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Sanok City Hall
Ratusz w Sanoku (Polish)
View of both walls of the building at the south-eastern side of the Market Square
View of both walls of the building at the south-eastern side of the Market Square
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General information
TypeTenement
Architectural styleEclecticism
Address1 Rynek Street
Town or citySanok
Country Poland
Coordinates49°33′40″N 22°12′22.2″E / 49.56111°N 22.206167°E / 49.56111; 22.206167
Construction started1875
Completed1880
OwnerSanok County
View from the eastern side

The Sanok City Hall is a historic municipal building in Sanok, Poland, located at 1 Rynek Street.

Originally, the City Hall was housed in a building at 16 Rynek Street [pl]. Both structures are situated opposite each other in Sanok's Market Square.

History

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This eclectic building was constructed between 1875 and 1880 under the administration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to serve as the seat of the Sanok County Council.[1][2] In October 1895, an emblem depicting a falcon in flight was placed at the top of the front façade.[3] The building was officially consecrated on 26 March 1896.[4] On 25 August 1900, the building was visited by Leon Piniński, the Steward of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, during an inspection of the county administration.[5] Initially, the building was registered under number 104, later changed to 1 Rynek Street.[6]

During the 1930s, in the Second Polish Republic, the building housed the meeting hall of the Sanok County Council and the County Administration Office.[6][7] Until the early 1930s, it was listed under the address 214 Rynek Street.[8] Additionally, the building was home to the Sanok County Communal Savings Bank.[9] Until 1939, the corner of the building housed the Pod (Złotą) Gwiazdą pharmacy, owned by Jan Hipolit Hrabar (1891–1945), which had been operating there since 1922.[7][10][11][12][13]

Following the outbreak of World War II and the German occupation, the pharmacy was renamed Ap.(otheke) zum Stern. In 1940, its owner, Hrabar, was arrested and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. He died in 1945 at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. After the war, Hrabar's wife unsuccessfully attempted to revive the pharmacy.[11] The former corner entrance to the pharmacy is now a window with a mailbox below. During the occupation, under the renamed address 1 Adolf-Hitler-Platz, the building served as the headquarters of the German county administration unit Kreishauptmannschaft – Landkreis Sanok [pl].[14]

During the Polish People's Republic, the building housed the Presidium of the County National Council.[15] At the time, it was located at 2 October Revolution Square,[16] earning it the nickname "Presidium".[9] Between 1965 and 1967, a new three-story section was added to the northern side of the building.[17]

Originally, the building's façade was painted in shades of yellow. A two-part gate was constructed, with a handle designed to resemble a lion's head.[18] From July to September 2006, the building underwent renovations, including window replacement and roof painting. The façade was repainted in white and celadon tones, a color scheme designed to harmonize with other buildings in the market square.[19][20] During this period, a fourth floor was added to the newer northern section.[21]

The building is listed in both the provincial (A-1395, 12 July 2016)[22] and municipal Registry of Cultural Property.[23][24]

Commemorative plaques and memorials

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On the front façade, near the main entrance, several commemorative plaques are displayed:

  • A plaque marking the 80th anniversary of the rebirth of the Polish Republic in 1918, commemorating those who died for the homeland. Unveiled on 11 November 1998[25] by Krosno Voivode Bogdan Rzońca and Sanok Mayor Edward Olejko [pl].[26] It was consecrated by Father Feliks Kwaśny [pl].[27] The inscription reads: "To the eternal memory of those who answered the call of the homeland in times of need and sacrificed their health and lives on its altar. On the 80th anniversary of the rebirth of the Republic, grateful Sanok residents".[28]
  • A plaque commemorating the centennial of the establishment of the Sanok Beautification Society in 1904, unveiled on 14 November 2004 during the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Society of Friends of Sanok and the Sanok Land.[29]
  • A plaque commemorating Czesława Kurasz (1938–2023), unveiled on 7 March 2024.[30]

References

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  1. ^ Zielecki, Alojzy (1995). "Struktury organizacyjne miasta. W epoce autonomii galicyjskiej" [Organizational Structures of the City during the Era of Galician Autonomy]. In Kiryk, Feliks (ed.). Sanok. Dzieje miasta [Sanok. History of the City] (in Polish). Kraków: Secesja. pp. 351–352. ISBN 83-86077-57-3.
  2. ^ Skowrońska-Wydrzyńska, Agata; Skowroński, Maciej (2004). Sanok. Zabytkowa architektura miasta [Sanok: Historic Architecture of the City] (in Polish). Sanok: San. pp. 1, 13. ISBN 83-919725-2-6.
  3. ^ "Kronika" [Chronicle]. Gazeta Sanocka (in Polish). 29: 4. 20 October 1895. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Kronika" [Chronicle]. Gazeta Sanocka (in Polish). 53: 3. 5 April 1896. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Telegramy Gazety Lwowskiej" [Telegrams of Gazeta Lwowska]. Gazeta Lwowska (in Polish). 195: 5. 26 August 1900. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b Akta miasta Sanoka. Wykaz ulic i mieszkań w mieście Sanoku 1931 r. (zespół 135, sygn. 503) [Sanok City Records: List of Streets and Residences in Sanok, 1931] (in Polish). AP Rzeszów – O/Sanok. p. 30.
  7. ^ a b Słuszkiewicz, Edmund (1938). Przewodnik po Sanoku i Ziemi Sanockiej [Guide to Sanok and the Sanok Land] (in Polish). Sanok: Polish Tatra Society. pp. 64, 70.
  8. ^ Spis abonentów Państwowych i Koncesjonowanych Sieci Telefonicznych w Polsce (z wyjątkiem m. st. Warszawy) 1931/32 r. [List of Subscribers of State and Licensed Telephone Networks in Poland (Excluding Warsaw), 1931/32] (in Polish). Warsaw: Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs. 1931. p. 491.
  9. ^ a b Romaniak, Andrzej, ed. (2009). Sanok: fotografie archiwalne: katalog zbiorów. T. 1 [Sanok: Archival Photographs – Collection Catalogue. Vol. 1] (in Polish). Sanok: Muzeum Historyczne. pp. 144, 150. ISBN 978-83-60380-26-0.
  10. ^ Spis Abonentów sieci telefonicznych Państwowych i Koncesjonowanych w Polsce (z wyjątkiem m. st. Warszawy) na 1938 r. [List of Subscribers of State and Licensed Telephone Networks in Poland (Excluding Warsaw), 1938] (in Polish). Warsaw: Polish Post, Telegraph and Telephone. 1938. p. 622.
  11. ^ a b Zając, Edward. "Szpital Powszechny w Sanoku" [Sanok General Hospital] (PDF). zozsanok.pl (in Polish). pp. 38, 40. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  12. ^ Wykaz firm handlowych, przemysłowych, rzemieślniczych i wolnych zawodów miasta Sanoka, Zagórza, Rymanowa, Mrzygłoda, Bukowska 1937/8. Informator Chrześcijański [List of Commercial, Industrial, Craft, and Professional Businesses in Sanok, Zagórz, Rymanów, Mrzygłód, Bukowsko, 1937/8: Christian Directory] (in Polish). Sanok: Krakowska Kongregacja Kupiecka, Sanok Branch. 1938. p. 27.
  13. ^ "Książka telefoniczna" [Telephone Directory] (PDF) (in Polish). 1939. p. 706. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  14. ^ Amtliches Fernsprechbuch für das Generalgouvernement (Urzędowa Książka Telefoniczna dla Generalnego Gubernatorstwa 1941) [Official Telephone Directory for the General Government, 1941] (in German). 1941. p. 9.
  15. ^ "Ilustracje" [Illustrations]. Ziemia sanocka [Sanok Land] (in Polish). Kraków: RSW Prasa. 1966. p. 79.
  16. ^ Kłos, Stanisław (1969). Województwo rzeszowskie. Przewodnik [Rzeszów Voivodeship: A Guide] (in Polish). Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. p. 341.
  17. ^ Stefański, Stefan (1991). Sanok i okolice. Przewodnik turystyczny [Sanok and Surroundings. Tourist Guide] (in Polish). Sanok: Ziemia Sanocka. p. 38.
  18. ^ Stefański, Stefan (12 April 1996). "Pan Stefański opowiada. Bramy naszych kamieniczek" [Mr. Stefański Recounts: Gates of Our Tenements]. Tygodnik Sanocki (in Polish). 15 (231): 6.
  19. ^ "Rozpoczął się remont Urzędu Miasta. Nie zbytek, a konieczność" [Renovation of the City Hall Has Begun – Not a Luxury, but a Necessity]. Tygodnik Sanocki (in Polish). 30 (768): 2. 28 July 2006.
  20. ^ "W pastelowych barwach" [In Pastel Shades]. Tygodnik Sanocki (in Polish). 35 (774): 3. 1 September 2006.
  21. ^ Och, Waldemar (2011). "Kalendarium sanockie 2005-2010" [Sanok Chronicle, 2005–2010]. Rocznik Sanocki (in Polish). Society of Friends of Sanok and the Sanok Land: 265. ISSN 0557-2096.
  22. ^ "Wykaz zabytków nieruchomych wpisanych do rejestru zabytków – stan na 30 czerwca 2021 r. Woj. podkarpackie" [List of Immovable Monuments Entered in the Register of Monuments – as of 30 June 2021, Podkarpackie Voivodeship] (PDF). www.nid.pl. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Burmistrz miasta Sanok. Miejscowy plan zagospodarowania przestrzennego terenu położonego w dzielnicy Śródmieście m. Sanoka o nazwie „Śródmieście - II". Edycja do wyłożenia do publicznego wglądu" [Mayor of Sanok: Local Spatial Development Plan for the Śródmieście District of Sanok, Named "Downtown - II" – Edition for Public Inspection]. bip.um.sanok.pl (in Polish). February 2014. p. 8. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  24. ^ "Zarządzenie Burmistrza Miasta Sanoka nr 42/2015 z 9 marca 2015" [Ordinance of the Mayor of Sanok No. 42/2015 of 9 March 2015]. bip.um.sanok.pl (in Polish). 9 March 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
  25. ^ Osenkowski, Zbigniew (2001). "Kalendarium sanockie 1995-2000" [Sanok Chronicle, 1995–2000]. Rocznik Sanocki (in Polish). Society of Friends of Sanok and the Sanok Land: 352. ISSN 0557-2096.
  26. ^ "Niepodległościowe reminiscencje. Uroczystości w obiektywie" [Independence Reminiscences: Celebrations in Focus]. Tygodnik Sanocki (in Polish). 47 (367): 6. 20 November 1998.
  27. ^ Stachowicz, Władysław (2014). "Samorząd terytorialny miasta Sanoka w latach 1990–2002 w relacjach lokalnej prasy" [Local Government of Sanok in the Years 1990–2002 in Local Press Reports]. Zeszyty Archiwum Ziemi Sanockiej (in Polish). 11. Foundation Sanok Land Archive: 195. ISSN 1731-870X.
  28. ^ Rydzik, Albert (1999). "Z obchodow 80-tej rocznicy Narodowego Święta Niepodległości w dniu 11 listopada 1998 r. w Sanoku" [From the Celebrations of the 80th Anniversary of National Independence Day on 11 November 1998 in Sanok]. Biuletyn Informacyjno–Historyczny (in Polish). 1: 16. ISSN 1429-0324.
  29. ^ Hnat, Katarzyna (2006). "Obchody 100-lecia Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Sanoka i Ziemi Sanockiej, Sanok, 14 listopada 2004 roku" [Celebrations of the 100th Anniversary of the Society of Friends of Sanok and the Sanok Region, Sanok, 14 November 2004]. Rocznik Sanocki (in Polish). IX. Society of Friends of Sanok and the Sanok Land: 402. ISSN 0557-2096.
  30. ^ Radożycki, Jakub (11 March 2025). ""Człowiek jest tyle wart, ile może dac drugiemu człowiekowi". Pamięci Czesławy Kurasz" ["A Person Is Worth as Much as They Can Give to Another": In Memory of Czesława Kurasz]. powiat-sanok.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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