Snitnycja [Ru] Snietnica [Polish]

Grybow District, present day SE Poland


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


  1. Buranicz / Buranych
  2. Buszczak / Bushchak (2 families)
  3. Watral / Vatral'
  4. Hoc / Choc / Goc / Gots (4 families)
  5. Hrab / Grab
  6. Huniak / Hunjak
  7. Demianowica / Dem'janovych
  8. Donatarysz / Donotaryncz / Donartarysh (3 families)
  9. Zhuryk
  10. Ilczak / Il'chak
  11. Kanczuha / Kanczuga / Kanchuha
  12. Korbicz / Korbych (3 families)
  13. Korobczak / Korobchak ( 2 families)
  14. Krynicki / Krynyts'kyj
  15. Kuzmicz / Kuz'mych
  16. Lorko / Lorka
  17. Madziak / Madzjak (2 families)
  18. Moskwa / Moskva ( 3 families)
  19. Padziesz / Padesh
  20. Pakosz / Pakosh
  21. Pacan / Patsan (2 families)
  22. Romaniak / Romanjak ( 3 families)
  23. Rusyn / Rusin
  24. Sysak (2 families)
  25. Sycz / Sych (2 families)
  26. Sobczak / Sobchak
  27. Chomiak / Homiak / Khom'jak (2 families)
  28. Czuryk / Churyk
  29. Szwec / Szwiec / Szewc / Shvets'
  30. Szyszak / Shyshak

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Demetrius" [1755] [still standing]

The wooden church is now used by Poles. From 1847 until 1848 there were two administrators in the parish - one in Snitnycja and the other in Stavysha. Snitnycja is one of the oldest Lemko villages dating back to the princes period

In 1785 the village lands comprised 12.31 sq km. There were 520 Greek Catholics 12 Roman Catholics and 3 Jews

1840 - 878 Greek Catholics

1859 - 668 Greek Catholics

1879 - 641 Greek Catholics

1899 - 805 Greek Catholics

1926 - 824 Greek Catholics

1936 - 295 Greek Catholics and 564 Orthodox

In 1936 there were 27 Roman Catholics and 28 Jews

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

Filial church located in STAVYSHA 4km away.


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