Old towns & squares
The market square of a former Galician town with preserved timber architecture — the oldest houses date from the 18th century, and many have characteristic arcaded porches where dwelling, artisan workshop and trade once shared the same space.
Pruchnik was chartered as a private noble town in 1436 and then lay in the Ruthenian Voivodeship. Today it has about 3,600 residents and has preserved a large square with an original spatial layout, from which several lanes radiate. The town sits on the Mleczka river, on the road from Rzeszów to Przemyśl. The square's buildings have thinned out over time and are in places interrupted by structures from the communist era, yet the timber houses still give the square the look of a small town from a century ago.
A particular feature of the square is the so-called Old Chest — a 300-year-old building moved to the square from Kańczudzka Street. It houses the tourist information point and the Pod Gontem café. The timber arcaded houses are best admired on a leisurely stroll around the square, which for years has been attracting devotees of small-town historic architecture.
The square is accessible around the clock, and the easiest way to reach it is via the Rzeszów–Przemyśl road.
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