Wola Sekowa
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Wola Sękowa, village in East Małopolska
in the Bukowsko Upland
mountains, Bukowsko
rural commune, parish in Bukowsko.
Zboiska is about 15 miles from Sanok
in south-west Poland. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain
, and has an elevation of 340 metres. 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
). Village lie near the Pielnica
River at the foot of the mountains Bukowica which are the main trail in Pogórze Bukowskie
.
, Sanoker County) and during 1918-1939 Zboiska was part of Poland. While during 1772-1918 it belonged to Austrian empire, later Austrian-Hungarian empire when double monarchy was introduced in Austria. This part of Poland was controlled by Austria
for almost 120
years. At that time the area (including west and east of Subcarpathian Voivodship) was known as Galicia. In 1785 the village lands comprised 6 1 lan. In 1899 the village lands comprised 3.43 km². The church at Wola Sękowa is right on the road an easy to get to. Church was "Saint Michael" 1848. The cemetery has a few headstones in it.
On April 1946 the village was attacked by a strong unit of UPA and some buildings were burnt. Only over a dozen years after the war the village started to rebuild.
The rural families are poor, agriculture is rarely profitable and low income makes it difficult for farms to invest in from improvements.
Time zone; UTC+1
/SummerUTC+2
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland is one of the historical regions of Poland, with its capital in the city of Kraków. It forms the southeastern corner of the country, and should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only a small, southern part of Lesser Poland...
in the Bukowsko Upland
Pogórze Bukowskie
The Pogórze Bukowskie is one of the Beskids mountain ranges of the Outer Eastern Carpathians in southeastern Poland, part of the Central Beskidian Piedmont...
mountains, Bukowsko
Bukowsko
Bukowsko is a village in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. It's in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, parish in loco, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota . During the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth it was in Lesser Poland prowincja.-Characteristics:Bukowsko is the...
rural commune, parish in Bukowsko.
Zboiska is about 15 miles from Sanok
Sanok
Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
in south-west Poland. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain
Bieszczady Mountains
Bieszczady is the Polish name for a mountain range in the extreme south-east of Poland, extending into Ukraine and Slovakia...
, and has an elevation of 340 metres. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975–1998) and Sanok
Sanok
Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
district, (10 miles east of Sanok), located near the towns of Medzilaborce
Medzilaborce
Medzilaborce is a town in northeastern Slovakia close to the border with Poland, located near the towns of Sanok and Bukowsko . Its population is approximately 6,600.-Characteristics:...
and Palota
Palota
Palota is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 482 metres and covers an area of 24.116 km². It has a population of about 190 people....
(in northeastern Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
). Village lie near the Pielnica
Pielnica
The Pielnica is a river in South-Eastern Poland. Its name comes from the ancient German dialect word piella, the river, a tributary of the Wislok on the right bank. It begins in the Bieszczady mountains and flows through western Pogórze Bukowskie. The Pielnica arises in the Carpathian Mountains...
River at the foot of the mountains Bukowica which are the main trail in Pogórze Bukowskie
Pogórze Bukowskie
The Pogórze Bukowskie is one of the Beskids mountain ranges of the Outer Eastern Carpathians in southeastern Poland, part of the Central Beskidian Piedmont...
.
History
Wola Sękowa was founded in 1493 by Bals de Lobetanz family. From 966-1018, 1340-1772 (Ruthenian VoivodeshipRuthenian Voivodeship
Ruthenia Voivodeship was an administrative division of the Kingdom of Poland . Together with Bełz Voivodeship, it formed Lesser Poland Province with its capital city in Kraków. Part of Lesser Poland region...
, Sanoker County) and during 1918-1939 Zboiska was part of Poland. While during 1772-1918 it belonged to Austrian empire, later Austrian-Hungarian empire when double monarchy was introduced in Austria. This part of Poland was controlled by Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
for almost 120
years. At that time the area (including west and east of Subcarpathian Voivodship) was known as Galicia. In 1785 the village lands comprised 6 1 lan. In 1899 the village lands comprised 3.43 km². The church at Wola Sękowa is right on the road an easy to get to. Church was "Saint Michael" 1848. The cemetery has a few headstones in it.
On April 1946 the village was attacked by a strong unit of UPA and some buildings were burnt. Only over a dozen years after the war the village started to rebuild.
The rural families are poor, agriculture is rarely profitable and low income makes it difficult for farms to invest in from improvements.
Most popular surnames in the region
Surnames from 1787 Cadastral Records : Balwierczak, Bednarczyk, Białas, Biega, Biesiada, Błażyna, Bolanowski, Bończak, Borkowski, Bubrowiak, Burnat, Cap, Chomik, Chrząszcz, Ciulik, Cymbrak, Czapla, Czucz, Dańko, Dębicki, Didur, Długosz, Drewnik, Dąbrowiak, Dudek, Dumnicki, Dżugan, Froń, Gebus, Germański, Gmytryk, Goliat, Gorka, Graff, Granatowski, Gula, Hlawaty, Hnat, Hnatik, Jakubaszek, Jakubowski, Jasiński, Jazoski, Kacuba, Kanonik, Kasprzyk, Katulka, Klepacki, Komar, Komarkiewicz (pedagogus), Kondyjoski, Konik, Kopacz, Korczak, Kowalczyk, Kozimor, Kozma, Krolicki, Krupianik, Leczowicz, Lenio, Luczyński, Majchrowicz, Majeski, Majka, Mazurkiewicz, Meciński, Mejza, Melnik, Meyza, Mindur, Moreńko, Morski, Musial, Muszański, Nameśniak, Naparla, Niewistka, Nycz, Orlowski, Palica, Pańkiewicz, Patrylak, Pelczar, Pflanzer, Piech, Piróg, Pisiewicz, Piskadlo, Pituch, Podgórski alias Klimek, Podowski, Poliwka, Próżny, Pstrak, Puchala (pedagogus), Rabicki, Radwański, Rajchel, Raychel, Reichel, Rodzinka,, Rozycki, nobilis, Rybczyński, Safka, Sawka, Serwoński, Siedlarski, Sikora, Siwik, Skarbowski, Skrobala, Skuczyński, Sobkoski, Solon, Sołtys, Sowa, Steliga, Sternik, Streng, Sywik, Szatkowski, Szczepański, Szczerba, Szwast, Szymański, Szypula, Terlecki, Wabicz, Walach, Wasylewicz, Watach, Wielgos or Wielgosz, Wiktor (hares bonorum Wola Sękowa, Wola Jaworowa, Nowotaniec), Wójcik, Wróbel, Zatwarnicki, Zawisza, Zdybek, Zychiewicz, Zygmunt, Żyłka, Żytka,Time zone; UTC+1
UTC+1
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/SummerUTC+2
UTC+2
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Literature
- Prof. Adam FastnachtAdam FastnachtAdam Fastnacht doctor hab., historian, editor . He was a distinguished a Polish historian, researcher of the history of the town and the district of Sanok Land, one of the most renowned Polish historians of his time. Adam Fastnacht was born 1913, in Sanok to a German family who setteled in the east...
. Slownik Historyczno-Geograficzny Ziemi Sanockiej w Średniowieczu (Historic-Geographic Dictionary of the Sanok District in the Middle Ages), Kraków, 2002, ISBN 83-88385-14-3.