Rzaszow airport is located 15 Km from Rzeszow. Busses to Rzeszow, operated by MPK Rzeszow leave from the front of the airport's terminal. The journey time is approximately 20 minutes and costs 6 PLN / €2 /£1 one way. There is also a taxi rank outside the airport's main terminal. A taxi to Rzeszow will take 10-15 minutes and cost approximately 60PLN. English: Rzeszów Airport is now your low cost gateway to the South-East of Poland and the West of Ukraine. Whether you are traveling on business or for pleasure to Rzeszów and other cities of the Podkarpacie Region, Rzeszów Airport is the obvious choice. You can get to the centre of Rzeszów by taxi (app. 10) or by convenient public transportation. Rzeszów offers a variety of train and bus connections to the larger cities in the Region, including Krosno, Mielec, Przemysl, Stalowa Wola, Tarnów, Tarnobrzeg and Zamosc.
English: Take a look at the map of Europe, focus your eyes on Poland and head south to one of the most beautiful corners of Poland - Podkarpacie Region. Rzeszów, the capital of the region used to be a mixture of cultures and nations. Nowadays visitors may take advantage of the wide accommodation and catering base in the city. They may spend their time pleasantly in numerous pubs, restaurants, coffee bars and discos. The most attractive parts of the region are mountainous forest areas forming the Bieszczady National Park. Among the most precious sights worth mentioning are the Renaissance castle complexes in Baranów Sandomierski and Krasiczyn, and the Baroque palace in Lancut. Quite characteristic for the region are Orthodox churches and synagogues while the Historical Museum of Sanok boasts the greatest icon collection. Wooden architecture, temples and castles show the historical side of the region. The tourist life concentrates mainly in the areas of the lakes Solina and Myczkowskie where numerous holiday resorts are located offering water sports facilities. English: The Bieszczady Mountains are the wildest part of Poland. At 1,080 meters above sea level there are unique extensive meadows called "poloniny" that define the Mountains beauty. In 1973 they were declared the Bieszczady National Park, the first International World Biosphere Reserve "Eastern Carpathian Mountains", and in 1998 obtained a Pan-parks network certificate. The Bieszczady Mountains are home to wolves, brown bears, lynx, wild cats, red deer and wisent and the very rare Aesculapian snake. The Visitor can enjoy a narrow - gauge train ride from Majdan to Wola Michowa and from Majdan to Przyslup. In Sanok the biggest open air Museum is found (an ethnographic exposition of Polish - Ukrainian borderland). Between May and October a unique raft on the San River attracts the attention of tourists. Water sports enthusiasts can find excellent conditions on the Solina Lake. The exceptional microclimate and curative waters make Polanczyk Zdrój a renowned health spa. Rzeszów is a city with a population of almost 170 thousand; it is the capital of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship (Province), the seat of the Rzeszów Diocese, and the largest industrial, trade and service, academic and cultural centre in south-eastern Poland. Rzeszów is situated on the Wisłok River, which flows into the San River in the vicinity of Tryńcza, north of the city. It also lies at the junction of two geographical regions: the flat and woody Kotlina Sandomierska (Sandomierz Basin) and the picturesque, undulating Pogórze Karpackie (Carpathian Foothills). The Rzeszów Region is numbered among the warmest in Poland, situated as it is in a submontane climatic zone characterized by long hot summers and moderately severe winters.
Rzeszów’s convenient location at the junction of major transport routes and close to the southern and eastern borders of Poland (approximately 90 km from the borders with Ukraine and Slovakia) contribute to the development of economy, trade and tourism.
The city is an important hub of various international highways: the E-40 from Dresden to Lviv and Kiev, the E-371 from Gdańsk and Warsaw to Slovakia and southern Europe, as well as national roads no. 9 and 19 that help connect the Scandinavian and Baltic states with those in central-eastern Europe.
The road and rail network is complemented by the modern Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, located less than 3 km from the city limits. There is a regular flight connection to Warsaw, and the airport is capable of receiving all types of aircraft, even in very difficult weather conditions. A modern terminal and the second-longest runway in Poland result from a recent modernization of the Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport. From 2005, the Irish airline Rynair has organized international flights between Rzeszów and London, and between Rzeszów and Frankfurt am Main.
The economic picture of the city has been considerably influenced by Rzeszów’s strong aviation traditions and the related project to establish COP (Central Industrial District) that gave rise to the present-day WSK-PZL (State Aircraft Equipment Company), a well-known manufacturer of aircraft engines and one of the largest employers in our city.
Domestic appliances produced by “ZELMER”, a local company, have won particular acclaim in markets around the world. Some other major companies with foreign capital include “ALIMA-GERBER” and “ICN-POLFA”, the former producing juices for children and food for babies, and the latter manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Development can be observed in other sectors as well: food, clothing, construction, furniture, telecommunications and IT. In particular, the last decade has seen intensive economic growth. Apart from these large, globally recognized industrial companies like WSK “PZL-Rzeszów” S.A., ALIMA-GERBER, ICN-POLFA RZESZÓW, ZELMER, and COMP Rzeszów S.A. (a provider of specialist software for banks and other enterprises), small and medium enterprises also prosper in various lines of business such as electronics, construction, furniture, food, clothing. Furthermore, the establishment of numerous shopping centres and hypermarkets, and the popularity and scale of fairs and exhibitions in Rzeszów attest to the development of trade. The city’s investment-friendly policy enables the development of modern residential building as well as the modernization and expansion of the local road network, and a lot of attention is also paid to the creation of green areas in the city.
Skilled personnel add to the city’s economic potential, with approximately 50 thousand students studying at the city’s schools of higher education: the University of Rzeszów; the Rzeszów University of Technology with the only faculty in Poland which educates civil aviation pilots; the University of Information Technology and Management; the Higher School of Management; the Roman Catholic Major Seminary; and the Law and Administration Department (Rzeszów Branch) of the Higher School of Administration and Management in Przemyśl. By: Ryanair.com, http://www.go-rzeszow.com/ |
