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This article is about the city in Poland. For the author, see Matthew Lesko. Lesko is a town in south-eastern Poland with 6,800 inhabitants (1998), in Bieszczady mountains. Matthew Lesko (born 1943) is an American author and late-night television personality who has made a living telling people about how to get free money from the United States Government. ...
Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ...
Bieszczady. ...
Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Przemysl Voivodship (1975-1998). Subcarpathian voivodship since 1999 The Subcarpathian Voivodship (in Polish województwo podkarpackie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship of south-eastern Poland. ...
Przemysl Voivodship (Polish: województwo przemyskie) is a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Subcarpathian Voivodship. ...
Lesko was founded probably in the 14th century; it is first mentioned in 1436. It was given town rights about 1470, when it was owned by Kmita nobles. In the 17th century the town was quite important centre of trade and craftsmanship, inhabited by about 1500 citizens. A good period ended in 1704, when it was looted by the Swedish troops in the Great Northern War. It has been suggested that Great Northern War and Norway be merged into this article or section. ...
Monuments: Download high resolution version (700x644, 130 KB)The former synagogue (17th century) in Lesko, Poland. ...
Download high resolution version (700x644, 130 KB)The former synagogue (17th century) in Lesko, Poland. ...
- castle of Kmita nobles, built in the 16th century, then reconstructed, partially destroyed and rebuilt
- former synagogue, built between 16th and 17th centuries, then reconstructed. Destroyed during the World War II, then rebuilt. Currently there is an art gallery,
- church built about 1539, then reconstructed.
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