Desno [Ru] Deszno [Polish]

Sanok District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Beblo / Bebwo
2. Burdasz / Burdash (2 families)
3. Wasluga / Waszuga / Vasjuha
4. Dzula / Dzhula / Dziula / Dzhula (3 families)
5. Kowal / Koval (2 families)
6. Lech / Lekh
7. Odrzechowski / Odrekhivs'kyj
8. Hwostyk / Khvostyk
9. Rak
10. Hrapcio / Khrapts'o (4 families)
11. Cyrka / Cyrko / Tsyrka
12. Janczyk / Janchyk

Parish Data:

The church was "Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [1880] [destroyed]

The wooden church erected in 1880 relaced an older church dating to 1738 The church is totally destroyed.

The villages existed prior to 1389 according to Myron Korduba in Zaxidne pohranyche Halyc'koji Derzhavy

In 1785 the village lands comprised 6.04 sq. km. There were 120 Greek Catholics 1320 Roman Catholics and 6 Jews

1840 - 231 Greek Catholics

1859 - 379 Greek Catholics

1879 - 501 Greek Catholics

1899 - 684 Greek Catholics

1926 - 789 Greek Catholics

1936 - 295 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

In 1936 there were 600 Roman Catholics and 36 Jews

Filial Churches were located in BALUTJANKA (3km) and VOLUTSHOVA (3km)

The villages of POSADA HORISHNA and RYMANIV - ZHDROJ were served by the priest

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