Bilanka [Ru] Bielanka [Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

  1. Wozniak / Voznjak
  2. Huba / Guba / Chuba
  3. Demczak / Demchak
  4. Diweczka / Divechka
  5. Dudycz / Dudzicz / Dudych (3 families)
  6. Kolodzej / Kowodzej / Kolodij
  7. Koltko / Kowtko
  8. Krolik / Krulik / Krolyk (3 families)
  9. Labowski / Labovs'kyj (2 families)
  10. Mardafay / Mardafaj
  11. Niemczak / Nimchak
  12. Pawlik / Paulik / Paflik / Pavlyk
  13. Paranicz / Paraniz / Paranych
  14. Pertey / Pertej
  15. Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
  16. Russyniak / Rusiniak / Rusynjak
  17. Syranicz / Syranych
  18. Tymoczko / Tymochko (2 families)
  19. Feskanicz / Feshanicz / Feskanych
  20. Chowanec / Howaniec / Khovanets' (3 families)
  21. Chowanicz / Howanicz / Khovanych
  22. Cidylak / Cydylak / Tsidyljak ( 3 families)
  23. Czupak / Czupik / Chupak (3 families)
  24. Czupik / Chupyk (3 families) [duplicate data in master]
  25. Szostak / Shostak
  26. Szymbratowicz / Shymbratovych
  27. Szostko / Shostko
  28. Juszczak / Jushchak (7 families)

Parish Data:

Church was "Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary" built in 1733 [still standing]

The wooden church was built in 1773 and renovated in 1913. From 1785 until 1855 it was a filial church of DOLYNY. In 1855 it became a filial church of LISHCHYNY. The church is now an Orthodox church.

The village is the home of the Lemko-Rusyn ensemble "Lemkovyna"

In 1785 the village lands comprised 10.26 sq.km. There were 313 Greek Catholics 10 Roman Catholics and 7Jews

1840 - 450 Greek Catholics

1859 - 311 Greek Catholics

1879 - 363 Greek Catholics

1899 - 459 Greek Catholics

1926 - 587 Greek Catholics

1936 - 624 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

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