Rajs'ke [Ru] Rajskie [Polish]

Lesko District, present day SE Poland


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

  1. Angielski / Angel's'kyj
  2. Andreyko / Andryiko / Andrejko
  3. Bawolik / Bavolyk
  4. Beley / Belej
  5. Benczarski / Benchars'kyj
  6. Berkowski / Berkovs'kyj
  7. Bryndza / Brindza / Bryndza (8 families)
  8. Bulen / Bulen'
  9. Wasylkow / Wasylko / Vasyl'kiv
  10. Hawicz / Havych
  11. Holowacz / Cholowacz / Holovach
  12. Hryceyko / Hrytsejko
  13. Hruszanka / Hrushanka (2 families)
  14. Dub (2 families)
  15. Zeleznik / Zheliznyk (2 families)
  16. Zenczak / Zenchak (5 families)
  17. Iwaneyko / Ivanejko
  18. Klucznik / Kljuchnyk
  19. Kozyk
  20. Koncio / Konts'o (2 families)
  21. Kot
  22. Kochan / Kokhan (2 families)
  23. Koszyk / Kaszyk / Koshyk ( 2 families)
  24. Lewida / Levyda
  25. Lipkiewicz / Lypkevych
  26. Lisowski / Lisovs'kyj (3 families)
  27. Lodyn ( 3 families)
  28. Lopatka
  29. Lucyk / Lutsyk (3 families)
  30. Mielnik / Mel'nyk
  31. Mykita / Mikita (3 families)
  32. Motkanicz / Motkanych ( 2 families)
  33. Oryszko / Oryshko
  34. Piernik / Pernyk
  35. Pilat
  36. Pirczak / Pirczek / Pirchak
  37. Rohun
  38. Sagan
  39. Semota
  40. Siwak / Syvak
  41. Skobyak / Skob'jak
  42. Solenczak / Solinczak / Solynchak
  43. Tantala
  44. Tkacz / Tkach
  45. Figiel / Figel'
  46. Choma / Homa / Khoma
  47. Homczyn / Khomchyn
  48. Homczyszyn / Khomchyshyn
  49. Czomko / Czomeko / Chomko
  50. Czulik / Culik / Chulyk (2 families)
  51. Jarema ( 2 families)


Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Paraskevia" [1875] [destroyed]

The masonry church was built in 1875 and renovated in 1898. It replaced an older wooden church of the same name. A new iconostas was added in 1894. Nothing now remains.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 11.70 sq km. There were 340 Greek Catholics 36 Roman Catholics and 22 Jews

1840 - 562 Greek Catholics

1859 - 359 Greek Catholics

1879 - 376 Greek Catholics

1899 - 901 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1226 Greek Catholics

1936 - 1144 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 48 Roman Catholics and 84 Jews

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

Filial church located in HORODOK 3km away and STUDENNE 4km away. The village SAVKIVCHYK was served by the priest


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