Przemyà Âl Land (, ) was an administrative unit of Kyivan Rus, Kingdom of Poland and PolishâÂÂLithuanian Commonwealth. It existed since the integration of Principality of Peremyshl into Kingdom of Ruthenia and until 1772, and was one of five lands (see ziemia) of Poland's Ruthenian Voivodeship. Its capital was at Przemyà Âl, where local sejmiks also took place. Together with Red Ruthenia, Przemyà Âl Land was annexed by King Kazimierz Wielki in 1340. It remained part of Poland in unchanged form until 1772, when, following the first partition of Poland, it became of Habsburg's province of Galicia.
In the 15th century, Przemyà Âl Land was divided into the following counties: Przemyà Âl, Jarosà Âaw, Leà ¼ajsk, à Âaà Âcut, Mosciska, Rzeszów, Przeworsk, Sambor, Drohobycz, Stryj, Tyczyn and Zydaczow (the last one was later transferred to Lwów Land). By the 17th century, the number of counties was reduced to four (Przemyà Âl, Sambor, Drohobycz, Stryj). According to the 1676 royal census, Przemyà Âl Land had 32 towns and 980 villages.
Przemyà Âl Land had the area of ; more than half of which was County of Przemyà Âl (almost ). Sambor County had the area of , Stryj County â , and Drohobycz County â only . In comparison to historic Lesser Polands voivodeships, Przemyà Âl Land was quite extensive â it was larger than neighboring Lublin Voivodeship, and half the size of Sandomierz Voivodeship. Boundaries of Przemyà Âl Land were not at first precise, so in 1541 royal commission marked its border with Lwów Land, in 1554 the border with Sanok Land was also marked. Some time in the mid-17th century, Przeworsk County was re-created out of northwestern part of Przemyà Âl County. It was densely populated, with 237 villages and 11 towns, and had its own tax office, located at Przeworsk.
Zygmunt Gloger gave the following description of Przemyà Âl Land: "Przemyà Âl Land was divided into two counties: those of Przemyà Âl and Przeworsk (...) In 1676, County of Przemyà Âl had 18 towns and 657 villages, while County of Przeworsk had 18 towns and 221 villages.
Przemyà Âl, known in Latin as Praemislia, and in Ruthenian as Peremysl, is located on the San river. It had an ancient castle and two cathedral churches â Roman-Catholic and Greek-Catholic. Przemyà Âl is one of the oldest towns, mentioned by Nestor the Chronicler, who wrote that before 981, it belonged to Poland. Since in those years gords were named after their founders (Kraków after Krak, Lwów after Lew), we can assume that it was named after a Lechite Duke Przemyslaw. Among towns of Przemyà Âl Land there also is Medyka, where in 1434 King Wladyslaw Jagiello listened to a nightingale, caught a cold and died at Grodek Jagiellonski.