Niegłowice Explained

Niegłowice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Subcarpathian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jasło
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jasło
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:49.7333°N 49°W

Niegłowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jasło, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2km (01miles) south of Jasło and 510NaN0 southwest of the regional capital Rzeszów.

World War II

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: ORLEN history in words . ORLEN Group . 2013 . 16 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Szebnie – obóz pracy przymusowej i miejsce egzekucji . . Places of martyrology . 2013 . 4 July 2013 . V.S. . Polish . Funkcje obozowe przeznaczone dla więźniów powierzano tylko Żydom, którzy tym samym nadzorowali Polaków i Cyganów. (Introduction).