Oparivka [Ru] Oparowka[Polish]
Krosno District, present day SE Poland
Lemko Surnames cited by Krasovs'kyj from 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records
Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]
Church was "Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [1912] [still standing]
The masonry church was renovated in 1932 and replaced an older wooden church that was erected circa 1700. The parish was established in 1513 when o. Ihnat was given a field and the church was erected.
In 1785 the village lands comprised 7.34 sq km. There were 290 Greek Catholics 15 Roman Catholics and 5 Jews
1840 - 319 Greek Catholics
1859 - 307 Greek Catholics
1879 - 374 Greek Catholics
1899 - 448 Greek Catholics
1926 - 583 Greek Catholics
1936 - 504 Greek Catholics
The village was incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934
In 1936 there were 2909 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews in the area
Villages served by the priest were: BREZHANKA 6km, GOLCIVKA 1km, KIZLIVKA 4km, NEVIDNA 9km, STRYZHIV 9km, VYSOKA 2.5km
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