Svjatkova [Ru] Swiatkowa Wielka [Polish]

Jaslo District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Bagan / Bahan
2. Bazarnik / Bazarnyk (2 families)
3. Barna
4. Boryk / Borek (3 families)
5. Brynda
6. Warchol / Warhol / Warchil / Varkhol (3 families)
7. Halda (2 families)
8. Gluchanicz / Glukhanych (2 families)
9. Gracon / Gratson' (9 families)
10. Gula
11. Gulik / Gulyk
12. Hutyra
13. Dziad / Did / Dzjad
14. Dziadyk / Dzadyk / Dziatyk / Dzjadyk (2 families)
15. Dylin / Delin / Dylyn
16. Doroslawicz / Doroslavych
17. Dran (2 families)
18. Kilko
19. Kityk / Kocik / Kityk
20. Koban
21. Kohutyk / Kochutyk / Kogucik / Kogutyk
22. Koldra
23. Kopcza / Kopcha (2 families)
24. Kostycz / Kostyc / Kostych
25. Kochan / Kokhan ( 3 families)
26. Kuruc / Kuruts
27. Labik / Labyk
28. Lip / Lyp
29. Lipian / Lyp'jan (2 families)
30. Maychrycz / Majkhrych (6 families)
31. Misko / Mis'ko ( 2 families)
32. Moysey / Mojsej
33. Nayduch / Najdukh
34. Nester / Nestor / Nescior / Nester ( 2 families)
35. Noga ( 2 families)
36. Peyko / Peiko / Pejko
37. Pyrkowicz / Pyrkovych
38. Pikosz / Pikosh
39. Rusyn /Rusin (4 families)
40. Senczak / Sinczak / Senchak
41. Smerekanicz / Smerekanych
42. Talpasz / Taupasz / Talpash
43. Trochanowski / Trokhanovs'kyj
44. Felenczak / Felenchak
45. Homyk / Homik / Khomyk ( 6 families)
46. Czulik / Culik / Chulyk
47. Czurylla / Czurylo / Churyla
48. Jaroszczak / Jaroshchak

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Michael" [1756] [still standing]

The wooden church was closed for 39 years after WW-II and is now used by Polish Roman Catholics. The village in 1510 belonged to the Stadnyc'kyj family and in 1581 a Greek Catholic priest was known to have been in the parish. In 1873 there was a cholera epidemic, in 1887 the crops were ruined by a "great freeze", in 1889 the locality was struck by drought and in 1899 and 1934 floods greatly damaged the village.

In 1918, under the leadership of the pastor, a Rus'ka narodna rada was formed, with the intention of forming a Lemko Republic joined to Czechoslovakia - but this was soon liquidated by the Polish Government

In 1785 the village lands comprised 18.75 sq km. There were 528 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 14 Jews

1840 - 356 Greek Catholics

1859 - 634 Greek Catholics

1879 - 698 Greek Catholics

1899 - 738 Greek Catholics

1926 - 820 Greek Catholics

1936 - 26 Greek Catholics and 1491 Orthodox

In 1936 there were 4 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

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

Filial church located in SVIRZOVA RUS'KA 4km away and SVJATKOVA MALA 2km away

LDS microfilm is not available