Andrij Savka Explained

Andrij Savka / Andrew Sawka
Birth Date:13 December 1619
Birth Place:Stebník
Death Place:Muszyna
Death Cause:hanging (capital punishment)
Other Names:Robin Hood of the Lemko region
Occupation:bandit
Years Active:1638-1661
Criminal Penalty:hung

Andrij Savka (Ukrainian: Андрій Савка; alternatively Andrew Sawka; 13 December 1619  - 1661), was a Lemko region bandit/"Robin Hood" and folk hero from Dukla. He was born in 1619 in Stebník. In 1651, he led 500 men as part of a peasant revolt known as the Kostka-Napierski Uprising.[1] He was the son of a church cantor, and had some education.

Biography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Horbal. Bogdan. Bogdan Horbal . Paul. Magocsi. Paul Magocsi . Ivan. Pop. Ivan Pop. Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture . 448. Andrii Savka. 2002. University of Toronto Press. 9780802035660. https://books.google.com/books?id=ovCVDLYN_JgC&q=Savka+bandit&pg=PA448.