Kosteva [Ru] [Polish]

Bereziv District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames cited by Krasovs'kyj from 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Basarab
2. Buczak / Buchak
3. Danczak / Danchak ( 5 families)
4. Dobosz / Dobosh
5. Zaleski / Zales'kyj ( 4 families)
6. Kawiak / Kav'jak
7. Klim / Klym
8. Kmiecyszyn / Kmetyshyn
9. Krawec / Krawiec / Kravets'
10. Kramar / Kramarz
11. Kril / Krol / Krul / Kril'
12. Kruczik / Kruczek / Kruchyk
13. Lech / Lekh ( 3 families)
14. Lukacz / Lukac / Lukach
15. Lukow / Lukiv
16. Masnik / Masnyk (2 families)
17. Mlynarz / Mlynar
18. Muzyka
19. Nahurny / Nahirnyj ( 2 families)
20. Olejar / Olear / Olejarz
21. Pawlus / Pavlus' ( 4 families)
22. Petrysko
23. Petryszak / Petriszak / Petrysak / Petryshak
24. Pichura / Piechura / Pikhura
25. Roman ( 2 families)
26. Tatarzyn / Tataryn
27. Skowronek / Skovronok ( 2 families)
28. Szpak / Szpiak / Shpak ( 4 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

no church the cillage was served by BAKHIR 3km away

In 1785 the village lands comprised 9.78 sq km. There were 284 Greek Catholics 100 Roman Catholics and 7 Jews

1840 - x Greek Catholics

1859 - x Greek Catholics

1879 - x Greek Catholics

1899 - x Greek Catholics

1926 - x Greek Catholics

1936 - 686 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

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