Nieznajowa

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.

Nieznajowa
Village
Nieznajowa
Coordinates: 49°29′27″N 21°23′29″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyGorlice
GminaSękowa

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.

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


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