Krasiczyn
Krasiczyn | |
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Village | |
Krasicki Palace in Krasiczyn | |
| Coordinates: 49°46′N 22°40′E / 49.767°N 22.667°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Przemyśl |
| Gmina | Krasiczyn |
| Population | 440 |
Krasiczyn (Polish: [kraˈɕit͡ʂɨn]) is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krasiczyn. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Przemyśl and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
In Krasiczyn stands the Krasicki Palace, a Renaissance palace built for Stanisław Krasicki by Galleazzo Appiani.
Adam Stefan Sapieha, a cardinal whom Pope John Paul II described as 'my model', was born in Krasiczyn, in the castle.