Wola Piotrowa

Wola Piotrowa (Lemko: Vola Petrova)
Village
The Pogórze Bukowskie is a hilly region (thus the name, Bukowsko hilly region) in Poland (Wola Piotrowa view.
Name origin: Its name comes from the west slavic dialect word Wola and Piotr, meaning exactly little village of Peter
Nickname: Piotrowa
Country Poland
Region Sanok County
District Gmina Bukowsko
River Pielnica, Sanoczek
Elevation 270 m (886 ft)
Coordinates 49°27′4.89″N 22°02′37.25″E / 49.4513583°N 22.0436806°E / 49.4513583; 22.0436806Coordinates: 49°27′4.89″N 22°02′37.25″E / 49.4513583°N 22.0436806°E / 49.4513583; 22.0436806
Area 8.8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population 280 (31 December 2002)
Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
First mentioned 1526
Mayor sołtys Jan Hołomek
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 38 507
Car plate KUS, RSA
Location of Wola Piotrowa in Sanok County
Wikimedia Commons: Pogórze Bukowskie
Website: http://www.bukowsko.pl
Pentecostal church in Wala Piotrowa
Cadastral map of Wola Piotrowa. Steurbezirk Bukowsko. 1853

Wola Piotrowa [ˈvɔla pʲɔˈtrɔva] (Ukrainian: Воля Петрова, Volia Petrova) is a village in East Małopolska in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, Bukowsko rural commune, Latin parish in Bukowsko, Protestant parish in loco.

Wola Piotrowa is about 17 miles from Sanok in southeast Poland. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain, and has an elevation of 340 metres. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975-1998) and Sanok district, (10 miles east of Sanok), located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia).

Twin cities

Literature

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