Wielopole
Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Poland

Wielopole is included in the Kolbuszowa Region Research 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 Research Group (KRRG).

Shtetl Variant names:  Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Wielopole Rzegocin, Rzegocin, Vielipoli

Administrative District:  Ropzcyce

Subdistrict - Judicial / Tax District: Wielopole or Ropczyce depending on time period 

Location:

• 21.8 miles SSW miles of Suchostaw
• Altitude: 928 feet
• 6.9 miles S of Ropczyce
• Latitude 49°57’  Longitude 21°37’

Jewish Population before the Holocaust:  550

History/Geography:

• In present day Poland Wielopole Skrzyńskie is in the Podkarpackie Province (Województwo).  County (Powiat): Ropczycko-Sêdziszowski.  Rural Administrative District (Gmina): Wielopole Skrzyńskie.
• Translation of the Pinkas Hakehillot entry for Wielopole

Maps:

• View Wielopole via Google

• 3rd Military Mapping Survey of Austria-Hungary showing Wielopole

Wielopole Synagogue:

• There was a stone (brick?) Synagogue in the S.W. side of town.
  The synagogue was completely destroyed during the war as a result of a fire in August 1944. Its remains were removed.

Jewish Cemetery:

• Description of the Wielopole Jewish Cemetery
• The Jewish Cemetery in Wielopole
• Jewish Cemetery photos

Holocaust:

• Wielopole during the holocaust - By Virginia Szeszko Hotchkiss

Resources:

• Marriage Proclamation / Bann Document
• 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

• 1929 Wielopole Business Directory and translation

Vital Records:

Wielopole Cemetery:

• Wielopole Cemetery: Photos and Memorials
• International Jewish Cemetery Project - Description of the Wielopole Cemetery

Photos, Postcards and Videos:

• Rare Color Footage Depicting Jewish Life in the Wielopole Before the Holocaust
• Photos of Wielopole
• Painting of Wielopole Castle
• Photos of Ruins of Jewish Factory

Travelogues:

Books & Articles:

The People of Wielopole: 

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   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 Wielopole. 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.