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Tarnów, city, Małopolskie województwo (province), southeastern Poland, near the confluence of the Biała and Dunajec (a tributary of the Vistula) rivers. It is an industrial city, producing mainly chemicals, building materials, processed foods, and electrical machinery, and a rail junction on the Kraków-Lviv (Ukraine) rail line.

A fortified town was founded on the site by the wealthy Tarnowski family in 1330. Completely destroyed by fire in the 15th century, it was rebuilt and became a cultural centre in the 16th century. It passed to Austria in 1772 and returned to Poland after World War II, in which all its industrial plants were destroyed. The Renaissance town hall and a 15th-century castle house museums. Pop. (2011) 114,053.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.