Lesko

Lesko ( Lisko until 1931 ) is a town of about 6,000 inhabitants in Poland. It belongs to the powiat Leski and is located in Bieszczady on a survey of the San

History

In 1436 Lesko was first mentioned. Under King Casimir IV Jagellonicus Lesko got then in 1470 the municipal law. During this time the city belonged to the Kmiten (Andreas Kmita de Wisnicze, frater germanus Petri Capitanei Scepusiensis et Stanislai, 1487 ), a resident ruling family that has built in the early 16th century, the castle still preserved. Around the year 1538 the late Gothic parish church was built in 1896 and was followed by the cathedral. During the Great Northern War, plundered and ravaged the Swedish town for two weeks, the liberating troops plundered Magnus Stenbock further because the soldiers had received no pay.

Attractions

• The Castle of Kmit family dates back to 1550, but was destroyed many times in the following years and was also subjected to structural changes.
• The parish church was since their formation in 1539 and rebuilt several times from 1725 to 1765 was a free-standing, Baroque bell tower
• The former municipal synagogue was built around the turn of the 16th to the 17th century and destroyed during the German occupation in World War II. Even after reconstruction from 1960 to 1963, she no longer used for sacred purposes, and is now used as an art gallery.
• In the Jewish cemetery of Lesko there are still graves from the 16th to the 20th century.

Community

The urban and rural municipality comprises the city of Lesko and 14 Schulz offices:

• Bachlawa
• Bezmiechowa Dolna
• Bezmiechowa Gorna
• Dziurdziów
• Glinne
• Hoczew
• Huzele
• Jankowce
• Łączki
• Łukawica
• Manasterzec
• Postołów
• Średnia Wies
• Weremień