Szczawne

Szczawne
Village
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Szczawne
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Szczawne
Szczawne is located in Poland
Szczawne
Szczawne
Coordinates: 49°24′N 22°8′E / 49.400°N 22.133°E / 49.400; 22.133
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountySanok
GminaKomańcza
First Mentioned1492 [1]
Population
400

Szczawne [ˈʂt͡ʂavnɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (province) of south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-east of Komańcza, 18 kilometres (11 miles) south of Sanok, and 71 kilometres (44 miles) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.

View of the Orthodox church before 1936
  1. ^ "Greek Catholic parish church complex of the Dormition of the Mother of God, currently the filial church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Orthodox parish - Zabytek.pl".
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.