Brzesko (PL)

Brzesko ([ˈbʐɛskɔ] is a town (16,828 inhabitants in 2008) in southern Poland, 25 km west of Tarnów. Since Polish administrative reorganization (in 1999), Brzesko has been the administrative capital of Brzesko County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Before reorganization it was part of Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). Historically, the town was subject of various ownerships since its 1385 founding, in the Austrian Galicia crownland since 1772.. Okocim Brewery, founded by Jan Goetz in 1845, is located in nearby Okocim.

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Brzesko lies on the Uszwica river, along the important rail route from Kraków to Przemyśl, and along the European route E40.

Postmark in Poland

Postal code 32-800

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Postmarks in Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)

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Postmarks in Austrian Empire Galicia province

The BRZESKO post office opened before 1850, seat of a District (Bezirkshauptmannschaft) in Austrian Galicia.

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