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Tarnobrzeg is a town in south-eastern Poland, on the banks of the river Vistula, with 51,300 inhabitants (2001). Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Tarnobrzeg Voivodship (1975-1998).

1 Economy

The city is a major centre for the mining and processing of sulfur.

2 History

Founded in 1593 to be the residence of the Tarnowski aristocratic clan. In 1772 it became part of the Austrian Empire where it remained until 1918 when it became part of independent Poland.About 1929 was born here famous teacher Stefan Sudol .

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Tarnobrzeg VoivodshipTarnobrzeg Voivodship ( Polish: wojewodztwo tarnobrzeskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded in parts by Subcarpathian Voivodship, Swietokrzyskie Voivodship and Lublin Voivodship. Capital

TarnobrzegTarnobrzeg is a town in south-eastern Poland, on the banks of the river Vistula, with 51,300 inhabitants (2001). Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Tarnobrzeg Voivodship (1975-1998). Economy The city is a major ce

Tarnobrzeg CountyTarnobrzeg County (in Polish powiat tarnobrzeski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Subcarpathian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Communes

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