Stalowa Wola
Stalowa Wola | |
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Bird's-eye view of Stalowa Wola The Lubomirski Palace Statue of Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski Alfons Karpinski Paintings Gallery Baroque Annunciation Church | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′04″N 22°03′35″E / 50.56778°N 22.05972°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Stalowa Wola County |
| Gmina | Stalowa Wola (urban gmina) |
| Established | 1938 |
| City rights | 1945 |
| Government | |
| • City Mayor | Lucjusz Nadbereżny (PiS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 58,545 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 37-450 to 37-464 |
| Area code | (+48) 15 |
| Car plates | RST |
| Website | http://www.stalowawola.pl |
Stalowa Wola ([staˈlɔva ˈvɔla]) is the largest city and capital of Stalowa Wola County with a population of 58,545 inhabitants, as at 31 December 2021. It is located in southeastern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. The city lies in historic Lesser Poland near the confluence of the Vistula and the San rivers, and covers an area of 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi).
Stalowa Wola is one of the youngest cities of Poland. It was built from scratch in the late 1930s in the forests surrounding village of Pławo. The city was designed to be a settlement for workers of Huta Stalowa Wola (known in 1938 to 1939 as Zakłady Poludniowe or Southern Works), a plant built as part of the Central Industrial Region. The name "Stalowa Wola" translates to "Steel Will" in English, reflecting its origins and purpose as a city established to support the steel industry. Stalowa Wola is home to the sports club Stal Stalowa Wola.