Jarosław Wałęsa

Jarosław Wałęsa ([jaˈrɔswaf vaˈwɛ̃sa], born September 13, 1976 in Gdańsk) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 14709 votes in 25 Gdańsk district, candidating from the Civic Platform list. He is the son of former Polish President, Lech Wałęsa.

Wałęsa is a 1995 graduate of Glastonbury High School, Connecticut, where he spent his high school years as a foreign exchange student. He then attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

On September 2, 2011, Jarosław was seriously injured riding his motorcycle after colliding with a SUV in Stropkowo near Sierpc. His injuries included a broken spine and dozens of fractures; and he was still undergoing corrective surgeries in July 2015.

He married Ewelina Jachymek in a civil ceremony in 2012, and in a convent in 2013.

Wałęsa became the new head of the Civic Institute, said to be the think tank of Civic Platform, a Polish political party, on 16 June, 2015.

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Jarosław

Jarosław [jaˈrɔswaf] (Ukrainian: Ярослав pronounced [jarosˈlaw], Yiddish: יאַרעסלאָוו‎ Yareslov, German: Jaroslau) is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 38,970 inhabitants, as of 30 June 2014. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Przemyśl Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Jarosław County.

History

The city was established on 1031 by the Yaroslav the Wise, a grand prince of Kievan Rus'. It was granted Magdeburg rights by Polish prince Władysław 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 Gdańsk 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 Jarosław.

In the 1590s Tatars from the Ottoman Empire pillaged the surrounding countryside. (See Moldavian Magnate Wars, The Magnate Wars (1593–1617), Causes.) They were unable to overcome the city's fortifications, but their raids started to diminish the city's economic strength and importance. Outbreaks of bubonic plague in the 1620s and the Swedish The Deluge in 1655-60 further undermined its prominence. In the Great Northern War of 1700-21 the region was repeatedly pillaged by Russian, Saxon and Swedish armies, causing the city to decline further.

Jarosław (disambiguation)

Jarosław is a town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland.

Jarosław may also refer to:

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Jarosław (given name)

Jarosław [jaˈrɔswaf] is a Polish given name, equivalent to "Jaroslav". It is composed of the elements jar meaning strong or powerful and sława meaning glory or fame.

Diminutive forms include Jarek. Its feminine form is Jarosława [jarɔˈswava].

Individuals with this name may choose their name day from the following dates: January 21, April 25, June 7, or August 1.

People and characters with the name Jarosław(a)

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