Niegłowice

Niegłowice
Village
Niegłowice is located in Poland
Niegłowice
Niegłowice
Coordinates: 49°44′N 21°28′E / 49.733°N 21.467°E / 49.733; 21.467
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyJasło
GminaJasło

Niegłowice [ɲɛɡwɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jasło, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Jasło and 51 km (32 mi) southwest of the regional capital Rzeszów.

World War II

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During the German occupation of Poland in World War II, Niegłowice was the location of one of five oil refineries operated by the Nazis.[2] The refinery was manned by prisoners of the Szebnie concentration camp nearby.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "ORLEN history in words". ORLEN Group. 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  3. ^ V.S. (2013). "Szebnie – obóz pracy przymusowej i miejsce egzekucji". Places of martyrology (in Polish). Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich) Virtual Shtetl. Retrieved 4 July 2013. Funkcje obozowe przeznaczone dla więźniów powierzano tylko Żydom, którzy tym samym nadzorowali Polaków i Cyganów. (Introduction) {{cite web}}: External link in |quote= (help)