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In the footsteps of Ignacy Łukasiewicz

Subcarpathia and Lesser Poland, where in the mid-19th century the pharmacist Ignacy Łukasiewicz started the industrial extraction and refining of crude oil.

  1. Muzeum Przemysłu Naftowego i Gazowniczego im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza Bóbrka · Subcarpathian
    An oil mine founded in 1854 with Łukasiewicz's participation, today an open-air museum and Monument of History.
  2. Muzeum Podkarpackie w Krośnie – „Historia oświetlenia” Krosno · Subcarpathian
    An exhibition of oil lamps from 1860–1950 and memorabilia of Łukasiewicz.
  3. Kapliczka na Zawodziu Gorlice · Lesser Poland
    According to the regional government, Łukasiewicz's first kerosene street lamp was lit here in 1854.
  4. Muzeum Regionalne PTTK im. Ignacego Łukasiewicza Gorlice · Lesser Poland
    A museum with memorabilia of Łukasiewicz, who lived in Gorlice in 1853–1858.
  5. Skansen Przemysłu Naftowego „Magdalena” Gorlice · Lesser Poland
    A former mine with extraction equipment and a reconstructed 19th-century dug shaft.
  6. Kościół św. Stanisława w Zręcinie Zręcin · Subcarpathian
    A church funded by Łukasiewicz; he is buried in Zręcin with his wife.

Route source: eli.gov.pl; descriptions based on the institutions' websites (as of 2026-11-06).