Bóbrka, Krosno County

For other places with the same name, see Bóbrka (disambiguation).
Bóbrka
Village
Bóbrka
Coordinates: 49°37′58″N 21°41′55″E / 49.63278°N 21.69861°E / 49.63278; 21.69861
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Krosno County
Gmina Chorkówka
Population 800

Bóbrka [ˈbubrka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chorkówka, within Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Chorkówka, 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Krosno, and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.

Bóbrka with the surrounding area from Krosno to Gorlice is among the oldest places where the roots of world oil industry started. In the forest near Bóbrka the world's first oil field was established, with a regular oil output since 1854. One of the rock oil mine owners was Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish farmacist, the first who distilled kerosene from oil in 1852/1853. He also invented kerosene lamp in 1853.[2]

The village has a population of 800.

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References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Skansen in Bóbrka" (in Polish and English). 2010-04-30.


Coordinates: 49°37′58″N 21°41′55″E / 49.63278°N 21.69861°E / 49.63278; 21.69861


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