Nieznajowa
Nieznajowa | |
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Village | |
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  Nieznajowa Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 21°23′29″E / 49.49083°N 21.39139°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Gorlice |
| Gmina | Sękowa |
Nieznajowa [ɲɛznaˈjɔva][a] is a depopulated village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[1]
The village was founded in 1546 under the Vlach law. Nieznajowa was populated predominantly by Lemkos, who were deported to Ukraine in 1945-47 during common Soviet-Polish Operation Vistula. In the village remain Lemko cemetery, some roadside crosses and figures, some ruins of old buildings.
Gallery
Church in Neznajova / Nieznajowa, around 1925 - 1933. Orthodox graves on the foreground.
Roadside chapel in Neznajova / Nieznajowa (around 1918 - 1939)
Nieznajowa on a Polish map of 1938- Modern student house in Nieznajowa
Lemko roadside figure of Holy Family
Lemko cemetery
Lemko cemetery
Lemko cemetery
Lemko cemetery
Lemko cemetery
Lemko cemetery
References
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
