Selys'ka [Ru] Siedliska [Polish]

Bereziv District, present day SE Poland


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


  1. Andruszko / Jendruszko / Andrushko
  2. Bak
  3. Blama / Bljama (2 families)
  4. Wacura / Vatsura
  5. Galayda / Galajda
  6. Halko / Chalko / Galko / Alko / Hal'ko
  7. Krawec / Krawiec / Kravets'
  8. Kucaba / Kutsaba
  9. Nahurny / Nahirnyj ( 3 families)
  10. Nakoneczny / Nakonechnyj
  11. Pircz / Pirch
  12. Sicz / Sich
  13. Soltys / Soltis / Soltys
  14. Tucki / Tuts'kyj
  15. Chowaniec / Chowanec / Howaniec / Khovanets'
  16. Czerkes / Czerkiesz / Cherkes

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Exaltation of the Holy Cross / Saint Michael" [1866] [still standing]

The wooden church was renovated in 1912 and replaced an older wooden church. The name was changed from Holy Cross to Saint Michael in 1893. The church is now used by Poles.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 9.8 sq km. There were 180 Greek Catholics 164 Roman Catholics and 16 Jews

1840 - 156 Greek Catholics

1859 - 148 Greek Catholics

1879 - 175 Greek Catholics

1899 - 329 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1230 [?] Greek Catholics

1936 - 358 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 432 Roman Catholics in the area and 11 Jews

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

Filial church located in VOLODZH 2km away

The priest also served the villages of PORUBY with HUTA and JASENIV 4 km away and DYBROVA Starzhens'ka 3 km away


LDS microfilm is not available