'rapid stream'. In Celtic languages , san means ' river '. The San arises in the Carpathian Mountains near the village of Sianky , at an elevation of 900 metres (3,000 ft), exactly on

135-552: A line along the San from September 6, until German forces broke out of their bridgeheads on September 12. Subcarpathian Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a voivodeship , or province , in the southeastern corner of Poland . Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów . Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional Assembly . The name derives from

162-465: Is an important tourist attraction of the area. Tours are available and the dam serves as a bridge to the Lake Solina marina . [REDACTED] Media related to Solina Dam at Wikimedia Commons San river The San ( Polish : San ; Ukrainian : Сян Sian ; German : Saan ) is a river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine . It is a tributary of the river Vistula . With

189-547: Is by decreasing population). Protected areas in Subcarpathian Voivodeship include two national parks and 11 Landscape Parks . These are listed below. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 19.4 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 3.9% of Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,100 euros or 50% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee

216-534: The Polish-Ukrainian border ( 49°00′10″N 22°52′30″E  /  49.00278°N 22.87500°E  / 49.00278; 22.87500 ) and on the continental watershed , and forms the border between Poland and Ukraine for approximately its first 50 km (31 mi). Poland's largest artificial lake , Lake Solina , was created by a dam on the San River near Lesko . The San flows into

243-763: The Early Middle Ages , the territory was inhabited by the Vistulans and Lendians , old Polish tribes . It formed part of Poland since its first historic ruler Mieszko I , however, later on, at various times, portions of the region fell under the Kievan Rus' , the Golden Horde , and the Kingdom of Hungary , before Poland regained full control in the 14th century. Following the Partitions of Poland

270-828: The interwar period (1918–1939), territory of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship was part of the Lwów Voivodeship and belonged to "Poland B" , the less-developed, more rural parts of Poland. To boost the local economy, the government of the Second Polish Republic began in the mid-1930s a massive program of industrialization, known as the Central Industrial Region . The program created several major armament factories, including PZL Mielec , PZL Rzeszów, Huta Stalowa Wola , and factories in other Subcarpathian towns such as Dębica , Nowa Dęba , Sanok , Tarnobrzeg and Nowa Sarzyna . Following

297-406: The marshal . The voivodeship contains 6 cities and 45 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures as of 2019) Towns: Subcarpathian Voivodeship is divided into 25 counties ( powiats ): 4 city counties and 21 land counties. These are further divided into 160 gminas . The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories

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324-717: The 9th or 10th century. The region subsequently became part of the Great Moravian state. Upon the invasion of the Hungarian tribes into the heart of the Great Moravian Empire around 899, the Lendians of the area declared their allegiance to the Hungarian Empire. The region then became a site of contention between Poland , Kievan Rus and Hungary starting in around the 9th century. This area

351-720: The Austrian empire, which became the Austro-Hungarian empire when the double monarchy was introduced. This region, including the area west and east of the Subcarpathian Voivodship , was controlled by Austria for almost 120 years. During that time it was known as Galicia . Ukrainians traditionally associated the San with their ethnographic western frontier: this is reflected in the State Anthem of Ukraine (which describes Ukraine as extending from

378-971: The National Museum in Przemyśl and Regional Museum in Rzeszów. The more unique museums include the Museum of Folk Architecture in Sanok, Markowa Ulma-Family Museum of Poles Who Saved Jews in World War II , Museum of Oil and Gas Industry at the location of the world's oldest oil field in Bóbrka , and Museum of the Polish Sulfur Industry in Tarnobrzeg . There are several monuments and memorials to inventor Ignacy Łukasiewicz , pioneer of

405-636: The San to the Don ) and the March of Ukrainian Nationalists (which calls for a Ukraine from the San to the Caucasus ). The Poland–Ukraine border today follows the San for approximately the first 50 km of its course. The San River, which has seen many battles in its history, was a battle site at the beginning of World War II in 1939. At the outset of the German invasion of Poland , Polish forces attempted to defend

432-587: The Vistula near Sandomierz . Left tributaries Right tributaries Historical records first mention the river in 1097 as Sanъ , reku Sanъ , k Sanovi ; then as nad Sanomъ (1152) and Sanu (1287). On the old maps of the Ruthenian Voivodeship , Poland 1339–1772 it was referred to as "San" (1339), San (1372), "Szan" (1406), "Sanok" (1438), "Saan" (1439), "Sayn" (1445), "San" (1467), "Szan" (1517), and "Schan" (1526). Humans had first settled

459-461: The east and Slovakia ( Prešov Region ) to the south. It covers an area of 17,844 square kilometres (6,890 sq mi), and has a population of 2,127,462 (as at 2019). The voivodeship is mostly hilly or mountainous (see Bieszczady , Beskidy ); its northwestern corner is flat. It is one of the most wooded Polish voivodeships (35.9% of total area), within its borders there is whole Bieszczady National Park , and parts of Magura National Park . In

486-414: The entire region was annexed by Austria and included within the newly established Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria . The oldest cities in the province, with over 1,000 years of history, are Przemyśl and Sanok . Rzeszów , Łańcut and Tarnobrzeg , with their castles and palaces, were important residential cities of the powerful Polish magnate families of Lubomirski , Potocki and Tarnowski . During

513-745: The global oil industry, in places where he studied and worked, including Bóbrka, Krosno , Łańcut , Jasło and Rzeszów . There are memorials to the Hungarian Renaissance poet Bálint Balassi in Odrzykoń , Nowy Żmigród and Rymanów , where he stayed at various times. In addition to traditional nationwide Polish cuisine , Subcarpathian Voivodeship is known for its variety of regional and local traditional foods , which include especially various cheeses , meat products (incl. various types of kiełbasa , bacon and salceson ), cakes, honeys and various dishes and meals, officially protected by

540-585: The joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland , which started World War II in September 1939, most of the current province was occupied by Nazi Germany with the eastern outskirts occupied by the Soviet Union, and the city of Przemyśl divided between the occupiers until 1941, and then the entire region occupied by Germany until 1944. Following the Soviet annexation of the regional capital of Lwów , Rzeszów

567-426: The project. The dam is 664 m (2,178 ft) long, 8.8 m (29 ft) wide at the crest, and 81.8 m (268 ft) high. An estimated 820,000 cubic meters of cement was used for the construction of the dam, which weighs 2 million tonnes. Its construction created the largest artificial lake in Poland – Lake Solina . It has four turbines which were initially capable of generating 136 MW of electricity. As

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594-479: The region's location near the Carpathian Mountains , and the voivodeship comprises areas of two historic regions of Central Europe— Lesser Poland (western and northwestern counties) and Cherven Cities / Red Ruthenia . It is bordered by Lesser Poland Voivodeship to the west, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the north-west, Lublin Voivodeship to the north, Ukraine ( Lviv Oblast and Zakarpattia Oblast ) to

621-631: The southeastern region of present-day Poland (the Subcarpathian Voivodeship or Podkarpacie ) in prehistoric times. In the pre-Roman era various tribes, including the Celts , Goths and Vandals ( Przeworsk culture and Puchov culture ) overran the area. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Hungarians and Slavs invaded the area. The San valley must have become an important trade-route and axis of human settlement as early as

648-806: The voivodeship: Other preserved historic old towns include Krosno , nicknamed "Little Kraków", Jarosław , Rzeszów , Sanok . In Jarosław, Przemyśl and Rzeszów there are underground tourist routes in historic cellars under the old town market squares. There are numerous castles and palaces in the province, including the Royal Castles in Przemyśl and Sanok , and former noble castles and palaces in Baranów Sandomierski , Dukla , Rzeszów , Tarnobrzeg and Tyczyn . There are five spa towns : Horyniec-Zdrój , Iwonicz-Zdrój , Polańczyk , Rymanów-Zdrój , Solina . There are several museums, including

675-549: Was 59% of the EU average. Podkarpackie Voivodship is the province with the third lowest GDP per capita in Poland. The Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport is the province's international airport. The A4 and S19 highways pass through the province, with the S74 also planned for construction. Population according to 2002 census There are three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the voivodeship: There are seven Historic Monuments of Poland in

702-557: Was chosen as the new regional capital and the Rzeszów Voivodeship was founded. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Rzeszów , Przemyśl , Krosno and (partially) Tarnów and Tarnobrzeg Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local-government reforms adopted in 1998. Subcarpathian Voivodeship's government powers are shared between the voivode (governor), the sejmik (regional assembly), and

729-456: Was mentioned for the first time in 981 (by Nestor ), when Volodymyr the Great of Kievan Rus took the area over on his way into Poland . In 1018 it returned to Poland, in 1031 reverted to Rus, and in 1340 was recovered by Casimir III of Poland . During the years 966–1018, 1340–1772 (the Ruthenian Voivodeship ) and 1918–1939, the region was part of Poland. Between 1772 and 1918 it belonged to

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