Sanok
Place in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sanok [ˈsanɔk] (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — Polish: Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, Rusyn: Санок, Sanok, Ukrainian: Сянок or Cянік, Sianok or Sianik, Latin: Sanocum, Yiddish: סאניק, Sonik) is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland with 38,397 inhabitants, as of June 2016.[1] Located on the San River and around 52 km south of Przemyśl, Sanok lies directly by the Carpathian Mountains.
Sanok | |
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Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok Royal Free City of Sanok | |
Motto(s): Libera Regia Civitas Free Royal City | |
Coordinates: 49°33′N 22°13′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
County | Sanok |
Gmina | Sanok (urban gmina) |
Established | before 12th century |
Town rights | 1339 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tomasz Matuszewski |
Area | |
• Total | 39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 36,703[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 38-500 |
Area code | +48 13 |
Car plates | RSA |
Website | http://www.sanok.pl |
Once settled by Poles, Jews and Lemkos, the town's history goes back almost 1000 years when it was part of a medieval trade route.[2] The Museum of Folk Architecture as well as the refurbished Sanok Castle and Old Town are popular points of interest.[3] The region also features a 70 km trail for hikers and cyclists.[3]