Bobowa

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Bobowa is a village in the Gorlice County, Poland. Administratively attached to the Lesser Polish Voivodeship, it is located several kilometres away from Gorlice, at Biała Tarnowska River. The village was home to a yeshiva, notable as a historic centre of hasidism, created and led by the tsadik dynasty of Halberstam (Bobov Hasidic dynasty). 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. Besides, 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 (kirkut, pl:Kirkut) and an ohel (Jewish tomb, pl:Ohel).