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Mielec [ˈmjɛlɛt͡s] (Yiddish: מעליץ-Melitz) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 60,979 inhabitants, as of June 2009.[1] It is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie) (since 1999); previously it was in Rzeszów Voivodeship (1975-1998). Mielec is the capital city of Mielec County.
[edit] HistoryFirst mentioned in a papal bull in 1229. In 1457 it obtained its city charter. Mielec became part of the Austrian empire in 1772, in which it remained until Poland regained its independence in 1918. The city had a significant Jewish community, which perished in the Holocaust carried out by the occupying Nazi German forces in the course of World War II. Mielec's economy has been centered for the last 70 years around a single industrial enterprise, which transformed the city and increased its population sixfold. This process began in the 1930s, when Poland launched a significant expansion of its armaments industry, focused on building plants in the newly created Central Industrial Region. As part of this effort, in the years 1937-1939 a large aviation factory of the PZL company was set up in the town. It developed further after 1945 into the largest aviation factory in Poland under the name WSK-Mielec (Wytwórnia Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego; in English, Transport Equipment Manufacturing Centre). At first, the factory produced Soviet-designed planes under license. Thus, it was the primary production site of the widely used An-2 transport plane. It also manufactured Polish versions of the MiG-15 and MiG-17 fighters. The factory also built planes designed in Poland such as the trainer plane TS-11 Iskra used by Poland and India. In 1998 the company changed its name to PZL-Mielec (Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze, in English Polish Aviation Works). After 1989 and the economic changes due to the fall of communism, the factory orders declined and it has encountered serious financial difficulties. It continued to produce successful aircraft types, but at much lower volumes than during the Cold War. In 2007 the factory has been acquired by Sikorsky and will be the main production site of the export version UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter[2] . Also, since 2005, Mielec is the production site of sports-luxury car Leopard 6 Litre Roadster.[3][4] [edit] Relics
[edit] EconomyFrom the beginning of Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy Mielec is commonly associated with PZL Mielec aviation factory. The first Special Economic Zone in Poland, SEZ EURO-PARK MIELEC, has been founded in Mielec in 1995[5] and has a positive impact on economy of Mielec.[5] [edit] Sports
[edit] EducationElementary schools
Gymnasiums
High Schools and Vo-Tech Schools
Colleges and universities
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[edit] International relationsMain article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland [edit] Twin Towns - Sister Cities
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Coordinates: 50°17′N 21°25′E / 50.283°N 21.417°E
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