Ryglice is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship,

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, the seat of the urban-rural gmina Ryglice. It is located about from

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, near the town of Tuchów, and had

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in 1824–1934, and from 2001. Between 1975 and 1998, Ryglice administratively belonged to Tarnów Voivodeship. On 30 June 2007, the population of the town was 2,811.

Information

Ryglice is a local road junction, with three roads meeting here. The town does not have a rail station, and the nearest one is located in Tuchów. It has a sports club (KS Ryglice), with men's football and volleyball departments. Among historic buildings worth visiting is the church from 1940 with antique equipment and a vicarage, palace and a granary all dating back to the 18th century. Recently Ryglice became famous for the controversial "monument of

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", which was established at the initiative of the Mayor of Ryglice Bernard Karasiewicz.http://ryglice.pl/

History

First documented mention of Ryglice comes from the year 1301, when Duke and later King

Władysław I the Elbow-high Władysław is a Polish given male name, cognate with Vladislav. The feminine form is Władysława, archaic forms are Włodzisław (male) and Włodzisława (female), and Wladislaw is a variation. These names may refer to: Famous people Mononym * ...

allowed local noblemen Władysław Burza and Wawrzyniec Kielanowski to own the village. Ryglice prospered during the reign of

Casimir III the Great Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He ...

, but it did not receive a town charter, remaining a village. Wars of the 17th century, such as the Swedish invasion of Poland, devastated Ryglice. In 1656, a skirmish between Polish and Swedish soldiers took place here, after which the local stream was called ''Szwedka'' (literally meaning Swede). Following the Partitions of Poland, Ryglice was annexed by the

Habsburg Empire The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

, as part of Galicia (1772–1918). Local peasants actively participated in the

Galician slaughter The Galician Slaughter, also known as the Galician Rabacja, Peasant Uprising of 1846 or the Szela uprising (german: Galizischer Bauernaufstand; pl, Rzeź galicyjska or ''Rabacja galicyjska''), was a two-month uprising of impoverished Galicia ...

, murdering members of the nobility. In November 1914, during

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, the village was captured by the Russians, who remained here until May 1915. There are several World War I military cemeteries in the area of Ryglice. During

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, Ryglice's Jewish community was murdered by the Germans in the

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. In 1940, the Germans burned a synagogue, and in late 1944/early 1945, most of the village, together with the town hall, three bridges, and 18th century buildings, was burned by the Germans, who retreated on January 17, 1945.

External links and sources

Jewish Community in Ryglice
on Virtual Shtetl

on Old Cemeteries

Gallery

File:Ryglice Rynek.jpg, ''Rynek'' - Historic Marketplace File:Ryglice palac 3.jpg, An 18th-century palace File:Ryglice kosciol 2.jpg, Church File:Pomaranczowe Chmury.JPG, Panorama of the village File:Ryglice stawy.jpg, Lake {{Authority control Cities and towns in Lesser Poland Voivodeship Tarnów County Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Kraków Voivodeship (1919–1939) Holocaust locations in Poland