Lubzina

Lubzina
Village
Saint Nicholas church in Lubzina
Saint Nicholas church in Lubzina
Lubzina is located in Poland
Lubzina
Lubzina
Coordinates: 50°3′N 21°31′E / 50.050°N 21.517°E / 50.050; 21.517
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Ropczyce-Sędziszów
Gmina Ropczyce
Population
1,800
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRRS

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]

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 269.
  4. ^ "Strona internetowa klubu LKS Strażak Lubzina" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 September 2021.