In the footsteps of Łukasiewicz- Łodyna + Ropienka
Łodyna
The village of Łodyna in the Słonne Mountains was founded in 1555. It belongs to the Podkarpackie Province, the Bieszczady county, the Ustrzyki Dolne commune.
Oil has been obtained in Łodyna for centuries, mainly for medical purposes. In 1860, the first crude oil mine in the community, owned by Sir John Richard Eaton, was established there. In the 1880s, Józef Walter moved to Łodyna from Berehy Dolne. Together with Izydora Winnicka and a lawyer from Lviv, he established a mine in which he introduced Canadian drilling. In 1906, the mine was owned by the Nieuve Nederlandsche Maatschappij in Amsterdam, and in 1912 it was taken over by Stanisław August. In the interwar period, the mine was expanded by the Polmin company.
Ropienka
The first information about the nearby Ropienka comes from 1513, when it was in the possession of Piotr Kmita, the owner of these lands and the castle in Lesko.
The village of Ropienka is located near Łodyna. Its name comes from the natural oil deposits found there. Oil was extracted in Ropienka in 1864. Industrial mining began in 1886.
Both mines, located on communication routes, are still in operation and are tourist attractions.
Trivia
A reference to the history of kerosene in Ropienka can be found in the name of the Primary School, which is named after Ignacy Łukasiewicz.
