Solina, Poland
| Solina | |
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Solina Village 2003 | |
  Solina | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′N 22°28′E / 49.383°N 22.467°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Lesko |
| Gmina | Solina |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population | 190 |
| Website | http://www.solina.pl |
Solina [sɔˈlʲina] (Ukrainian: Солина, Solyna) is a village in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the former seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Solina (in 1999 Polańczyk became the new seat). It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Lesko and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1] In 2002 the village had a population of 190.
It is best known for tallest water dam in Poland Solina Dam that creates biggest artificial lake in Poland, Lake Solina. There is no industry left after liquidation of Hydrobudowa site near dam. Main employer is PGE owning water electric plant in Solina. Local people highly depend on tourist income in the summer by renting rooms, running restaurants and bars and selling souvenirs. On east side of the dam there is a lot of attractions open in summer like water sport equipment rental, port with tourist ships, amusement park, disco and beach. Clean air and natural scenery around, bring many visitors in summer. Few hotels of various standard and local B&B often are fully booked.
History
Name of the village comes from Solinka river that was meeting San river in the village before Lake creation. Original Solina village was located up the San river but due to Solina lake creation it lies now under water. Today Solina was created along with water dam on grounds of small village Zabrodzie. Original Solina village was one of the oldest villages in Bieszczady mountains. First mentioned on 1436 as a village owned by the family of Kmits from Sobien. At the end of the 15th century it was located again on Wallachian law. There was three main ethnic groups living in the village until World war 2: Boyko (Ukrainians), Jews and Poles. On Holocaust most Jews were taken away to concentration camps by Nazi Germans occupying Poland. Another ethnic group of Boyko were forced by communist government to move to Soviet Union or west of Poland in Vistula action. Polish people left were later moved in 1960 to village of Berezka because of Solina Dam creation.
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Coordinates: 49°23′N 22°28′E / 49.383°N 22.467°E
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