Solina | |
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 Solina Dam from above | |
  Solina | |
| Coordinates:49°23′N22°28′E / 49.383°N 22.467°E /49.383; 22.467 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Lesko |
| Gmina | Solina |
| Elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population | 190 |
| Website | http://www.solina.pl |
Solina[sɔˈlʲina] is avillage inLesko County,Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the former seat of thegmina (administrative district) calledGmina Solina (in 1999Polańczyk became the new seat). It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east ofLesko and 80 km (50 mi) south-east of the regional capitalRzeszów.[1] In 2002 the village had a population of 190.
It is best known for the tallest waterdam in Poland, theSolina Dam, which creates the biggest artificial lake inPoland,Lake Solina.There is no industry left after the liquidation of the Hydrobudowa site near the dam. Main employer is PGE, owning the hydroelectric plant in Solina.Local people highly depend on tourist income in the summer by renting rooms, running restaurants and bars and selling souvenirs.On the east side of the dam there are a lot of attractions open during summer, such as water sport equipment rental, a port with tourist ships, amusement park, disco and beach. Clean air and natural scenery are all around, bringing many visitors in the summer. The few hotels of various standards and local B&B's often are fully booked.
The name of the village comes from theSolinka river that was meeting theSan river in the village before the creation of the lake.The original Solina village was located up theSan river but due to theSolina lake creation it lies under water now. Today's Solina was created along with the water dam on the grounds of the small village of Zabrodzie.
The original Solina village was one of the oldest villages in theBieszczady mountains. It was first mentioned in 1436 as a village owned by the family of Kmits from Sobien. At the end of the 15th century it was subject to the Wallachian law again. There were three main ethnic groups living in the village until World War II:Boyko (Ukrainians),Jews andPoles.
During theHolocaust most Jews were taken away to concentration camps byNazi Germans occupying Poland. Another ethnic group of Boyko were forced by the communist government to move to the Soviet Union or west of Poland during theOperation Vistula.
The Polish people that were left were moved in 1960 to the village of Berezka because of theSolina Dam creation.
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