Vil'khova [Ru] Olchowa[Polish]

Lisko District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

1. Balwan / Balvan
2. Wasenko / Wasienko / Vasenko
3. Hrycenko / Hrytsenko
4. Dawidko / Davydko (4 families)
5. Klecha / Klekha
6. Kraynik / Krajnyk (2 families)
7. Malec / Malets
8. Michalow / Mykhalov (2 families)
9. Moskal / Moskal'
10. Murdzak
11. Paszko / Pashko
12. Petryk
13. Piotrow / Petriv (4 families)
14. Podolak / Podoljak
15. Skrechla / Skrehla
16. Tkacz / Tkach
17. Szewczyk / Szewczik / Shevchyk
18. Jurkow / Jurkiv

Parish Data:

Church was "Synaxis of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [1887] [still standing but in poor condition]

Village was a filial parish to the one located in TARNAVA GORNA

The masonry church replaced an older wooden one that was erected in 1865. There was no church here fo a long time although there had been one in 1785.

in 1785 the village lands comprised 4.55 sq km There were 160 Greek Catholics 5 Roman Catholics and 5 Jews

1840 - included in TARNAVA

1859 - included in TARNAVA

1879 - 150 Greek Catholics

1899 - 201 Greek Catholics

1926 - 250 Greek Catholics

1938 - 253 Greek Catholics

The village was not incorporated in the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

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