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Osława
The Osława (Czech: ''Oslava'', , Ukrainian: ''Ослава'') is a river in South-Eastern Poland. Its name comes from the ancient West Slavic languages, west Slavic dialect word ''osła'', meaning "stone". It begins in the Bieszczady Mountains, Bieszczady mountains and flows through western Sanok Land. The river ultimately flows into the San (river), San near Bykowce, north of Zagórz. Main tributaries The main tributaries of the Osława are, from source to mouth: Osławica (river), Osławica, Płonka (Osława), Płonka and Kalniczka. Villages The main villages along the Osława are, from source to mouth: Balnica, Czaszyn, Duszatyn, Jawornik, Sanok County, Jawornik, Kulaszne, Maniów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Maniów, Mików, Mokre, Sanok County, Mokre, Morochów, Prełuki, Rzepedź, Smolnik, Sanok County, Smolnik, Szczawne, Tarnawa Dolna, Turzańsk, Wola Michowa, Wysoczany, Zagórz and Zasław. The Osława valley must have been an important trade route and human settlement ax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagórz
Zagórz (; ) is a town in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on the river Osława in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located south-east of Sanok on the way to Ustrzyki Dolne, distance. The nearest towns in northeastern Slovakia are Palota and Medzilaborce. Zagórz has a population of 4,988 (02.06.2009). Zagórz is the most southeasterly railroad junction of the PKP, with lines going into three directions - eastwards (to Krościenko and Ukrainian border), southwards (to Nowy Łupków and Slovak border) and westwards (to Jasło and the rest of the country). History The village of Zagórz was established in the 14th century, when Red Ruthenia was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. In early 16th-century documents, its name was spelled Sagorsze and Sogorsch. Zagorz belonged to the noble Tarnawski family, but in 1490, the village was sold to Piotr Kmita Sobienski. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Zagórz frequently changed owners. In 1710, Voivode of Volhynia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San (river)
The San (; ''Sian''; ) is a river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. It is a tributary of the river Vistula. With a length of , the San is the 6th-longest Polish river. It has a basin area of 16,877 km2, of which 14,426 km2 is in Poland. Etymology in proto-Indo-European languages means 'speed' or 'rapid stream'. In Celtic languages, means 'river'. Course The San arises in the Carpathian Mountains near the village of Sianky, at an elevation of , exactly on the Poland–Ukraine border, Polish-Ukrainian border () and on the continental Water divide, watershed, and forms the border between Poland and Ukraine for approximately its first . Poland's largest artificial lake, Lake Solina, was created by a dam on the San River near Lesko. The San flows into the Vistula near Sandomierz. Tributaries History of the region Historical records first mention the river in 1097 as ''Sanъ'', ''reku Sanъ'', ''k Sanovi''; then as ''nad Sanomъ'' (1152) and ''San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wysoczany
Wysoczany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. History The country was invested by Nicholas Herburt Odnowskiego around 1539; since 1635, it was extended to nearly Wallachia. Until 1772, the Ruthenian region, the land of Sanok. From 1772 belonged to cyrkułu Zaleski, and Sanok in Galicia. The village lies on the railway line Przemyśl- Lupkowski, between Mokre and Szczawne stations. It is also on the confluence of the creek Płonki Osława, above sea level To 1914, in Sanok County Office, the judicial district in Bukowsko. In 1843, the village had 1,172 inhabitants and 582 houses, pow. the village was , with a population of Greek Catholic, Roman Catholics, and Jews. In 1936, the village had 634 inhabitants, and in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czaszyn
Czaszyn is a village in the Sanok County in the East Małopolska in the Lesser Beskid mountains. The Roman Catholic church (parish of p.w. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego) for the village of Czaszyn was located in the village, within the diocese of Przemyśl. The population today is about 1410 people. History Czaszyn is currently situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975–1998) and Sanok district, (10 miles east of Sanok), located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia). This is within the historical region of Galicia. The first documentation of Czaszyn appeared 1424."CZASZYN - szkice z dziejów wsi (Sketches from the history of the village)" by Adam Szpara, Sanok 1992 By 1785, the village lands comprised 15.66 km2 and there were 4600 Catholics. The masonry church was built and blessed in 1835, replacing an old wooden church. Church was "Translation of Saint Nicholas", built in 1835, still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanok
Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — , , ''Sanok'', , ''Sianok'' or ''Sianik'', , , ''Sūnik'' or ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland with 38,397 inhabitants, as of June 2016. Located on the San River and around south of Przemyśl, Sanok lies directly by the Carpathian Mountains. The town's history goes back almost a thousand years to when it was part of a Middle Ages, medieval trade route. The Museum of Folk Architecture, Sanok, Museum of Folk Architecture as well as the refurbished Sanok Castle and Old Town are popular points of interest. The region also features a 70 km trail for Hiking, hikers and cyclists. Geography The city of Sanok is the capital of Sanok County in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Subcarpathian Voivodeship in Poland. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship (1975–1998) and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship (1340–1772), which was part of the Cherven Cities/Red Ruthenia region, and in wider sense, of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolnik, Sanok County
Smolnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C .... References Villages in Sanok County {{Sanok-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morochów
Morochów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zagórz, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) of south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Zagórz, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. The Ukrainian population of Morochów has been expelled by the Polish government in 1947, during the Operation Vistula Operation Vistula (; ) was the codename for the 1947 forced resettlement of close to 150,000 Ukrainians in Poland, Ukrainians (including Rusyns, Boykos, and Lemkos) from the southeastern provinces of People's Republic of Poland, postwar Poland to .... See also * Komańcza Republic (November 1918 – January 1919) References Villages in Sanok County {{Sanok-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prełuki
Prełuki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C .... See also * Komancza Republic (November 1918 – January 1919) References Villages in Sanok County {{Sanok-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rzepedź
Rzepedź is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Administrative divisions of Poland, province) of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. See also *Komancza Republic (November 1918 – January 1919) References Villages in Sanok County {{Sanok-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bieszczady Mountains
Bieszczady Mountains (; ; ; ) is a mountain range that runs from the extreme south-east of Poland and north-east of Slovakia through to western Ukraine. It forms the western part of the Eastern Beskids of the Outer Eastern Carpathians, Eastern Beskids (; ), and is more generally part of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The mountain range is situated between the Łupków Pass (640 m) and the Vyshkovskyi Pass (933 m). The highest peak of Bieszczady is Mt Pikui (1405 m) in Ukraine. The highest peak of the Polish part is Tarnica (1346 m). Upper parties of Bieszczady are covered with montane meadows called ''Polonyna (montane meadow), polonyna'' (; ; ). Term The term ''Bieszczady'' has been introduced into English from Polish. In Poland, the term usually refers (in the narrower sense) to the Polish part of the Bieszczady region, while in the wider sense it can also refer to the entire region. In Slovakia, the Bieszczady region is known as ''Beščady'', while the Slovak part of the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczawne
Szczawne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Administrative divisions of Poland, province) of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Komańcza, south of Sanok, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. See also *Komancza Republic (November 1918 – January 1919) References Villages in Sanok County {{Sanok-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
