Polańczyk | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Subcarpathian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lesko |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Solina |
Elevation M: | 482 |
Coordinates: | 49.3694°N 22.4197°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Population Total: | 830 (2002) |
Website: | http://www.polanczyk.pl |
Polańczyk is a village in Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies in, and serves as the seat of, the administrative district of Gmina Solina. Polańczyk lies approximately 4km (02miles) south-west of Solina, 140NaN0 south-east of Lesko, and 800NaN0 south of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]
It was first mentioned in 1580. Its name comes from the West Slavic word polana, meaning "glade". It is a spa village that lies near the shores of Lake Solina and is a popular area for tourists visiting the lake.