BEREZNYCJA [Ru] BEREZNICA NIZNA[Polish]

Lesko District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Bryndza / Brindza
2. Zawoyski / Zavijs'kyj (3 families)
3. Lazoryk
4. Maslanka / Masljanka
5. Mielnik / Mel'nyk
6. Michalik / Mikhalyk
7. Polny / Pol'nyj
8. Staszkiw / Stashkiv
9. Tymczur / Tymchur
10. Filip (4 families)

Parish Data:

Church was "Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary" erected in 1916 [destroyed]

Filial parish to the one in BERESKA 3 km away. The first church was built in 1916, although the village had been served for many years from Bereska.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 4.61sq.km. There were 85 Greek Catholics 25Roman Catholics and 0Jews

1840 - 138 Greek Catholics

1859 - 356 Greek Catholics

1879 - 141Greek Catholics

1899 - 203 Greek Catholics

1926 - 490 Greek Catholics

1936 - 217 Greek Catholics

The village was not incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

LDS microfilm not yet available