Stary Dzików
Village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stary Dzików pronounced [ˈstarɨ ˈd͡ʑikuf] is a village in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (Polish administrative district) called Gmina Stary Dzików. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Lubaczów and 71 km (44 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]
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Coordinates: 50°15′N 22°56′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
County | Lubaczów |
Gmina | Stary Dzików |
Population | 1,320 |
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The name of the village is derived from the wild boar (Polish: dzik) once roaming the local forest. There was a small hunting castle in Dzików in the Middle Ages, rebuilt as a defensive manor, and eventually turned into brewery in the 19th century.[2]