It was situated along the trading routes leading to the Ukraine in the east and Hungary in the south. The entire region including the city belonged to a local feudal family.
The city developed rapidly during the century due to the growing import of Hungarian wines. In spite of these disasters, the hamlet kept growing physically and economically until the end of the 18th century. Then, the new roads and railroads bypassed the area and relegated the area to stagnation. The economic stagnation continued without interruption until WW II. In the 19th century this broadened to trade in timber and grain, leasing of flour mills and engraving.
In the business directory, the town was described as a small city, with inhabitants, 18 km from Jaslo, with rail lines, 1 Catholic School and 1 synagogue. Most of the Christian population worked in agricultural, lumbering and spinning activities. Due to the declining population, the city lost the town status in They were never limited to any particular area of the city.
They were drawn to it since it had no religious limitations and offered commercial opportunities. Hence, the Jewish community grew and became the largest in the area. It built an impressive synagogue in the 16th century that was later remodeled. The wash basin of the synagogue had an engraving dated [shasav] and one of the curtains of the holy ark was dated [tal]. Jaslo used the Zmigrod cemetery until about Jaslo grew at a rapid peace and so did the Jewish community.
Economic opportunities presented themselves and the Jews of Jaslo took advantage of them. Jaslo's gain was Zmigrod's loss. As these communities grew, developed and even surpassed Zmigrod, they gained their independence. The great fire of , and the war between the Cossacks and the Swedes further weakened the economic base of the city, especially the Jewish base for the Jewish mainstay was commerce.
