Leżajsk
Leżajsk | |
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Free Royal City of Leżajsk | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 37–300 |
Car plates | RLE |
Website | www |
Leżajsk (Polish:
Leżajsk is famed for its
History
Leżajsk is an old
Following the
In 1918 Poland regained independence and control of the town. In the Second Polish Republic, Leżajsk belonged to Łańcut County of the Lwów Voivodeship. In July 1929, the town was visited by President Ignacy Mościcki.
During the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 13, 1939, Leżajsk was captured by the Wehrmacht. Afterwards, the German Einsatzgruppe I entered the town to commit various atrocities against the population.[3] On November 3, 1939, the German security police carried out mass arrests of local Poles as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[4] The Poles were then either imprisoned in the local prison or massacred at the local cemetery.[4] Among the massacred Poles were teachers, school principals, priests and military officers.[4] Poles from Leżajsk were also among the victims of the large Katyn massacre, committed by the Russians in April–May 1940.[5] During the German occupation, the Home Army was very active in the area. Since May 1940, underground Polish newspaper Odwet was distributed in Leżajsk by the Polish resistance movement.[6] On May 28, 1943, Germans shot 43 residents of the town. Leżajsk was captured by the Home Army on July 27, 1944.
Jewish community
The Jewish
When Nazi Germany invaded Leżajsk in September 1939, almost all Jews in the town were brought to the Soviet-Occupied zone, where they were later massacred by the Einsatzgruppen.[10]
Mayors and heads of the city after World War II
- Leopold Zawilski
- Felix Mallard
- Aleksander Schmidt
- Franciszek Urbański
- Kazimierz Gdula
- Jan Płaza
- Eugeniusz Mendyk
- Kazimierz Kuźniar
- Roman Baj
- Józef Samojezdny
- Zbigniew Ząbczyk
- Andrzej Janas
- Tadeusz Trębacz
- Janusz Wylaź
- Tadeusz Trębacz
- Piotr Urban
- Ireneusz Stefański (now)
Location
According to data from January 1, 2011, the city's area was 20.58 km².
According to data from 2006, Leżajsk has an area of 20.6 km², including:
farmland: 51% Forested area: 23% The city is 3.48% of the county's area
Landmarks
- Baroque Bernardine Order Monastery and Church Complex, with the famous pipe organs by Stanisław Studziński and Jan Głowiński, accomplished in 1693, and the Museum of the Franciscan Friars Province
- Old manor of local starosts, housing the regional museum
- Holy Trinity and All Saints' Parish Church
- Town Hall at the Rynek (Market Square)
- Mier Palace, 4 Furgalskiego Street
- Former Greek Catholic Parish Church under the invocation of Holy Virgin's Rest, currently known as the Succursal Roman Catholic Church
- Jewish Cemetery at Górna Street, established in the 18th century. In the cemetery is the tomb of Rabbi Elimelech Weissblum.
- Arsenal, Furgalskiego Street, the 19th century
- Municipal Public Library. The library was erected before 1914 as a social and cultural club of the "Proświta" Ukrainian Association and has functioned as the library since 1956.
Sports
The local football club is Pogoń Leżajsk . It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable residents
- Rabbi Elimelech Weisblum (1717–1787), one of the Hasidic movement's founding Rebbes.
- Count Jan Potocki (1761–1815), captain, engineer of the Crown Army, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, and author.
- Tadeusz Hollender (1910–1943), Polish poet, translator, humorist and member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II, murdered by the Gestapo
- Boguslaw Szwacz (1912–2009), artist and teacher
Gallery
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The façade of the Basilica of St. Mary
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Entrance to the basilica
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Church of the Dormition
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Railway station
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Baroque statue of Saint John of Nepomuk
References
- "Leżajsk Official Website" (in Polish). Urząd Miejski w Leżajsku. Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
- Notes
- ^ BIP Leżajska
- ^ Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2012
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 58–59.
- ^ a b c Wardzyńska, p. 258
- ^ "Geneza i wzniesienie obelisku". Lezajsk4u.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Gruszczyński, Włodzimierz (2011). Odwet i Jędrusie (in Polish). Zagnańsk. p. 21.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Jewish Cemeteries in Poland". © 2004–2008, translated by Joanna Kołdras, Andrzej Fister-Stoga. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "YIVO | Leżajsk". www.yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ 150 Jewish tombstones taken by Nazis in Polish town to be restored, Haaretz
- ^ Maurycy Horn, Żydzi na Rusi Czerwonej w XVI i pierwszej połowie XVII w. (Warsaw, 1975);.
External links
- Rabbi Elimelech of Lezajsk
- Lezajsk at Polska.pl Archived 2013-01-13 at archive.today
- More about Lezajsk
- Lezajskie Opowiesci – Historical events of the last century
- Virtual Tour 360 panoramas taken by Radoslaw Sobik
- View of monastery in Leżajsk from the drone