Ustrzyki Dolne

Ustrzyki Dolne is a town in south-eastern Poland, close to the
border with Ukraine, with 10,300 inhabitants (2001).

Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), it is the capital
of Bieszczady County.

In existence since the 15th century, it received its
city charter around 1727. In 1772 it became part of the Austrian Empire where it remained until 1918 when it became part of
independent Poland. It grew after 1872 when a railway connection
to Przemysl and Sanok was built, and the exploitation of local
oil fields began. Temporarily in the USSR after 1944, it
became part of Poland in 1951 following a minor border readjustment.