Smarżowa

Smarżowa [ smarʒɔva ] (pronounced until the end of 1999 Smarzowa, standard polish [ smaʒɔva ] ) is a village in southern Poland in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship in powiat Dębicki, community Brzostek.

History

Smarżowa built in the first half of the 19th century. The place name derives from a personal name, possibly from a Mikołaj Smarz. In the 15th century Smarzowa was owned by the Benedictines. 1581 were Marcin and Rafał Loczków owner of the place which included an area of ​​3.5 Łan ( nearly 100 hectares). 1629 included only two Łan the village. Around 1790 Jakub Szela was born, who later became the leader of a peasant uprising.

Culture and sights

  • Chapels from the 19th and 20th centuries
  • Manor house from the 19th century

Notable people

  • Jakub Szela - leader of the Galician massacre in 1846

Footnotes

  • Place of Subcarpathian Voivodeship
  • Powiat Dębicki
Voivodeship (Poland) Gmina Brzostek (disambiguation) Vehicle registration plates of Poland Order of Saint Benedict
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