  thumb|dominican church jarosÅaw  ( ,  yareslov, ) is a town in south-eastern poland, with 40,167 inhabitants, as of 2 june 2009. situated in the subcarpathian voivodeship (since 1999), previously in przemyÅl voivodeship (1975â1998). it is the capital of jarosÅaw county. ==history== thumb|greek catholic church thumb|st. nicholas church and benedictine abbey the city was established by the ruthenian prince yaroslav the wise in the 11th century (1031). it was granted magdeburg rights by polish prince wÅadysÅaw opolczyk in 1375. the city quickly developed as important trade centre and a port on the san river, reaching the period of its greatest prosperity in 16th and 17th century, with trade routes linking silesia with ruthenia and gdaÅsk with hungary coming through it and merchants from such distant countries as spain, england, finland, armenia and persia arriving at the annual three week long fair on the feast of the assumption. in 1574 a jesuit college was established in jarosÅaw
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