Machów, Tarnobrzeg
District of Tarnobrzeg
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Machów is a dzielnica within the city of Tarnobrzeg in Podkarpackie Voivodeship, southeastern Poland. Comprising the southern part of the city, before 1976 Machów was a separate village. The first settlements in the area have been dated to between the 6th and 8th centuries.
Machów | |
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Digital photograph of people at Machowski Reservoir. Taken on a W910i, 2010 | |
 Interactive map of Machów | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′27″N 21°38′19″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podkarpackie |
| County/City | Tarnobrzeg |
| Notable landmarks | Machowski Reservoir, Padewicz Manor House |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 39-400 |
| Area code | +48 15 |
Between the 1950s and 1990s it was famous as a center of production of sulfur, with Siarkopol operating an open cast mine nearby until 1992.[1][2][3] In 2010, after sixteen years of remediation works, the old mine site was inundated to form Lake Tarnobrzeg.[4]
