Dukla
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Dukla | |
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 Palace in Dukla | |
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  Dukla | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′N 21°41′E / 49.567°N 21.683°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| County | Krosno |
| Gmina | Dukla |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrzej Bytnar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 2,017 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 38-450 |
| Area code | +48 13 |
| Car plates | RKR |
| Website | http://www.dukla.pl |
Dukla [ˈdukla] is a town and an eponymous municipality in southeastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,017.[1] The total area of the commune is 333.04 square kilometres (128.59 sq mi). Dukla belongs to Lesser Poland, and until the Partitions of Poland it was part of Biecz County, Kraków Voivodeship.
Location
The town lies on the Jasiołka river, at the foot of the Cergowa mountain (716 meters above sea level), in the
History
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First Slavic settlers appeared in the area of Dukla probably in the 5th or 6th century. It is not known which tribe settled here, and most probably, Dukla belonged for some time to Great Moravia, although it is not documented. Some time in the 10th century, Dukla was annexed by the early Polish state, ruled by the Polans. In the nearby village of Wietrzno there was a defensive gord, whose traces can still be seen.
Dukla has belonged to several noble families, such as the Cikowski, Ossoliński, Potocki, Mniszech, Stadnicki, Męciński, and Tarnowski families. The village of Dukla was first mentioned in documents from 1336 as part of the lands gifted to
In the early 17th century, Dukla emerged as an important center of commerce, located on a trade route joining Poland with Hungary. The town had a
Since 1742, Dukla belonged to Jerzy August Mniszech, who in 1750 married
In the spring of 1768, Dukla was the center of
In December 1914, Dukla was captured by the
In the Second Polish Republic, Dukla belonged to Krosno County of Lwów Voivodeship. In the spring of 1939, Border Protection Corps Battalion Dukla was formed, to protect Polish - Slovakian border. German occupation spelled the end of Jewish presence in the town, which dated back hundreds of years. In prewar Dukla, Jews were in the majority. Germans opened here a ghetto, which was liquidated on August 13, 1942, when some 500 Jews were shot near the village of Tylawa. In 1940, the 1758 synagogue was burned.
In 1944, the
Points of interest
- Market square with a Renaissance town hall (17th century);
- Ruins of a 16th-century border tax office;
- Ruins of a synagogue (1758);
- Dukla Palace with a park (1636). The palace was remodelled in 1764–65 by Jerzy August Maria Amalia von Brühl. Currently, it serves as a History Museum, with World War II-era weapons on display, together with a small display of Tarnowski familymemorabilia;
- Maria Amalia von Brühl;
- Complex of a Bernardine abbey and church (1731), with the church itself built in 1761–1764. In the church there is the coffin of St. John of Dukla;
- Ruins of a brewery (1750–1799);
- Park chapel (1875) for the Męcinski family;
- World War I and World War II cemetery.
Notable people
- Alfred Biesiadecki (1839–1889), Polish pathologist
- Joseph Samuel Bloch, Austrian Rabbi
- Pinchas Hirschsprung, Polish-Canadian Hassidic Rabbi
- John of Dukla, Polish Saint in Roman Catholic Church
Hiking trails
- European walking route E8
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References
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-08-02. Data for territorial unit 1807024.
External links
- Official website of Dukla (in Polish)
- Jewish community of Dukla on Virtual Shtetl
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