Local history
Information about the town – Polska / lubelskie
The first mention of the existence of Jarczów (Konwica)[1.1] date back to 1487. In 1569 Andrzej Jarczowski was the co-owner of the village. Jarczów remained a possesion of the Jarczowscy family until mid 18th century. At that time Maurycy Kurdwanowski – a cavalry captain and district prefect in Bełżec, became the owner of the settlement. By his initiative Jarczów was granted city rights in 1755[1.2].
In 1772 Jarczów became a part of Austrian territory as a result of the Partition of Poland. In 1809 the city was included in the Duchy of Warsaw, and since 1815 Jarczów has been a part of Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland)[1.3].
In 1841 the city was destroyed by a great fire. In 1846 Jarczów went into the hands of the Count O'Donnel[1.4] who resided permanently in Vienna. Count Łoś acted as his proxy. After 1850 the city of Jarczów became a possesion of the Makomascy family.
During the January Uprising at night of 24 to 25 October 1863 a fierce battle took place in Jarczów. Uprising horsemen troops under the command of major Czyżewicz opposed Cossack troops, which were defeated in the end[1.5].
In 1896 Jarczów lost its city rights[1.6]. Nevertheless a communal office was still seated in the village.
One class Polish school was created in Jarczów after the First World War. It functioned in a private house and had only one teacher – Kazimierz Chmielowski[1.7]. Thanks to Kazimierz Ligowski a new school buildning, communal office building and a mill were built in Jarczów in the inter-war period. It was a period of economic growth for the settlement.
When the Second World War broke out, on the 09.23.1939 fierce Polish-German fights took place in the vicinity of Jarczów on the 09.23.1939 . Between 22-24th of May 1941 the Nazis shot to death 13 inhabitants of Jarczów. The village was liberated from German occupation on the 21st of July 1944[1.8].
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[1.1] S. Warchoł, Nazwy miast Lubelszczyzny, Lublin 1964, s. 80.
[1.2] M. Bury, Na skrawku wschodnich rubieży, Jarczów 2006, s. 38.
[1.3] Jarczowski Zeszyt Historyczny, Pismo Publicznego Gimnazjum w Jarczowie, marzec 2001, s. 3.
[1.4] Małe ojczyzny w Unii Europejskiej, Przewodnik, s. 117.
[1.5] Małe ojczyzny w Unii Europejskiej, Przewodnik, s. 118.
[1.6] M. Bury, U źródeł i brzegów Szyszły, Tomaszów Lubelski 2001, s. 23.
[1.7] Małe ojczyzny..., s. 119.
[1.8] Jarczowski..., s. 5.
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