Buków, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Encyclopedia
Buków ' is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the administrative district of Gmina Haczów
Gmina Haczów
Gmina Haczów is a rural gmina in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Haczów, which lies approximately west of Brzozów and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

, within Brzozów County
Brzozów County
Brzozów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Brzozów, which lies ...

, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów...

, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Haczów
Haczów
Haczów is a village in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Haczów. It lies approximately west of Brzozów and south of the regional capital Rzeszów...

, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Brzozów
Brzozów
Brzozów is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 7,677 inhabitants . It is situated in Subcarpathian Voivodeship and is the seat of both Brzozów County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Brzozów...

, and 44 km (27 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów
Rzeszów
Rzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley...

. The village has a population of around 300 people.

History

The village is mentioned in documents as Bucowe (1430), de Bucowa/ de Bukowe (1437), Bukowa (1439), de Buccowo (1442), and Bukow (1464). The name of the village originates from the beech
Beech
Beech is a genus of ten species of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to temperate Europe, Asia and North America.-Habit:...

 tree forest that once populated the area where the village is located.The village is first mentioned in legal documents in 1445 when the owner of the village, Jerzy Czeszykowicz , was trying to establish the border between the villages of Buków and Jasionów. In 1447 - 1448 the border between Buków and Wzdów
Wzdów
Wzdów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Haczów, within Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Haczów, south of Brzozów, and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. The village has a population of 1,000. The...

 was established on the Smynycza brook. In the following years, the borders between Trześniów were established.

The owner of Buków between the years of 1429 - 1480 , Jerzy Czeszykowicz, was an interesting historical figure. Adam Fastnacht mentions several disputes involving Jerzy Czeszykowich. In 1429 , he ambushed Dobiesław Pilawe from Jasionów for which he was sued by Paweł and Szczepan from Jasionów, Maciej - sołtys from Lalin
Lalín
Lalín is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the north of the province of Pontevedra, is the capital of the region of the Deza....

 as well as Jan from Turze Pole
Turze Pole
Turze Pole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzozów, within Brzozów County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. The village has a population of 1,040. The highest point in Turze Pole is the hill located just north of the village named Patria which is 383 meter...

 and many others. In 1435 Czeszykowicz wounded Maciej (sołtys from Lalin) as well as getting into brawls and wounding Paweł Szafrot from Trześniów in 436
436
Year 436 was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Isodorus and Senator...

. He was also accused by the nobleman Jartka de Sboyno and Paweł for robbing and murdering in 1448 their brother, Jan Mazowszanin. Also in the same year, Czeszykowicz was sentenced for helping the local noblemen ambush the servent of the starosta
Starosta
Starost is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history. It can be translated as "elder"...

 and for releasing from him the known robber Jakub Kokoszkę as well as providing him shelter in his home.

Even for these many criminal actions, Czeszykowicz continued to increase his property fairly well. As the local historian and author, Jerzy F. Adamski writes, "In the year of 1447, Czeszykowicz acquired Srogów Górny
Srogów Górny
Srogów Górny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sanok, within Sanok County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland....

 followed by in 1450 and 1454 from Marcin and Henryk Kamieniecki a part of Jasienica
Jasienica
Jasienica may refer to the following places in Poland:* Jasienica, Police - a district of Police, Poland, town in the Pomerania Region*Jasienica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Jasienica, Lublin Voivodeship...

. Later on he was able to acquire the Wole Jasienicką (1460), Łodzin (1458), Postów , Wole Postołowską, and Huzele
Huzele
Huzele is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Lesko and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

 in 1460 . From the lands around Przemyśl
Przemysl
Przemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....

, he acquired from Mikołaj from Waprowic, Tarnowce". Czeszykowicz was able to acquire all of these lands through taking loans from Leonardo Pobiedna
Pobiedna
Pobiedna may refer to the following places in Poland:*Pobiedna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Pobiedna, Masovian Voivodeship...

, Jerzy Matiaszowicz, Starosta
Starosta
Starost is a title for an official or unofficial position of leadership that has been used in various contexts through most of Slavic history. It can be translated as "elder"...

 Jan Kuropatw, Mikołaj Pienąż, and Henryk Kamieniecki.

In multiple documents, Jerzy Czeszykowicz is also mentioned/referenced as Jerzy Czeszyk and Jerzy Bukowski. He was married in 1443 to Katarzyna with whom he had five children: Mikołaj, Dziersław, Jan, Jerzy, and Katarzyna. His son, Jerzy, inherited his father's bad temper and reputation as was sentenced in 1493 for the rape of Małgorzate, the wife of Gregosz Teschar from Brzozów
Brzozów
Brzozów is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 7,677 inhabitants . It is situated in Subcarpathian Voivodeship and is the seat of both Brzozów County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Brzozów...

.

In the 19th century, the village was owned by Rafał Kołłątaj, who also owned Trześniów. After his death, his daughter , Maria, inherited the village which she had later submitted it in charity in 1853 to the intitute of the deaf and blind in Lwów as well as the orphans of the Sacre-Coeur monastery.

During the second world war, the villagers were active in the Polish Home Army unit located in neighboring Trześniów.

Present Day

In the modern day, the villagers are members of the Trześniów parish of St. Stanislaw Bishop. Trześniów is also where the school children attend preschool,elementary school and Gymnasium. Buków also has its own volunteer fire station.

See also

  • Brzozów
    Brzozów
    Brzozów is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 7,677 inhabitants . It is situated in Subcarpathian Voivodeship and is the seat of both Brzozów County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Brzozów...

  • Gmina Haczów
    Gmina Haczów
    Gmina Haczów is a rural gmina in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Haczów, which lies approximately west of Brzozów and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....

  • Haczów
    Haczów
    Haczów is a village in Brzozów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Haczów. It lies approximately west of Brzozów and south of the regional capital Rzeszów...

  • Galicia (Central Europe)
  • Trześniów
  • Jasionów
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK