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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Sękowa

Voivodeship
  
Lesser Poland Voivodeship

County
  
Gorlice

Local time
  
Monday 12:24 PM

Nieznajowa

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 46% Humidity

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. 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.

Map of Nieznajowa, Poland

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.

References

Nieznajowa Wikipedia