Bączal Górny

Village in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland
49°47′N 21°22′E / 49.783°N 21.367°E / 49.783; 21.367Country PolandVoivodeshipSubcarpathianCountyJasłoGminaSkołyszynPopulation
640

Bączal Górny [ˈbɔnt͡ʂal ˈɡurnɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skołyszyn, within Jasło County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Skołyszyn, 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Jasło, and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]

Bączal Górny is the birthplace of Joseph Dzieglewicz, father of John Dingell Sr, and grandfather of John Dingell, both of whom served in the United States Congress.

Points of interest

Parish Church of Mary in Bączal Dolny (Lower Bączal), bordering Bączal Górny (Upper Bączal)
Church of the Virgin Mary administratively in Bączal Dolny until 2003, now part of Jabłonica

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.