Scientific conference “Borderlands of the Former Republic of Poland”

For centuries, border towns and villages formed a multicultural social mosaic and were important economic centers. In less than a month, the historical interiors of the Palace in Sieniawa will become a space for debate on this complex heritage during the next scientific conference from the series “Cities of Borderlands of the Former Republic of Poland”. The theme of this year's edition is “Society and Economy”.

The event will bring together researchers from Poland and Ukraine. Seven speakers will present the results of the latest archival queries and historical analyses in two sessions, which will be led by historians associated with the Jagiellonian University — Krzysztof Ostafin, PhD, and Tomasz Kargol, PhD, professor of the Jagiellonian University.

The conference will culminate with an author's meeting with Wacław Holewiński, author of the novel “Shadow Being, Shadow Becoming” dedicated to the fascinating character of Karol Jaroszyński — entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist, considered the richest Pole in history, who came from Podolia.

The author's meeting will be led by Beata Kost, a Polish journalist born in Lviv, author of books, a lover of the history of Lviv and the former voivodships of the Republic of Poland.

Organizational information:

Date: October 23, 2026
Duration: 9:00 — 18:00
Place: Palace in Sieniawa
Admission: free

Organizers:

Podkarpackie Voivodeship, the Cultural Centre in Przemyśl, the Borderlands Museum in Lubaczów, the Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University and the Palace in Sieniawa.

The event accompanies the activities of the Portal of the Heritage Museum of the Borderlands of the Former Republic of Poland.

Detailed program:

9:00 — 9:30 — Opening of the Conference

Session I — Moderator of the session: Dr. Krzysztof Ostafin

9:30 — 10:00 — Tomasz Kargol, PhD, professor of the Jagiellonian University (Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University), The economic role of cities in the land assets of Polish landowners in Volyn, Podolia and Kievshchina in the era of partition

10:00 — 10:30 — Łukasz Jewuła, PhD, Economic and social life of private cities in Eastern Galicia at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries on selected examples

10:30 — 11:00 — dr hab. Krzysztof Ślusarek (Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University), Royal cities in Galicia at the end of the 18th and first half of the 19th century. Study on the example of Strumiłowa Stoneware and Rohatyn

11:00 — 11:30 — dr Volodymyr Dolinovskyi (Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Lviv), Urban space of Jagiellnitsa at the end of the 18th — the beginning of the 19th century in the light of tax records

11:30 — 13:00 — Discussion and conclusion of session I

13:00 — 14:00 — Break

Session II — Moderator of the session: Tomasz Kargol, PhD, professor of the Jagiellonian University

14:00 — 14:30 — dr hab. Krzysztof Ostafin (Institute of Geography and Spatial Management of the Jagiellonian University), City of Eastern Galicia in the light of population and economic censuses from 1857-1910: spatial analysis

14:30 — 15:00 — Prof. Michał Baczkowski (Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University), Liquidation of Old Polish City Fortifications by Austrian Authorities in Eastern Galicia during the Napoleonic Era

15:00 — 15:30 — Yaroslav Bashtevych, PhD (Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Lviv), city of Złochiv in the first half of the 18th century in the light of the Wojtov wills

15:30 — 16:30 — Discussion and conclusion of session II

16:30 — 17:00 — Break

Open Author Meeting

17:00 — 18:00 — Karol Jaroszynski. From marginal fortune to financial imprint — an author's meeting with Wacław Holewiński, author of the book “Shadow Being, Shadow Becoming”. Hosted by: Beata Kost