Andrij Savka
Encyclopedia
Andrij Savka is a Lemko
bandit and folk hero
from Dukla
. He was born in 1619 in Stebník
. In 1651, he led 500 men as part of a peasant revolt
known as the Kostka-Napierski Uprising
. He was the son of a church cantor, and had some education.
Lemkos
Lemkos , one of several quantitatively and territorially small ethnic groups who also call themselves Rusyns , are one of the ethnic groups inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains...
bandit and folk hero
Folk hero
A folk hero is a type of hero, real, fictional, or mythological. The single salient characteristic which makes a character a folk hero is the imprinting of the name, personality and deeds of the character in the popular consciousness. This presence in the popular consciousness is evidenced by...
from Dukla
Gmina Dukla
Gmina Dukla is an urban-rural gmina in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, on the Slovak border...
. He was born in 1619 in Stebník
Stebník
Stebník is a village and municipality in Bardejov District in the Prešov Region of north-east Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 380 metres and covers an area of 20.533 km².It has a population of about 350 people.-External links:...
. In 1651, he led 500 men as part of a peasant revolt
Peasant revolt
Peasant, Peasants' or Popular is variously paired with Revolt, Uprising and War and may refer to :*Daze Village Uprising 209 BC*Yellow Turban Rebellion 184...
known as the Kostka-Napierski Uprising
Kostka-Napierski Uprising
The Kostka Napierski Uprising was a peasant revolt in Poland in 1651.It took place at the same time as the more important Chmielnicki Uprising in the south-east part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and during the Swedish preparation to invade the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.Aleksander...
. He was the son of a church cantor, and had some education.