Debowiec has a long and rich history . For centuries it was a town , located in southeastern corner of the historic province of Lesser Poland . Until the Partitions of Poland , Debowiec belonged to Biecz County of Krakow Voivodeship . In the early Middle Ages , Debowiec was a gord , located in sparsely inhabited areas of Carpathian foothills . In the 11th century , Benedictine monks from Tyniec encouraged settlers to come to this corner of Lesser Poland . Debowiec was a village , destroyed in 1241 , during the Mongol invasion of Poland . Asiatic hordes returned in 1259 – 1260 and 1287 – 1288 , bringing further destruction . On August 15 , 1349 , King Kazimierz Wielki granted Magdeburg rights to Debowiec . By that time , Debowiec had already been a local center of administration , as first mention of a Roman Catholic parish of St. Bartholomew existing here dates back to 1328 . According to some sources , Debowiec had been granted town charter as early as 13th century , and in 1349 , Kazimierz Wielki changed the charter from Polish to German ( Magdeburg rights ) . First known vogt of Debowiec was Mikolaj of Bakow . On May 13 , 1365 , Kazimierz Wielki visited Debowiec . By early 15th century , Debowiec had a number of artisans , and among its most famous owners was knight Marcin of Wrocimowice , who resided here in 1433 – 1442 . His son , Marcin of Debowiec was captured by Turks during the Battle of Varna , and spent 20 years in Turkish captivity . In 1471 , Debowiec burned in a great fire , and three years later the town was raided by Hungarian troops under Thomas Tarczay , which burned all local villages , together with Debowiec and its church ( January 1474 ) . In 1494 , Debowiec was flooded , and in 1496 – 1497 , the town was affected by a plague . Furthermore , in 1498 Debowiec was raided by Crimean Tatars and Wallachians , who burned all towns and villages of Carpathian foothills . Debowiec prospered in the period known as Polish Golden Age . Even though the town and its castle burned in 1512 , it was quickly rebuilt , and became a local trade center , with a brewery , wine cellars , tax office , watermill and other businesses . In 1528 , Debowiec was named seat of a starosta , and in 1535 , royal privilege was issued , granting the right for Monday fairs . In 1571 Jadwiga Tarlo , future wife of Jerzy Mniszech , was named the starosta of Debowiec . She married Mniszech in 1586 , and the couple settled at the Debowiec Castle . In 1605 , the Mniszechs hosted envoys of False Dmitriy I , who asked for the hand of their daughter Marina . On May 8 , 1606 , Marina Mniszech married Dmitriy in Moscow . In 1624 , Debowiec was once again raided by Crimean Tatars , and on April 1 , 1626 , almost whole town burned in a great fire , after which only parish church and seven houses stood . The Tatars returned in 1629 and 1654 , while in 1655 , Debowiec was looted by Swedes , during the Deluge ( history ) . On March 19 , 1657 , Debowiec was burned and its residents murdered by Transilvanians of George II Rakoczi . After the wars of the mid-17th century , Debowiec never recoverred and declined in importance . In 1769 , a battle of the Bar Confederation took place here , and three years later , the town was annexed by the Habsburg Empire . Debowiec remained in Austrian Galicia until 1918 . In 1806 , the army of Mikhail Kutuzov marched through the town after the Battle of Austerlitz . Local peasants actively participated in the so-called Galician slaughter ( 1846 ) , while 26 patriots from Debowiec fought in the January Uprising . Due to widespread poverty , a number of local residents left Debowiec and adjacent villages in the late 19th and early 20th century , emigrating either to the United States or Brazil . In September 1914 , Debowiec was seized by Russian army , which retreated after two days . In 1934 , Debowiec was affected by the 1934 flood in Poland , and on July 26 of the same year , it lost its town charter . In 1937 , local peasants took part in the 1937 peasant strike in Poland .
1934 flood in Poland
1934 flood in Poland
Dębowiec, Podkarpackie Voivodeship