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Lubzina

Village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lubzina [lubˈʑina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ropczyce, within Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Ropczyce and 35 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Rzeszów.

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History

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Grave of victims of the German-perpetrated massacre of 1940

The local Catholic parish was founded in 1222 by Janusz Ligęza from the Ligęza noble family.[3] In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 287.[3]

According to the 1921 census, the village had a population of 216, entirely Polish by nationality and 97.2% Roman Catholic by confession.[4]

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.[5]

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Transport

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

The local football club is Strażak Lubzina.[6] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

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