Editing Rzeszów (section)

===Interwar period===
[[File:Rzeszow, Plac Farny 1938 (68115890).jpg|thumb|''Plac Farny'' in 1938]]
On 12 October 1918, Rzeszów's mayor, together with the town council, sent a message to [[Warsaw]], announcing loyalty to the independent [[Second Polish Republic]]. On November 1, after clashes with German and Austrian troops, Rzeszów was liberated, and the next day, mayor Roman Krogulski took a pledge of allegiance to the reborn Polish state. During World War I some 200 residents of Rzeszów died, rail infrastructure was destroyed, as well as approximately 60 houses.

In 1920, Rzeszów became capital of a county in the [[Lwów Voivodeship]]. The town grew, and the creation of the [[Central Industrial Region (Poland)|Central Industrial Region]] had an enormous impact on Rzeszów. It became a major center of the defense industry, with [[Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze|PZL]] Rzeszów opening there in 1937. It was also home to a large garrison of the Polish Army, with the [[10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (Poland)|10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade]] stationed there. In 1939, Rzeszów had 40,000 inhabitants, but its dynamic growth was stopped by the [[Invasion of Poland]] and outbreak of [[World War II]].