residents. Furthermore, when in 1936 Dębica became one of main centers of the Central Industrial Region, Pilzno’s importance was further weakened, and it remained so until now. Most important point of interest of the town is a local parish church, which traces back to 1256. It was remodelled in 1370 and in 1482, after the Hungarian invasion of 1474. Pilzno also has a Carmelite monastery with a church (15th century), tenement houses in the market square (19th century), and World War I military cemeteries. A number of Polish Chicagoans hail from Pilzno, and in 2004 their organization the 'Pilzno' Society of Chicago Klub Pilźnian festively celebrated its 80th anniversary Notable residents Dershowitz family Karol Irzykowski (1873–1944), writer and literary critic Sebastian Petrycy (1554–1626), a Polish philosopher and physician Joseph Singer (1915–2006), first Pilzner Rav in the United States Jan "Ciężki" Tarnowski (c. 1479–1527), starost of this town Jan Tarło (?–1550), starost of this town Jan Tarło (1527–1587), starost of this town Janusz Wolański (born 1979), Polish midfielder See also Walddeutsche Pilzno (Hasidic dynasty) References Cities and towns in Podkarpackie Voivodeship Dębica County Lesser Poland Sandomierz Voivodeship Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Kraków Voivodeship (1919–1939)