Kotan [Ru] Kotan'[Polish]

Sanok District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Babczak / Babchak
2. Bawolak / Bavoljak (4 families)
3. Banicki / Banyts'kyj
4. Danylak / Danilak / Danyljak ( 4 families)
5. Kasicz / Kasych
6. Krochla / Krokhla
7. Markowicz / Markiewicz / Markovych ( 3 families)
8. Obuch / Obukh
9. Parylo
10. Pokladko ( 2 families)
11. Prynda
12. Russyniak / Rusiniak / Rysynjak
13. Synica / Sienica / Synytsja (2 families)
14. Sokol / Sokil
15. Fesz / Fesh ( 3 families)
16. Fryncko / Fryntsko
17. Fudzak / Fudzhak ( 2 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

The church was "Saints Kosmas and Damian" [1841] [still standing]

The wooden church was padlocked in 1946. The church is building #26 in the villages and is marked as an architectural monument. There was also an older church in the village but it was dismantled by the Poles in the 1950's

The village was a filial parish to KRAMPNA 3km away

In 1785 the village lands comprised 7.46 sq km. There were 213 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 10 Jews

1840 - 388 Greek Catholics

1859 - 311 Greek Catholics

1879 - 279 Greek Catholics

1899 - 392 Greek Catholics

1926 - 296 Greek Catholics

1936 - 240 Greek Catholics

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

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