Stare Miasto, Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Stare Miasto (Polish: [ˈstarɛ ˈmjastɔ]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Leżajsk, within Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Leżajsk and 41 km (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]

Stare Miasto
Village
Saint Andrew Bobola church in Stare Miasto
Saint Andrew Bobola church in Stare Miasto
Stare Miasto is located in Poland
Stare Miasto
Stare Miasto
Stare Miasto is located in Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Stare Miasto
Stare Miasto
Coordinates: 50°17′N 22°25′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyLeżajsk
GminaGmina Leżajsk
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRLE

It was the former location of the nearby town of Leżajsk, which was eventually moved to its present location in 1524 by Polish King Sigismund I the Old. Afterwards, as Stare Miasto ("Old Town") it was a royal village of the Polish Crown.

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