Bobowa
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Bobowa is a village in the Gorlice County, Poland. Administratively attached to the Lesser Polish Voivodeship, it is located 18 kilometres from Gorlice, at Biała Tarnowska River; it is 18 km ENE of Nowy Sacz and 15 km N of Grybów.
The village was home to a yeshiva, notable as a historic centre of hasidism, created and led by the tsadik of Bobov. In 1900 the Jewish population of Bobowa numbered 749.
It is also one of two (besides Koniaków) villages in Poland famous for traditional art of lace-making. Since 2000 it houses an annual Bobbin lace Festival.
[edit] Tourist attractions
Among the tourist attractions of Bobowa is a All Saints Church (14th century) and a St. Sophia Church at the local cemetery, built in late 15th century and surrounded by a picturesque wall built in 17th century. In addition, there is a 17th century szlachta manor house (commonly referred to as the castle by the locals) and remnants of fortifications from the same period. The village's Jewish heritage is represented by a 1778 synagogue, a Jewish cemetery and an ohel (Jewish tomb, pl:Ohel).
[edit] People
- Bobover hoyf
- Wojciech Bobowski
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