Brzozów ( Brezhov; lat. Brozovia, or Prozzow) is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 7,336 inhabitants as of December 2021.

In the interwar period, the town was a county seat in the Lwów Voivodeship of Poland. According to the 1921 census, it had a population of 4,160, 72.9% Polish and 26.5% Jewish.

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1944. A large part of the Jewish minority was massacred on 10 August 1942 by the German SS. The remainder were sent to death camps or murdered by the Nazis during the war. Since then, there has been no Jewish presence in the town.

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Brzozow - kosciol. 1937-1939 (67909876) (cropped).jpg|Church of the Transfiguration, before 1939

Brzozow - letnia rezydencja biskupow przemyskich. 1933 (71515679) (cropped).jpg|Residence of the Przemyśl bishops, 1933

Brzozow - Magistrat i szkola meska. 1916-1920 (67909863) (cropped).jpg|Town hall, before 1920

Brzozow - zaklad kapielowy - dom zdrojowy. 1931 (68377321) (cropped).jpg|Spa house, 1931

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Economy

In 1550–1650, nineteen trades were practiced here including cloth-making, food processing, and leather-making as well as wood, metal, and ceramic trades. The first hospital of record is mentioned in 1518. A parish school was in existence in the early 16th century, and annual elections of mayors and judges, subject to approval of the bishop, commenced in 1410. The town for hundreds of years had been known for the manufacture of combs, but the industry disappeared by the 1960s. Manufacture of oils was another industry in Brzozów; walnut oil was a famous product reportedly supplied to the royal table in Kraków in the 16th century. Oils were also produced from plum core.

A post-office was opened in 1851.

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File:Ratusz Brzozow noc.JPG|Brzowów town hall

File:Glowne skrzyzowanie noca Brzozow.JPG|Seminarium

File:Kosciol Przemienienia Panskiego Brzozow 2.jpg|Transfiguration of Jesus Church

File:Sokół building in Brzozów 2014.jpg|Sokół Gymnastics Society Building

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International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Brzozów is twinned with:

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  • Sambir, Ukraine
  • Moldava nad Bodvou, Slovakia

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See also

  • List of monuments in Brzozów

References

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  • Official website
  • eBrzozow.net - Local community web portal