Lubzina
Lubzina | |
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Village | |
 Saint Nicholas church in Lubzina | |
  Lubzina | |
| Coordinates: 50°3′N 21°31′E / 50.050°N 21.517°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Subcarpathian |
| County |  Ropczyce-Sędziszów |
| Gmina |  Ropczyce |
| Population | 1,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | RRS |
Lubzina [lubˈʑina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ropczyce, within Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Ropczyce and 35 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]
History
[edit]The local Catholic parish was founded in 1222 by Janusz Ligęza from the Ligęza noble family.[2] In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 287.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), the local forest was the site of a massacre of 104 Poles, including resistance members, committed by the occupiers on June 27, 1940, as part of the AB-Aktion.[3]
Transport
[edit]The Polish National road 94 runs through the village, and the A4 motorway (part of the European route E40) runs nearby, north of the village.
Sports
[edit]The local football club is Strażak Lubzina.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warsaw. 1884. p. 459.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 269.
- ^ "Strona internetowa klubu LKS Strażak Lubzina" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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