Błażowa

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Błażowa
Coat of arms of Błażowa
(Coat of arms)
Location of Błażowa
Basic Information
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Powiat (County) Rzeszów
Gmina (Commune) Editing Błażowa
Urban Information
Population 2,111
Area of district 4,23 km²
Founded -
City rights -
Latitude
Longitude
49° 53' N
22° 06' O
Gmina Editing Błażowa
Type of commune -
Districts (No.) 9
Area 112,7 km²
Agglomeration 10.639
Density -/km²
Area code +48 17
Postal code 36-030
Car plates RZE
Twin towns -
Economy and Traffic
Economy -
Highway -
Railway -
Airport Rzeszow-Jasionka
Administration
Mayor Stanisław Najda
Municipal Address pl. Wolności 1
36-030 Błażowa
Municipal Website

Błażowa (Bluzhov) - town in Rzeszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,111 inhabitants (2004).

Hasidic dynasty:

  • Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Bluzhov (1841-1924), the famed Bluzhover Rebbe who was also called the Tzvi Latzaddik
  • Israel Spira
Two young Jewish boys circa 1930 from Blazowa (Bluzhov) dressed in their best clothes (perhaps for a wedding or the Sabbath. Unknown photographer, subjects unknown; all almost certainly perished in the Holocaust
Two young Jewish boys circa 1930 from Blazowa (Bluzhov) dressed in their best clothes (perhaps for a wedding or the Sabbath. Unknown photographer, subjects unknown; all almost certainly perished in the Holocaust

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Coordinates: 49°53′N, 22°06′E