Nieznajowa
| Nieznajowa | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Nieznajowa | |
| 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 [ɲeznaˈjɔva] (Ukrainian: Незнайова, Незнаєва, Neznayova, Neznayeva) 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] It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of Sękowa, 24 km (15 mi) south-east of Gorlice, and 123 km (76 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
The village 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
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
| Seat |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Other villages | ||
Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 21°23′29″E / 49.49083°N 21.39139°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.