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3 unusual facts about Sanok


Biscione

When the Visconti family died out in the 15th century, the emblem retained its association with the Duchy of Milan and became part of the coats of arms of the House of Sforza; the presence of Biscione in Poland (Sanok) and Belarus (Pruzhany) is due to queen Bona Sforza.

Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś

Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś (born 1 January 1980) is a Polish speed skater, who was born in Sanok and resides in Zakopane.

Stefan Szlaszewski

Serving at the rank of Colonel, he was the commanding officer of the Polish 2nd Podhale Rifles Regiment in Sanok, a prestigious unit of the Podhale Rifles attached to the 22nd Division.


Dołżyca

Dołżyca, Sanok County, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Komańcza, within Sanok County.

Expulsion of Ukrainians from Poland to the Soviet Union

The largest resettlement of Ukrainians from Poland took place in the border counties of Hrubieszów, Przemyśl and Sanok followed secondarily by Lubaczów, Tomaszów, Lesko, Jarosław and Chełm.

Lwów Voivodeship

The project covered western counties of the Voivodeship, where several factories were constructed (a steel mill in newly created city of Stalowa Wola, an aircraft engine and artillery factory in Rzeszów, as well as an armament factory in Sanok).


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