The Komańcza Republic, also known as the Eastern Lemko Republic, Vyslik Republic, Wisłok Republic and Lemko Republic, was a short-lived

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, an association of thirty three

Lemko Lemkos (; ; ; ) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Lemko Region (; ) of Carpathian Ruthenia, Carpathian Rus', an ethnographic region in the Carpathian Mountains and Carpathian Foothills, foothills spanning Ukraine, Slovakia, and Poland. Lemkos ...

villages, seated in

Komańcza Komańcza is a village in the Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) of south-eastern Poland. It is situated in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia). Ety ...

in the east of the Lemko Region, that existed between 4 November 1918 and 24 January 1919. It was headed by Head of the Council (голова Повітової Української Національної Ради, Head of the Ukrainian National

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) Rev. Panteleymon Shpylka. Unlike the contemporaneous Lemko Republic to its west (which sought unification with the

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), the Komancza Republic planned to unite with the

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in an independent Ukrainian state. However, this was suppressed by the

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government as part of the

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. The

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made Galicia west of the San Polish.

List of villages constituting the Republic

Baligród Baligród is a village in Lesko County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Administrative divisions of Poland, province) of south-eastern Poland. It is also the seat of the municipality (''gmina'') called Gmina Baligród. Location: 49°21' width, ...

* Cisna * Czystogarb * Przybyszów * Darów * Karlików * Płonna * Jawornik *

* Kulaszne * Kalnica *

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 appro ...

Turzańsk Turzańsk (укр. Туринське) 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 approximate ...

* Duszatyn *

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 ...

* Maniów *

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 regi ...

* Moszczaniec * Balnica * Smolnik * Wola Michowa * Łupków * Osławica * Radoszyce * Dołżyca * Mików * Surowica * Sukowate *

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 appro ...

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, ...

* Mokre *

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Wisłok Wielki Wisłok Wielki () is a village in the Pogórze Bukowskie, Bukowsko Upland mountains. Since 1999 it is situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (Administrative divisions of Poland, province) of south-eastern Poland; previously in Krosno Voivodship ...

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Lemko Region History of Carpathian Ruthenia States succeeding Austria-Hungary Former republics 1918 establishments in Poland History of Subcarpathian Voivodeship History of Galicia (Eastern Europe) States and territories established in 1918 States and territories disestablished in 1919 West Ukrainian People's Republic {{Poland-hist-stub

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