Przemyśl (German: Premissel, Ukrainian: Перемишль) is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. Przemyśl owes its long and rich history to the advantages of its geographic location. The city lies in an area connecting mountains and lowlands known as the Przemyśl Gate, with open lines of transportation, and fertile soil. It also lies on the navigable San River. Important trade routes that connect Central Europe from Przemyśl ensure the city's importance.
In 1942-1945, a large percentage of Przemyśl's Jewish community was killed in the Holocaust.
Przemysl in Worldwar[]
Przemysl's Jewish population was saved by the arrival of the Lizards in 1942, who drove out the Germans shortly before the SS-led mass extermination was scheduled to engulf the region. Thus, Przemysl retained one of the largest Jewish communities in post-war Poland. Furthermore, its distance from any strategic location allowed Przemysl to survive the Race-German War of 1965 virtually intact.[1]
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- ↑ Aftershocks, p. 351, HC.
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