Hoszów Explained

Hoszów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Subcarpathian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bieszczady
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Ustrzyki Dolne
Coordinates:49.4°N 61°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom

Hoszów (pronounced as /pl/) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ustrzyki Dolne, within Bieszczady County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south-east of Ustrzyki Dolne and 850NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]

On 8 August 1769 in a battle against Russian troops during the Bar Confederation, Franciszek Pułaski, cousin of general Kazimierz Pułaski, was heavily injured and died afterwards in Lesko.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.