In the footsteps of Łukasiewicz- Jedlicze
Jedlicze
The town is located in south-eastern Poland, in the western part of the Jasło - Krosno Basin. It was founded in the 15th century, and gained town rights in 1768, then lost them during the partition and regained them again in 1967. Today it is the centre of the rural and urban commune in Jedlicze.
At the end of the nineteenth century, Jedlicze and the surrounding villages came into the possession of the Stawiarski family, associated with the oil industry. In 1899, the Hanover-Galician Oil Association began building a kerosene refinery in Jedlicze. The facility was put into use in 1902. After the First World War, it was expanded and housing estates were also created. The Jedlicze refinery has been in operation until today. Its owner is PKN ORLEN S.A.
The palace of Walerian and Zofia Stawiarski also survived the turmoil of war. The magnificent residence was built in the 1920s. Currently, the historic building houses a secondary school. Additionally, the Stawiarski family supported the construction of the local temple.
The tomb of the Stawiarski family is located in the Jedlicze cemetery, where Tytus Trzecieski was also buried.
Trivia
Seweryn Stawiarski - oil industrialist, bought Jedlicze, Wola Dębowiecka (later inherited by Walerian Stawiarski), Załęże near Osiek (in 1871) and the estate of Ignacy Łukasiewicz - Chorkówka (in 1882).
In the years 1872-1884, railway lines were built through Jedlicze from Stróże to Zagórze, and in 1890 it was expanded by creating a connection between Rzeszów and Krosno. In the years 1922-1925, Walerian Stawiarski owned the "Oil Factory in Krosno". His family was the last owner of Jedlicze.
In Jedlicze there is the ZKS Nafta Jedlicze stadium and the football club of the same name. In 1903 an important event took place in Jedlicze.
It was the arrival of Maria Konopnicka, who received the manor house in nearby Żarnowiec for 25 years of writing work.
