Zagórz

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Zagórz
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Zagórz
Coordinates: 49°31′N 22°16′E / 49.517, 22.267
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Sanok
Gmina	Zagórz
Established	1412
Town rights	1977
Government
- Mayor	Bogusław Jaworski
Area
- Total	22.39 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	4,990
- Density	222.9/km2 (577.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	38-540
Area code(s)	+48 13
Car plates	RSA
Website: http://www.zagorz.pl

Zagórz [ˈzaguʂ] is a town in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on the river Osława in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia). It has a population of 4,988 (30.06.2008).^[1]

[edit] History

There existed a Nazi Zaslaw camp during World War II in Zasław, now part of Zagórz. Zagórz is the southeasternmost railroad junction of the PKP, with lines going into three directions - eastwards (to Krościenko and Ukrainian border), southwards (to Nowy Lupkow and Slovakian border) and westwards (to Jasło and the rest of the country).

[edit] References

[edit] Literature

• Prof. Adam Fastnacht. Slownik Historyczno-Geograficzny Ziemi Sanockiej w Średniowieczu (Historic-Geographic Dictionary of the Sanok District in the Middle Ages), Kraków, 2002, ISBN 83-88385-14-3.

[edit] External links

• Official town webpage

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Coordinates: 49°31′N 22°16′E / 49.517, 22.267

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