Dąbrowa Tarnowska [dɔmˈbrɔva tarˈnɔfska] ( Yiddish : Dombrov ) is a town in Poland , in Lesser Poland Voivodeship , about 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Tarnów . It is the capital of Dąbrowa County . Before reorganization (in 1999) Dąbrowa Tarnowska was part of Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). As of December 2021, the town has a population of 11,828.
10-594: The name of the town comes from oak groves, called dąbrowy in Polish, which were abundant here in the past. Dąbrowa used to be called Dambrawa Wielka (Dambrawa Magna) as well as Dobrowa, and finally the adjective “Tarnowska” was added to it, to distinguish it from Dąbrowa Górnicza and Dąbrowa Białostocka . Dąbrowa lies on the Bren river, on the boundary of two geographic regions, the Carpathian Foothills and
20-690: A Baroque palace of the Lubomirski family , as well as a 19th-century synagogue. The town is a home to a football club Dabrovia Dąbrowa Tarnowska (established in 1922), which plays in the regional league, the sixth level of Polish football league system. Sandomierz Basin Sandomierz Basin ( Polish : Kotlina Sandomierska ) is a lowland, located in southeastern Poland, between the Lesser Poland Upland , Lublin Upland and
30-482: Is rich with natural resources, such as salt (Bochnia, Wieliczka), gypsum, sulphur (Tarnobrzeg), natural gas (Husow, Jarosław) and petroleum. It is crossed by European route E40 , along which goes a main west–east rail line from Kraków to Lwów. Average annual temperature in the Vistula river valley is 8 °C, and annually, there are 90 to 100 days with temperatures below freezing (since mid-October until late April). In
40-542: The Sandomierz Basin . Dąbrowa Tarnowska was first mentioned as a parish village in 1326. At that time, it already was a large village, which belonged to the noble Ligeza family, and had a mill, fish farm, 60 agricultural farms and a folwark . In 1614, a new parish church was built by Mikolaj Ligeza who in the 1630s also built a defensive palace (palazzo in fortezza), protected by the Bagienica river. The palace
50-764: The Austria side after the compromise of 1867 , head of the DABROWA district, one of the 78 Bezirkshauptmannschaften in Austrian Galicia province (Crown land). In 1948-1965, a church was built in the location of the palace, all that remains of the complex is its main gate. In 1906, the rail line from Tarnów to Szczucin was opened, and in the Second Polish Republic , Dąbrowa was part of the Kraków Voivodeship . Dąbrowa has ruins of
60-770: The Western Carpathians . Its name comes from the historical city of Sandomierz , and the basin has a triangular shape with the size of around 15,000 km (5,800 sq mi). It is drained by the Vistula River , as well as its eastern tributary, the San (both rivers make its northern border). Among major cities located in the Sandomierz Basin are Dębica , Jarosław , Mielec , Przemyśl , Przeworsk , Rzeszów , Stalowa Wola , Sandomierz , Tarnobrzeg , and Tarnów . Sandomierz Basin lies mostly on
70-728: The territory of three Polish provinces – Lesser Poland Voivodeship (northeastern corner), Podkarpacie Voivodeship (southwestern corner), and Lublin Voivodeship (northwestern corner). Easternmost part of it is also in Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. It is densely inhabited, with the exception of the Niepołomice Forest and the Sandomierz Forest . The basin is divided into the following geographical subregions: The basin
80-815: The winter, there are approximately 2 hours of sunshine a day, while in the summer approximately 5 hours. In the valleys of the Vistula and the Raba there are frequent fogs. Annual precipitation is 800 mm, with snow staying on the ground for 50 to 60 days annually. The climate of Sandomierz Basin is marked by frequent changes. European route E40 European route E40 is the longest European route , more than 8,000 kilometres (4,971 miles) long, connecting Calais in France via Belgium , Germany , Poland , Ukraine , Russia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan , and Kyrgyzstan , with Ridder in Kazakhstan near
90-458: Was developed east of the Lubomirski palace. In 1771, a new, large church was built, and following the first partition of Poland (see Partitions of Poland ), the town became part of Austrian Galicia , where it remained from 1772 until 1918. In 1846, the Lubomirski palace burned in a fire, after which it was never rebuilt. A post-office named DOMBROWA was opened in 1858. The town was part of
100-606: Was square shaped, with a rampart and four bastions . In 1683-1693, Michal Lubomirski built a new, Baroque palace, and as a result, the old palace ceased to be a family residence, and was turned into a brewery. In the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , Dąbrowa belonged to the Sandomierz Voivodeship . Dąbrowa Tarnowska was granted town charter probably in 1693, and the town
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