Polanka Horyniecka

Polanka Horyniecka
Village
Wayside cross (1841)
Wayside cross (1841)
Polanka Horyniecka is located in Poland
Polanka Horyniecka
Polanka Horyniecka
Coordinates: 50°14′37″N 23°19′57″E / 50.24361°N 23.33250°E / 50.24361; 23.33250
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyLubaczów
GminaHoryniec-Zdrój
Established1785

Polanka Horyniecka [pɔˈlaŋka xɔrɨˈɲɛt͡ska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Horyniec-Zdrój, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine.[1] It lies approximately 18 km (11 mi) north-east of Lubaczów and 98 km (61 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.

The village was established in the course of Josephine colonization by German Roman Catholic and Calvinist settlers in 1785.[2]

References

  1. ^ "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).
  2. ^ Lepucki, Henryk (1938). Działalność kolonizacyjna Marii Teresy i Józefa II w Galicji 1772-1790 : z 9 tablicami i mapą (in Polish). Lwów: Kasa im. J. Mianowskiego. pp. 163–165.