Polany [Ru] Polany[Polish]

Grybow District, present day SE Poland


Lemko Surnames cited by Krasovs'kyj from 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records


  1. Aftan ( 2 families)
  2. Bakalarz / Bakalar / Bakaljar ( 4 families)
  3. Binczarowski / Bincarowski / Bonczarowski / Bincharovs'kyj ( 2 families)
  4. Warcholak / Varkholjak
  5. Wasylow / Vasyliv
  6. Gala / Galla
  7. Gal / Gal' ( 2 families)
  8. Halczak / Chalczak / Alczak / Hal'chak
  9. Garnik / Garnyk
  10. Hasiuga / Hasjuga (2 families)
  11. Gogoc / Gogots (5 families)
  12. Hubiak / Hub'jak
  13. Gul / Gul'
  14. Dorosz / Dorosh
  15. Drylowicz / Drylovych
  16. Drobak
  17. Dudka / Dutka (3 families)
  18. Zielinski / Zilyns'kyj
  19. Karp
  20. Kukulka
  21. Lorczak / Lorchak (4 families)
  22. Marczak / Marchak (3 families)
  23. Merena / Morena ( 2 families)
  24. Michla / Mikhla ( 3 families)
  25. Mudry / Mudryj (3 families)
  26. Niemczyk / Nimchyk
  27. Polanski / Polans'kyj (6 families)
  28. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
  29. Rugala (2 families)
  30. Tkacz / Tkach
  31. Szczesniak / Shchesnjak ( 2 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Michael" [1820] [still standing]

The wooden church was renovated in 1861 and is now used by Poles.

The village was a filail parish to BEREST 2.5km away

In 1785 the village lands comprised 8.06 sq km. There were 305 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 433 Greek Catholics

1859 - 217 Greek Catholics

1879 - 349 Greek Catholics

1899 - 384 Greek Catholics

1926 - 387 Greek Catholics

1936 - 392 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were x Roman Catholics, x Orthodox and x Jews in the area

The village was incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934


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