Wola Sękowa

Village in Poland

49°30′16″N 22°00′16″E / 49.50444°N 22.00444°E / 49.50444; 22.00444Country

PolandRegionSanok CountyDistrictGmina BukowskoFirst mentioned1493Area

• Total8.8 km² (3.4 sq mi)Elevation

270 m (890 ft)Population

(31 December 2002)

• Total220 • Density25/km² (65/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

38 507

Car plateKUS, RSAWebsitehttp://www.bukowsko.pl

Wola Sękowa [ˈvɔla sɛŋˈkɔva] is a village in East Małopolska in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, Bukowsko rural commune, parish in Bukowsko.

Wola Sękowa is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Sanok in southeast Poland near the border with Slovakia and Ukraine. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain, and has an elevation of 340 metres. It is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975–1998) and Sanok district, (16 km or 10 mi east of Sanok). Nearby towns include Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia). The village lies near the Pielnica River at the foot of the Bukowica mountains, which are the main trail in Pogórze Bukowskie.

Hiking trails

European walking route E8

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.