Binczarowa ( rue, Білцарьова, ''Biltsariova''; uk, Більцарева, ''Bil’tsareva'') is a village in southern Poland. It is parallel to the stream known as ''Binczarce''.

History

Binczarowa was first mentioned in Polish history in 1365, in a decree of

Casimir the Great Casimir III the Great ( pl, Kazimierz III Wielki; 30 April 1310 – 5 November 1370) reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. He also later became King of Ruthenia in 1340, and fought to retain the title in the Galicia-Volhynia Wars. He w ...

, under the name Bibyczareban, which forced the city of Grybow to give up its rights to the surrounding forest. In 1531, the

Rusyn Rusyn may refer to: * Rusyns, Rusyn people, an East Slavic people ** Pannonian Rusyns, Pannonian Rusyn people, a branch of Rusyn people ** Lemkos, a branch of Rusyn (or Ukrainian) people ** Boykos, a branch of Rusyn (or Ukrainian) people * Rusyn l ...

Ivan Trukhanovych (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: Iwan Truchanowicz) obtained the town and Polish nobility from

Sigismund I the Old Sigismund I the Old ( pl, Zygmunt I Stary, lt, Žygimantas II Senasis; 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 until his death in 1548. Sigismund I was a member of the Jagiellonian dynasty, the ...

. After the First

Partition of Poland The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 12 ...

in 1772, it was part of the Galician district of

Grybów Grybów ( uk, Грибів, ''Hrybiv''; german: Grünberg, ''Grynberk''; yi, גריבאוו, ''Gribuv''),Prof. Maria Malec. ''Słownik nazw geograficznych Polski.'' 2003. WN PWN. 2007. .Prof. Stanisław Rospond. ''Słownik Etymologiczny Miast i ...

, and part of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

. It was the birthplace of Jaroslav Kacmarcyk (1885-1944), president of the

Lemko-Rusyn Republic Lemko-Rusyn People's Republic ( rue, Руска Народна Република Лемків, Ruska Narodna Respublika Lemkiv , Rusyn National Republic of Lemkos), often known also as the Lemko-Rusyn Republic, just the Lemko Republic, or the ...

, and of

Metodyj Trochanovskij Metodyj Trochanovskij (Методий Трохановский; May 5, 1885, Binczarowa - February 15, 1948, Wroclaw) was a Lemko activist and teacher. Biography Metodyj Trochanovskij was born in Binczarowa, Poland, when it was part of the King ...

(1885-1947), who published a

Lemko Lemkos ( rue, Лeмкы, translit= Lemkŷ; pl, Łemkowie; uk, Лемки, translit=Lemky) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region ( rue, Лемковина, translit=Lemkovyna; uk, Лемківщина, translit=Lemkivshchyna) of C ...

grammar. It was briefly independent from December 5, 1918, until March, 1920, as part of the

(Ruska Narodna Respublika Lemkiu, or Ruska Lemkivska Respublyka). After World War II, it was depopulated by the Polish government in

Operation Vistula Operation Vistula ( pl, Akcja Wisła; uk, Опера́ція «Ві́сла») was a codename for the 1947 forced resettlement of 150,000 Ukrainians (Boykos and Lemkos) from the south-eastern provinces of post-war Poland, to the Recovered Te ...

in 1947.

Geography

Binczarowa is a

village in the western

Lemkivshchyna The Lemko Region (; pl, Łemkowszczyzna; uk, Лемківщина, translit=Lemkivshchyna) is an ethnographic area in southern Poland that has traditionally been inhabited by the Lemko people. The land stretches approximately long and wid ...

. It occupies a mountain valley in the Polish commune of

, county of

Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz (; hu, Újszandec; yi, Tzanz, צאַנז; sk, Nový Sonč; german: Neu-Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. It has ...

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). It was created on 1 ...

. It is situated along a stream known as the Binczarce, a tributary of the

Poprad Poprad (; hu, Poprád; german: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the ten ...

. It lies between the towns of

Florynka Florynka ( rue, Фльоринка, ''Fliorynka'') is a village in southern Poland, in the commune of Grybów, Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately south of Grybów, east of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regi ...

to the east and Bogusza in the west.

Culture and Religion

The town is the site of St. Dymitr's Church, built in 1760. The town is the site of a large World War I cemetery.

References

Villages in Nowy Sącz County {{NowySącz-geo-stub