Wola Sękowa | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Etymology: | Its name comes from the west slavic dialect word Wola and Sienko, meaning little village of Simon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Sanok County |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Gmina Bukowsko |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Coordinates: | 49.5044°N 22.0044°W |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1493 |
Area Total Km2: | 8.8 |
Elevation M: | 270 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2002 |
Population Total: | 220 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 38 507 |
Blank Name: | Car plate |
Blank Info: | KUS, RSA |
Website: | http://www.bukowsko.pl |
Wola Sękowa is a village in East Małopolska in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, Bukowsko rural commune, parish in Bukowsko.
Wola Sękowa is about 15miles from Sanok in southeast Poland near the border with Slovakia and Ukraine. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain, and has an elevation of 340 metres. It is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975–1998) and Sanok district, (10miles east of Sanok). Nearby towns include Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia). The village lies near the Pielnica River at the foot of the Bukowica mountains, which are the main trail in Pogórze Bukowskie.