Petro Trochanowski
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Petro Trochanowski or Piotr Trochanowski (born 1947) was born in Silesia
in the southwestern part of Poland
to Lemko parents from Binczarowa
. He is the editor of Besida, published in Krynica since 1989. He is a spokesperson for the Lemko ethnic group in Poland
and internationally. He is also published under the pseudonym Petro Murianka.
He was the first person who was not an ethnic Pole to win the Petak Prize.
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
in the southwestern part of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
to Lemko parents from Binczarowa
Binczarowa
Binczarowa is a village in southern Poland. It is parallel to the stream known as Binczarce.-History:...
. He is the editor of Besida, published in Krynica since 1989. He is a spokesperson for the Lemko ethnic group in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and internationally. He is also published under the pseudonym Petro Murianka.
He was the first person who was not an ethnic Pole to win the Petak Prize.