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In 1458 Rzeszów was burned by the Vlachs and the Tatars, in 1502 the Tatars destroyed it again.

Earlier, in 1427, Rzeszów had burned to the ground in a big fire, but the town recovered after these events, due to its favorable location on the main West-East ( Kraków-Lwów ) and North-South ( Lublin-Slovakia ) routes.

In the 15th century first Jews settled in Rzeszów.

16th century was the time of prosperity for the town, especially when Rzeszów belonged to Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza ( since 1580s ), who invested in infrastructure, building a castle, a Bernardine church and a monastery.

Rzeszów then had some 2, 500 inhabitants, with a growing Jewish community.

The town was granted several royal rights, including the privilege to organize several markets a year.

At that time, Rzeszów finally grew beyond its medieval borders, marked by fortifications.

A new town hall was built in 1591