Tykhanja [Ru] Ciechania[Polish]

Krosno District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Babczak / Babchak
2. Bobak (3 families)
3. Wergala / Wyrgala / Vergala (2 families)
4. Wowk / Vovk
5. Wujasz / Vujash
6. Halbowski / Halbovs'kyj
7. Galewicz / Galevych
8. Goc / Hoc / Gots
9. Danylak / Danilak / Danyljak
10. Kantor (4 families)

1. Kudla
2. Laba (2 families)
3. Marko
4. Pawelczak / Pavelchak
5. Piszko / Pyshko (2 families)
6. Popik / Popyk (3 families)
7. Sabat / Sabbat (3 families)
8. Samborski / Sambors'kyj (2 families)
9. Soyka / Sojka
10. Terek / Teryk / Terek (2 families)
11. Tomaszczyk / Tomaszyk / Tomashchyk
12. Fedio / Fedzio
13. Chromoga / Khromoga (2 families)
14. Czopiak / Chop'jak (3 families)
15. Szpak / Szpiak / Shpak

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Saint Nicholas" [1790] [destroyed]

The wooden church was designated as a chapel in 1859 and then was made a parish.

In 1914 both villages of TYKHANJA and ZHYDIVSKE were burned by the Austrians, the church was damaged and all records were destroyed. Nothing now remains. By 1928 a number of the villagers had turned to the Orthodox faith. On August 25, 1929 2 Poles were hired and brought in from Krakow by villagers from nearby Huta Poljans'ka and they killed the priest - o. Pyrih and his daughter Marija.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 7.31 sq km. There were 305 Greek Catholics 0 Roman Catholics and 7 Jews

1840 - 503 Greek Catholics

1859 - 366 Greek Catholics

1879 - 331 Greek Catholics

1899 - 430 Greek Catholics

1926 - 360 Greek Catholics

1936 - 253 Greek Catholics

In 1936 there were 308 Roman Catholics 233 Orthodox and 5 Jews

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

Filial parish located in ZHYDIVS'KE 5kmn away

The village HUTA POLJANS'KA was served by the priest - only 20 or so Greek Catholics resided there

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