Czaszyn | |
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  Czaszyn | |
| Coordinates:49°26′57″N22°13′01″E / 49.44917°N 22.21694°E /49.44917; 22.21694 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| Powiat | Sanok |
| Gmina | Zagórz |
| Established | 17 June 1424 |
| Government | |
| • Foreman | Kacper Kuzio |
Area | 10.6617 km2 (4.1165 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330–525 m (1,083–1,722 ft) |
| Population (2008) | 1,410 |
| • Density | 132/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38-516 |
| Area code | +48 13 |
| Car Plates | RSA |
| Website | https://www.czaszyn.pl |
Czaszyn[ˈt͡ʂaʂɨn] is avillage in theSanok County[1] in theEast Małopolska in theLesser Beskid mountains. The Roman Catholic church (parish of p.w. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego) for the village of Czaszyn was located in the village, within the diocese ofPrzemyśl. Thepopulation today is about 1410 people.
Czaszyn is currently situated in theSubcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously inKrosno Voivodship (1975–1998) andSanok district, (10 miles east of Sanok), located near the towns ofMedzilaborce andPalota (in northeasternSlovakia). This is within the historical region ofGalicia.
The first documentation of Czaszyn appeared 1424.[2] By 1785, the village lands comprised 15.66 km2 (6.05 sq mi) and there were 4600 Catholics. The masonry church was built and blessed in 1835, replacing an old wooden church. Church was "Translation of Saint Nicholas", built in 1835, still standing. The church was destroyed in 1946.
The village was burned in 1946 by theUkrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). As per exchanges of population (Hitler-Stalin agreement) many residents were forced to go to USSR 1944-1946 ----. Then the Polish Communist government's brutalAkcja Wisła resettlement project deported many Ukrainian residents to leave Czaszyn on 29 April 1947, for theformer eastern territories of Germany.
Czaszyn is located about 12 kilometers fromSanok in southeastern Poland. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of theSłonne Mountain near theOsława River at an elevation of 270 meters. Themunicipality covers anarea of 10.6617 km2 (4.1165 sq mi).
Surnames (19th) : Bednarz, Bosy, Chomka, Duda, Dziedzic, Fal, Galicz, Giba, Hliwiatczyn, Kosz, Kowal, Kudlik, Kuryca, Malowany, Maruszczak, Mielnik, Miszczyszyn, Mudry, Owsianik, Ostach, Ostrowski, Pawilszyn, Plaksa, Romanisko, Sałak, Sierak, Sowa, Szpak, Wójt
