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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Przemysl
		Przemysl, the pope refused to recognize his jurisdiction and designated (1353) as successor the Dominican prior of
		The latter was consecrated at the papal Court and the pope declared this diocese directly subject to the Holy See.
		Przemysl, but Gregory XI appointed Eric de Winsen (1377), who became the first actual bishop of
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12532a.htm (358 words)

	Przemysl
		The Coat of Arms of Przemysl land, showing the figure of a golden two-headed eagle wearing a crown and portrayed against a red background, was used by the Society of Friends of Sciences, which placed it on the covers of their “Roczniki Przemyskie” in the years 1909-1930.
		Przemysl - the oldest borough on the eastern fringes of the Republic of Poland.
		Przemysl was a fortress, which was besieged three times during World War I and was surrendered only once, in 1915 because of the scarcity of food supplies.
	www.kresy.co.uk /przemysl.html (838 words)

	JewishEncyclopedia.com - PRZEMYSL: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The earliest legal regulation of the Jewish community at Przemysl was issued by King Sigismund August on March 20, 1559, and was signed by the highest civil and ecclesiastical authorities.
		The Jews of Przemysl did not suffer during the Cossack disturbances of 1648 and 1649, when they took part in defending the city, as is reported by Nathan Hannover in his "Yewen Meẓulah," nor during the Polish-Swedish war, although the city was besieged twice.
		Of historic interest is the reference to the physician Marcus Niger, who lived at Przemysl at the end of the sixteenth century, and enjoyed the special favor of the king.
	www.jewishencyclopedia.com /view.jsp?artid=572&letter=P (1596 words)

	Generaloberst Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustätten
		General Hermann Kusmanek was the commander of the garrison stationed in the fortress of Przemysl at the beginning of World War I. The study of the fortress' siege and surrender has undergone con-siderable change.
		As Przemysl straddled the river, it was therefore in the middle of the battleline and presented an Austrian bridgehead.
		In this light, the struggle for Przemysl, the longest and perhaps greatest siege in WWI, was really for nought—the hundreds of thousands of killed and captured soldiers on each side fought for a symbol that had no substance whatsoever.
	www.geocities.com /veldes1/kusmanek.html (1947 words)

	Siege of Przemysl
		Przemysl is situated on the northern side of the Carpathian Mountains in Galicia and was one of several border cities that were fortified to protect the mountain passes leading over the mountains to the Hungarian plain.
		Przemysl remained in Austrian hands throughout the rest of the war, though after the Armistice, the city became part of the newly formed state of Poland.
		Many of the Przemysl forts, though in ruins, are still in existence, and were declared to be of historical importance in 1968..
	www.greatwardifferent.com /Great_War/Przemysl/Przemysl_00.htm (1058 words)

	Przemysl Ghetto
		Przemysl was the headquarters of the district chief and thereby became the administrative centre.
		Przemysl attained special significance as an important supply base for the "German Army Group South", with a number of army enterprises, and important railway junction.
		The GPK was the competent authority for the surveillance of the Jews in Przemysl, whereas the economic administration of the Jews was still in the hands of the district authority (Kreishauptmannschaft).
	www.deathcamps.org /occupation/przemysl%20ghetto.html (3309 words)

	Przemysl - Tourism \| Tourist Information - Przemysl, Poland \|
		Przemysl has developed flourishing metalworking, textile, and timber-working industries, and today the city is becoming one of the region's most promising business centres, drawing investors and business people from all regions of Poland and neighbouring countries.
		Przemysl is considered to be one of the oldest settlements in Poland, and the second oldest in southern Poland.
		Its history dates back to the 8th century when, according to legend, the city was founded by a hunter after bagging a huge bear (thus the bear in the emblem of the city).
	www.staypoland.com /about_przemysl.htm (576 words)

	Przemysl, Poland (pages XV - 4)
		We would be glad if any former residents of Przemysl having knowledge of the facts, would correct any errors in the book and add important details; this, of course, would only be of value if an appendix to this book is published, which would include revisions and fill in the gaps.
		We send blessings to all the former members of the Przemysl community, wherever they are, in Israel and abroad, who helped us with information and with producing materials and photographs, and to those whose donations enabled the publication of this book.
		Przemysl is meaningless to us when we cannot even go and lie on the graves of our forefathers, because we do not know where the graves are and where the tombstones are.
	www.jewishgen.org /yizkor/przemysl/prz015.html (2886 words)

	Przemysl
		When the Bishop of Lebus appointed an incumbent for Przemysl, the pope refused to recognize his jurisdiction and designated (1353) as successor the Dominican prior of Sandomir, Nicolaus Ruthenus.
		After the death of Nicolaus the Bishop of Lebus again endeavoured to assert jurisdiction over Przemysl, but Gregory XI appointed Eric de Winsen (1377), who became the first actual bishop of Przemysl.
		At present the Latin Diocese of Przemysl numbers 1,152,000 Catholics; 547 secular priests; 369 religious men in 27 convents, and 698 religious women in 97 (99) convents.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/p/przemysl.html (401 words)

	AllRefer.com - Przemysl, Poland (Polish Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Between 981 and 1340 it was ruled by Kiev and Volodymyr-Volynskyy.
		Przemysl obtained municipal rights and passed to Poland in the late 14th cent.
		Austria took the city in 1772; it reverted to Poland after World War I. Przemysl has several old churches and the remains of a 14th-century castle.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/P/Przemysl.html (188 words)

	Lost World of Przemysl, Poland, subject of doctoral student's work
		In Przemysl's area of Galicia, Poles, Jews and Ukrainians made up the majority of the population, and throughout history the entire region has been a battleground for various countries attempting to incorporate it into their territory.
		Dunagan believes that Przemysl attracted merchants and traders and "a slightly different class of people than the villages out in the middle of nowhere." He surmises that many acculturated Jews eventually gravitated toward Polish culture simply because they dealt more often with Poles, on a day-to-day basis, as neighbors.
		Przemysl became inundated with refugees from all parts of Poland, as the River San became the German/Soviet border after the Hitler/Stalin Non-aggression Pact of August 1939.
	my.brandeis.edu /profiles/one-profile?profile_id=277 (640 words)

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		From: bernie@resntl.bhp.com.au Przemysl (now in Poland, was Galicia) The document is called "Aus der Geschichte der Juden in Przemysl" ("From the History of the Jews in Przemysl") by Prof.
		In 1638, after the whole ghetto had burned down, the Jews of Przemysl were granted a "privelege" in that all Jews from surrounding settlements had to contribute to the upkeep of the synagogue and the cemetery and they had to use these facilities.
		Przemysl is referred to as a great city of learning, on p.
	www.ais.org /~jrh/hauben_family/Przemysl/przemysl.history (1183 words)

	First World War.com - Primary Documents - Alexander von Krobatin on the Austrian Surrender at Przemysl, March 1915
		Krobatin's summary is very much a human account of the Austrians' suffering during the Russian siege of the Przemysl; indeed he wonders how it was possible for the besieged men to have lasted for as long as they did.
		On the Galician roads it was impossible to transport anything at that time, and this fact obliged us to provision the army fighting to the east of Przemysl from the stores of the fortress, the army being cut off from all other points of supply.
		It was thus necessary to draw provisions from the ample stores of Przemysl in the hope that as soon as the railway line was reconstructed the stores could be replaced.
	www.firstworldwar.com /source/przemysl_krobatin.htm (1051 words)

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