Ropczyce

Ropczyce
Town
Rynek (Market Square) with the Church of the Transfiguration
Ropczyce
Coordinates: 50°5′10″N 21°38′0″E / 50.08611°N 21.63333°E / 50.08611; 21.63333
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
CountyRopczyce-Sędziszów
GminaRopczyce
Founded13th century
Town rights1362
Government
  MayorKazimierz Moskal (PiS)
Area
  Total
47.03 km2 (18.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
  Total
26,059
  Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
39–100
Vehicle registrationRRS
Websitewww.ropczyce.umig.gov.pl

Ropczyce [rɔpˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (Yiddish: ראָפּשיץ, romanized: Ropshitz) is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in south-eastern Poland, situated in the valley of the Wielopolka River (a tributary of the Wisłoka River). The town has a population of 15,098 (as of 2 June 2009). and is the seat of Ropczyce-Sędziszów County.