Siedlce is located in the centre of an agricultural area, in central-eastern Poland, at the confluence of the Bug and Vistula rivers. The city covers an area of 32 sq. km and is inhabited by over 76 thousand people.

The city development is fostered by its favourable location on a junction of transport routes the E-30 road and the Berlin-Moscow railway which is being transformed into a fast track runninkm east of Warsaw, with the same distances to the Terespol border crossing and the Special Economic Zone in Brest.

Siedlce is a cultural, educational and scientific centre for the eastern part of the Mazovia Province. It is also an important industrial, commercial and service centre. Siedlce companies are the leaders in their areas. The Siedlce development strategy creates opportunities for current and future investors. All sectors have potential for development but the food-processing industry looks most promising.

Siedlce seeks domestic and foreign investors who would invest capital, "know-how" and new organisational systems.
Local companies supplying electricity, heat, water and gas have capacities sufficient of 120-thousand city. During the school year about 25 thousand young people study in
Siedlce. A variety of schools, cultural institutions and sport facilities create excellent conditions for the development of individual abilities and interests. Representatives of the city have won many national and international contests and competitions.

Siedlce, an inhabitant-friendly city, welcome you to visit.

WALKING AROUND SIEDLCE

Our walk begins with the most sumptuous relics of the past, which come from the period of Duchess Aleksandra Ogińska’s ruling in Siedlce.

The town hall called "Jacek", being an architectural triumph, is located in the centre of the town on Piłsudski Str. According to the local legend the town hall was named after the lackey of the Duchess Ogińska, who posed for the figure of Atlas.

The building was erected in 1763-1773 approximately according to the design of an architect Jan Zygmunt Deybl. It has been the first brick town hall in the history of the town, which survived until present times after suffering damages and many rebuilding. During one of the renovations in 1875, in the sphere held by Atlas, there was found a document from 1784 listing all the achievements of Aleksandra Ogińska for the town. The building has never been the seat of the municipal authorities, although in the past it was the centre of trade. The building is one of the unique buildings in Poland. An individual characteristic of it is the multi-storey, eight-walled tower rising over the one-floored building. The four wall-clocks, each for one world’s direction, are located in the middle part of the tower, which is crowned by Atlas holding the earth. The first lightning conductor in town was installed on the sphere. The former town hall currently houses the Siedlce Regional Museum.

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