# World's first oil well mine (1854)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1854-world-s-first-oil-well-mine
Location: Bóbrka

Łukasiewicz founded an oil mine at Bóbrka near Krosno, one of the first in the world, beginning the Galician oil industry. Within the broader Partitioned Poland period: Without a state, Poles preserved their nation through uprisings, emigration, Romantic literature, 'organic work' and modern political movements, while facing Russification and Germanisation. At this point in the timeline (1854), the governing authority was Nicholas I (King of Poland (Tsar of Russia)). Crowned King of Poland in Warsaw in 1829; declared deposed by the Sejm in 1831, he crushed the November Uprising and revoked Polish autonomy. World's first oil well mine mattered because economic change affected the wealth, society and power of the Polish lands. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
World's first oil well mine mattered because economic change affected the wealth, society and power of the Polish lands.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas I](https://poland-history.com/rulers/nicholas-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Ignacy Łukasiewicz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacy_%C5%81ukasiewicz)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — World's first oil well mine](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=World%27s+first+oil+well+mine)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland (1795–1918) (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_(1795%E2%80%931918))