Zagórze Site

Zagórze, Poland

Zagórze is included in the Kolbuszowa Region Region Group (KRRG). Shtetlach were interwoven together like a tapestry and the Jewish people of neighboring shtetlach linked by marriages, trade and marketing. They shared schools, cemeteries, kosher butchers, bakers and more. Smaller shtetlach registered their birth, marriages and death in a nearby larger shtetl. One should research the neighboring area as well as an individual shtetl. The KRRG web site has resources and information that is relevant to many shtetlach. To search for family links and learn more about neighboring shtetlach, please visit the Kolbuszowa Region Region Group (KRRG).

Administrative District: Lańcut

Subdistrict - Judicial / Tax District: Kańczuga

Location:

33.7 miles SE of Kolbuszowa
17.7 miles ESE of Rzeszów
3.8 miles SSE of Kańczuga
13.3 miles SE of Lańcut
8.2 miles ENE of Jawornik Polski
Latitude 49°56’ Longitude 22°27'
Please note: ShtetlSeeker gives the same coordinates for two shtetlach: Manasterz and Zagorze : 49°57’ - 22°22’
Polish map sources and the Polish Cartography Institute place Zagorze at: 49°56’- 22°27' E and Manasterz at:: 49°57' N - 22°22' E

Jewish Population before the Holocaust: 40

History/Geography:

In present day Poland Zagórze is in the Podkarpackie Province (Województwo). County (Powiat): Przeworsk. Rural Administrative District (Gmina): Jawornik Polski
Before the Holocaust Zagórze used the Kanczuga / Siedleczka Jewish Cemetery
Kanczuga / Siedleczka Cemetery. Submitted by Howard Nightingale.

Holocaust:

Stefan Swietek - Righteous Gentile. Submitted by Howard Nightingale
Stephan and Regina Swiatek. Submitted by Howard Nightingale
The Pacula family - Righteous Gentiles. Submitted by Howard Nightingale

Maps:

Topographical Map showing Zagórze

Resources:

1929 Business Directory.

The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Type in the name of your town.

Jewish Records Indexing - Poland and JewishGen “All Poland Database”.This is a multiple database search facility, The “All Poland Database” enables researchers to find indices to vital and related records from the independent JRI-Poland database as well as entries from other databases. The combined databases have more than 6.75 million entries for individuals living in areas now or formerly in Poland. The database is a work in progress, and new entries are being added regularly. http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/

Logan J. Kleinwaks Galicia Genealogy Indexer

Gesher Galicia Resources:

All Galicia Database

Gesher Galicia Cadastral Map Room

Photos & Postcards:

Photos of Zagórze. Submitted by Howard Nightingale.
Outside the Kańczuga / Siedleczka Cemetery. Submitted by Howard Nightingale

Travelogues:

Journey In Search Of My Roots Written and submitted by Howard Nightingale

The People of Zagórze:

1) Faces:

2) Biographies, Family Histories:

3) Memories, Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Links and Databases:

When searching the links below, please remember that many towns in Poland have the same name. Make sure that the information you find refers to the shtetl you are researching.

Search for Zagórze. The Jewish Records Indexing - Poland and JewishGen "All Poland Database" is a multiple database search facility, which incorporates all of the following databases:
JRI -Poland, Yizkor Book Necrologies, JewishGen Family Finder )JGFF), JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR), 1891 Galicia Business Directory, 1929 Polish Business Directory, 1890-1891 New York Immigrants from Poland, Austria and Galicia, JG Discussion Group Archives, SIG Mailing List Archives and much much more.

Search for any surname and /or town.

the "Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation Eastern European Archival Database" to see where some vital records are.

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Last updated: January 18, 2017