Strzyżów is one of the most beautiful towns within
the Strzyżowsko-Dynowskie Foothill,
located
30 km south-west of Rzeszów, the capital of the
Podkarpackie Province. Its building arrangement
extends in the river of Wisłok valley, chained
together with a low, barely
wooded hills. The old section of the town occupies
small rise, crossed by a road leading from the towns
of Krosno and Jasło to the town of Rzeszów. New
districts reach mild, picturesque slopes and
terrains situated on the left hand side of the
river. The panorama of Strzyżów may be viewed from
the north-eastern part, from the hills line going
down toward the village of Żarnów. A church and a
belfry tower, compact arrangement of the
marketplace, some part of the river of Wisłok,
railway tracks, a park and terrace based detached
house estates may be seen from quite a long
distance. Old, partly historic architecture of the
town centre has not been dominated by modern
buildings, hence the urban organization of Strzyżów
remains clear, and its provincial nature is
characterized by harmony and peculiar beauty.
Low level threat to the natural environment has let
preserve numerous, valuable plant
communities and rich fauna here. The areas of the
greatest scenery and ecology values are law
protected. Net of such areas is formed of:
Czarnorzecko-Strzyżowski Landscape Park,
Strzyżowsko-Sędziszowski Protected Landscape Area.
Large cluster of well preserved forests and diverse
geomorfologial structure provide outstanding
conditions for tourism. Numerous
sports and recreation facilities such as stadium,
sports halls, tennis court, sports rifle-range,
swimming pool, ski lift, ski jump, railway tunnel
built by the Germans, set of educational-
recreational paths
(inclusive of fitness trail and nature-educational
path) and numerous historic items serve that
purpose. Two tourist trails: green and black run
through the most interesting parts of the terrain.
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The Gmina and Town of Strzyżów occupies the area of
14.023 ha and has 21 316 inhabitants at present.
