KROSNOUnusual town in a unique place,

my small homeland…

SOME INFORMATION…

Krosno coat of arms

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GEOGRAPHY… Krosno is on the river Wisłok, Slovakia is about 40 kilometers

south, Ukraine is about 85 kilometers east

of the town, Neighboring municipalities are:

Korczyna, Krościenko Wyżne, Miejsce Piastowe, Chorkówka, Jedlicze,

50 thousand residents, 130 km to the nearest mountains-

Bieszczady

HISTORY…

1282- the first notice about Krosno In the fourteenth century king Kazimierz

Wielki (Casimir the Great) founded the town 1656- king Jan Kazimierz called on peasants

to fight with the Swedish invasion 1863- the outbreak of January Insurrection, 12 insurgents left Krosno 1914- the Russians occupied Krosno (the

first World \War) 1944- fight for Krosno was finished 1997-pope John Paul II visited the town

IN THE PAST…

Krosno in 1618-Braun reproduction

EVENTS…

International Mountain Ballooning Contest

Bicycle Championships

Krosno Fair

Carpathian Climates

OLD CHURCHES…

Parish Church

Capuchin Church

Franciscan Church

MARKET SQUARE…

CULTURE…

Culture is celebrated by the Krosno Days of Music, the theatrical encounters, the Musical Spring, the Krosno Fair, the Galicia Festival, reviews of children’s theatres, hikers’ songs and poetry singing festivals, the "Kontakt" Euro-Regional Fair, the "Soli Deo Gloria" Euro-Regional Concerts of Christmas Carols.

KROSNO S.A. GLASSWORKS…

KROSNO S.A. Glassworks is the largest and most well-known producer of household glass in Poland and one of the world market leaders in this trade.

KROSNO S.A. is a company with a long tradition and experience - it was founded in 1923 in Krosno, in the south-east of Poland.Over 90 % of the hand-made production and about 60 % of the machine-made production is exported to 60 countries in the world.

SUBCARPATHIAN MUSEUM…

The Museum has existed since 1954 in an old, historical building. It houses the biggest exhibition of paraffin lamps in Europe. Besides, in the museum you can see many paintings and photographs.

The presentation was made by Anna Kubit ,

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