The Calendar of the History of Przemyśl

• The 7^th century – the areas were settled by Lendians, and their duke – Przemysł-Lestek 1 (both names meant the same character trait: cunning, cleverness) established a city and named it Przemyśl from his own name.

• The 9^th century – Przemyśl was incorporated into Great Moravia. There was also an appointment of Latin missionary bishop.

• 899 – Hungarian people took over Przemyśl.

• The 940s – a beginning of tribute dependence on Kievan Rus.

• 955 – Dependence on Czech people

• The 970s- Incorporation into Mieszko I state. The renewal of the bishopric.

• 981-985 – Vladimir the Great fought a battle for the burg city and he captured it.

• 1018 – Bolesław Chrobry re-incorporated Przemyśl into Poland.

• 1031 – Przemyśl was again captured by Kievan Rus. The beginning of Jewish settlement in Przemyśl.

• 1069 – After Bolesław the Bold took over the burg city, it became his seat for several years.

• 1086-1344 – The city was ruled by Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia; it was a capital city for a short time.

• 1344 – Casimir III the Great incorporated Przemyśl with so-called Red Ruthenia to Poland after the death of the last old Russian ruler, Bolesław Jerzy, who bequeathed Polish ruler this area.

• 1389 – The city received a new location under German law. A brick castle was built and the city was surrounded with a high stonewall with towers; new churches, monasteries, city hall were erected.

• 1498 – invasion of Wallachia governor, Stefan Wielki, who captured the city and gave it to the soldiers as a plunder. After it had been plundered, the city was burned down completely even together with the temples.

• 1614 – The city was devastated by Khan Temir.

• 1648 – It was besieged by Cossack colonel Kopystyński; still, he was defeated by Karol Korniakt of Sośnica.

• 1656 – Przemyśl was besieged by Swedish general Douglas who yielded to approaching army of Stefan Czarnecki the hetman – this was a breakpoint in Swedish Deluge, this even was a start of Swedish army’s retreat from Poland.

• 1657 – The city fought off the invasion of Jerzy Rakoczy’s Transylvania army. According to the legend, this was achieved with a relic of one of the local saint, which was in a procession that met the invaders.

• 1670- The city was fortified by Andrzej Maksymilian Fredro h. Bończa (approximately 1620-1679)

• 1672 – Surroundings of Przemyśl were ruined by Tatars who were defeated by Przemyśl burghers; led by rev. Krystyn Szykowski, near Kormanice.

• 1772 – As the result of the First Partition of Poland, the city was taken over by Austria.  The process of city’s collapse and stagnation started which had lasted till the moment of Galicia’s autonomy and building of Przemyśl Fortress, the third largest fortress (after Antwerp and Verdun) in Europe. 

• 1914-1918 – Severe fights for the city connected with its being fortified by the fortress (Przemyśl Fortress).

• 1918-1919 – Polish and Ukrainian battles for the city (participation of Przemyśl Eaglets – Polish youth).

• 1918-1939 – The seat of the district in Lwów Voivodeship.

• 1931 – According to the general census the city was settled by 62 272 residents and 39 430 (63,3%) of them were Roman Catholics, 18 376 (29,5%) of them were Jewish, 4391 (7%) of them were Greek Catholic, and 85 (0,2%) – were representatives of other worldviews. Przemyśl was then one of the biggest urban centres between Krakow and Lviv.

• 1939-1941 – The city divided along the San River – left bank area was occupied by Germans, and Old Town was occupied by Soviets.

• 1939 Between 15 and 19 September, Germans executed approximately 600 people.  

• 1941-1944 extermination of almost all Jewish people.

• 1944 – Red Army entered the city with a help of Armia Krajowa Regiment of Foot 38 and 39 from Rzeszów subdistrict;  there were some plans of creating the voivodeship seat there; eventually, a concept including located more centrally; still, much smaller - Rzeszów, won.

• 1944-1947 – In the neighbouring areas there were fights with UPA underground army, which blew up Przemyśl Eaglets monument (which was later rebuilt on Plac Konstytucji, where it had been in the interwar period but near the San River.  

• 1945-1975 – District seat in Rzeszów Voivodeship.

• 2 October 1963 –communist authorities aiming at reducing the Church’s influence on youth, decided to remove from the Salesian School the priests-lecturers and to liquidate the school. This triggered the common mutiny of Przemyśl residents; there were fights of youth with the Militia and ZOMO.  Approximately 70 people were arrested and appeared before the court.

• 1975-1998 – Przemyśl Voivodeship’s capital.

• 1991 – Visit of John Paul II; the pope donated the former church of Jesuits to the faithful of eastern rite.

since 1 January 1999 – District city (Przemyśl District) in Podkarpackie Voivodeship with a capital of Rzeszów.