Tarnów
Tarnów is a city in the southeastern part of Poland in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. About 114,000 people live in Tarnów. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection from Lwów to Kraków.
Coordinates: Coordinates: 50°2′N 21°0′E / 50.033°N 21.000°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
County | city county |
Town rights | 1330 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roman Ciepiela |
Area | |
• Total | 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 116,109 |
• Density | 1,603.7/km2 (4,153.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 33-100 to 33-110 |
Car plates | KT |
Website | http://www.tarnow.pl |
Tarnów Media
Polish Gothic-styled Cathedral of the Nativity located in the Old Town district
Casimir the Great Square
Tarnów Cathedral preserved one of the most extraordinary examples of renaissance and mannerist tomb monuments in the country.
Market Square in Tarnów in 1800, painting by Zygmunt Vogel
Tomb of General Józef Bem, national hero of Poland, Hungary and the former Ottoman Empire
First transport of Polish captives deported from Tarnów to Auschwitz concentration camp during German AB-Aktion in Poland, June 1940
Grupa Azoty headquarters in Tarnów's industrial district Mościce