Albigowa
Albigowa | |
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Village | |
Rzeszów University of Technology's Biotechnology Center in Albigowa | |
Albigowa | |
| Coordinates: 50°1′N 22°14′E / 50.017°N 22.233°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Łańcut |
| Gmina | Łańcut |
| Population | 2,900 |
Albigowa [albiˈɡɔva] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łańcut, within Łańcut County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1]
In 2004 the village had a population of 2,900.
Jewish history
Between 1942 and 1943, German troops murdered 62 people of Jewish origin in at least nine executions. In one of them, which happened in autumn 1943, 25 Jews were shot to death. In summer 1942, 10 local Jews were killed by the village of Kraczkowa.[2]
Arabian stud farm
After the World War II, a stud farm for Arabian horses was set up in Albigowa.[3] It was the birthplace of Bask.[4]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albigowa.
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ "History - Jewish community before 1989 - Albigowa - Virtual Shtetl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ "Jeffrey Wintersteen, A Trip to Albigowa, Arabian World, 2011". Retrieved 2014-11-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Bask Stud Farm Albigowa Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine