Vara [Ru] Wara[Polish]

Bereziv District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Baran (2 families)
2. Bednarz / Bodnar
3. Zanko / Zianko
4. Zebko
5. Kipisz / Kipiesz / Kipysh
6. Lisyk
7. Luc / Luts' ( 4 families)
8. Semas / Semas'
9. Smola
10. Truchan / Trukhan
11. Szewczyk / Szewczik / Shevchyk ( 3 families)

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

The church was "Exaltation of the Holy Cross" [1889] [still standing]

The wooden church built in 1889 replaced an older church dating to at least 1830. The village was an independent parish until 1798 when it was ade a filial parish of HLUDNO

In 1785 the village lands comprised 12.37 sq km There were 266 Greek Catholics 167 Roman Catholics and 7 Jews

1840 - 250 Greek Catholics

1859 - 207 Greek Catholics

1879 - 297 Greek Catholics

1899 - 318 Greek Catholics

1926 - 363 Greek Catholics

1936 - 361 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

Other villages served by the priest BARYCH (9km), HOL'COVA (15km), NIZDREC' (6km), VESOLA (6km)

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