Besko

Besko
Village
Municipal office
Municipal office
Coat of arms of Besko
Coat of arms
Besko is located in Poland
Besko
Besko
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 49°35′N 21°57′E / 49.583°N 21.950°E / 49.583; 21.950
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountySanok
GminaBesko
Population
3,700
Websitehttp://www.besko.pl

Besko [ˈbɛskɔ] is a village in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Besko.

History

As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy. When a postoffice was opened in 1890, the town was in the Sanok Bezirkshauptmannschaft.

Austrian KK stamp 1890 issue, cancelled in Besko

For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.

References

  1. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ↑ Atlas des peuples d'Europe centrale, André et Jean Sellier, 1991, p.88
  3. ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967