Nieznajowa

Nieznajowa
Village
Nieznajowa
Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 21°23′29″E / 49.49083°N 21.39139°E / 49.49083; 21.39139
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

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Sękowa

Seat	Sękowa

Other villages	Banica Bartne Bodaki Czarne Jasionka Krzywa Lipna Małastów Męcina Mała Męcina Wielka Nieznajowa Owczary Pętna Radocyna Ropica Górna Siary Wapienne Wołowiec

Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 21°23′29″E / 49.49083°N 21.39139°E / 49.49083; 21.39139

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