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Mielec lies in the centre of Europe,
it the Sandomierska Lowland, in one of the most solar radiational
places of Poland, on the River Wis3oka, near a huge complex
of woodland.The First notes about a town Mielec come from 1470. Mielec
had been developing very turbulently, it was destroyed several
times, but thanks to its inhabitants' dilligence, thriftiness
and ambitions was restored every time afterwards.The town has
been developed since the time of building the Aircraft Factory
in 1938, later renamed the factory of Transport Equipment.Today
the 65-thousand strong Mielec occupy the area of more than 47
sq km. In Mielec There are 12 infant schools, 13 elementary schools,the
same numbers of libraries, Churches (three of them are historical
buildings of religious architecture) 6 banks, 5 hotels and 2 stadiums,
a sports center with a swimming pool and tennis courts.Cultural
development takes place in the buildings of the Mielec Cultural
Centre which contain Cinemas, museums, gallenes. "Rzeszowiacy"
Folk Music and Dance Ensamble, a brass band, clubs, circles and
artists associations are assembled within the limits of the Cultural
Centre.The town can also boast of three local weekly newspapers
and the radio HIT-FM. However, the rapid fall of the demand for
products of the Factory of Transport Equipment forced it during
the bast ten years to reduce its production. This caused a significant
growth of unemployment in the town and region. Actually, on the
28 thousand of professional active people come 6 thousand unemplayed.
However , Mielec has got a lot of assets which advocate a continuation
of the restructuring processes. Mielec is the first town in Poland
to have a special Economic Zone, which was established thanks
to efforts of the local authorities in 1996. Preferential economic
conditions assured by the Goverment on the area of the zone attract
domestic and foreing investors to do business and create new jobs
for inhabitants. Hopes for radical changes in our town and of
the life standard in the near future are being pinned on the establishment
of the Special Economic Zone.