Tarnów
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| Tarnów | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| Municipal government | Rada Miejska Tarnów |
| Mayor | Ryszard Ścigała |
| Area | 72,4 km² |
| Population - city - urban - density |
121 300 - 1675/km² |
| Founded | - |
| City rights | 1330 |
| Latitude Longitude |
50°02' N 21°00' E |
| Area code | +48 14 |
| Car plates | KT |
| Twin towns | - |
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Tarnów is a city in south-eastern Poland with 121,500 inhabitants (1995).
Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998).
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[edit] History
[edit] Jewish history
[edit] Education
- Małopolska Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczna
- Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu
- Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa
[edit] Sports
- Unia Tarnów - speedway team, championsip of Poland in 2004 , 2005. Sponsored by Mościce Nitrate Factory. Also called Jaskółki (Swallows)
- ZKS Unia Tarnów - Zakładowy Klub Sportowy Unia Tarnów (Workplace Sports Club United Tarnow) - Soccer team, currently in the IV League in Polska Liga in 2005/2006 season.
- Tarnovia Tarnów - Soccer team, also in IV League in Polska Liga in 2005/2006 season.
- Unia Wisła Paged Tarnów - men's basketball team, 6th in Era Basket Liga in 2003/2004 season.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Tarnów constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Tarnów constituency:
- Urszula Augustyn, PO
- Edward Czesak, PiS
- Aleksander Grad, PO
- Barbara Marianowska, PiS
- Józef Rojek, PiS
- Bogusław Sobczak, LPR
- Wiesław Woda, PSL
- Michał Wojtkiewicz, PiS
- Jerzy Zawisza, Samoobrona
[edit] Municipal politics
to be written yet
[edit] Famous people born in Tarnów
- Baron Henich Apfelbaum
- Józef Bem
- Roman Brandstaetter
- Józef Cyrankiewicz
- Jacek Dukaj
- Ignace J. Gelb/Ignace Gelb (1907-1985)
- Allan Gray (1902-1973), composer
- Michał Heller
- Naphtali Keller (January 25, 1834 - August 5, 1865, Rožnava, Moravia) Jewish scholar; son of Israel Mendel Keller ([1])
- Leon Kellner (1859-), Jewish scholar ([2])
- Krystyna Kuperberg
- Anny Ondra (1903-1987), Czech movie star
- Joseph Öttinger (1818 - October 2, 1895), physician ([3])
- Eustachy Stanislaw Sanguszko
- Jan Tarnowski
- Jan z Tarnowa (c.1349-1409)
- Jan z Tarnowa (1367-1433)
- Rafal z Tarnowa (c. 1330-1373)
- Rabbi Marcus Weissmann-Chajes (1830-), Jewish scholar ([4])
- Rabbi Salo Wittmayer Baron (1895-1989), Jewish historian
- Franciszek Zachara, composer and pianist (1898-1966)
[edit] Other residents
- Rabbi Löb Judah ben Isaac ([5])
- Mordecai David Brandstädter ([6])
- Siegfried Lipiner ([7])
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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