Czertez
Encyclopedia
Czerteż ' is a village in East Małopolska
in the Lesser Beskid mountains, in the district called Gmina Sanok
. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountains, and has an elevation of 346 metres. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975-1998) and Sanok
district, Sanok
subdistrict (3 miles west of Sanok), parish
Kostarowce
.
s ). The wooden church was renovated in 1877 and 1924. It is in good condition and seems to be in use as a museum. According to local tradition, the village was supposedly founded by Prince Jerzy in 1340. In 1785 the village lands comprised 3.36 km². There were 285 Catholics and 6 Jews
.
During 966 - 1018, 1340 - 1772 (Ruthenian Voivodeship
) and during 1918 - 1939 Czertez was part of Poland. While during 1772 - 1918 it belonged to Austrian empire, later Austrian-Hungarian empire when double monarchy was introduced in Austria
. It is the oldest settlement in the Sanoczek river-basin, in the Vandals
era trade route that passed through this area.
architecture. The wooden church was renovated in 1877.
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland is one of the historical regions of Poland, with its capital in the city of Kraków. It forms the southeastern corner of the country, and should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only a small, southern part of Lesser Poland...
in the Lesser Beskid mountains, in the district called Gmina Sanok
Gmina Sanok
Gmina Sanok is a rural gmina in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Sanok, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountains, and has an elevation of 346 metres. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Krosno Voivodship (1975-1998) and Sanok
Sanok
Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
district, Sanok
Sanok
Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland with 39,110 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009. It's the capital of Sanok County in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship , which was part of the Lesser Poland province...
subdistrict (3 miles west of Sanok), parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
Kostarowce
Kostarowce
Kostarowce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sanok, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów....
.
History
Czerteż was founded in 1339 by prince George II Trojden, and was originally named Czerteznyki ( en. HandicraftHandicraft
Handicraft, more precisely expressed as artisanic handicraft, sometimes also called artisanry, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools. It is a traditional main sector of craft. Usually the term is applied to traditional means...
s ). The wooden church was renovated in 1877 and 1924. It is in good condition and seems to be in use as a museum. According to local tradition, the village was supposedly founded by Prince Jerzy in 1340. In 1785 the village lands comprised 3.36 km². There were 285 Catholics and 6 Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
.
During 966 - 1018, 1340 - 1772 (Ruthenian Voivodeship
Ruthenian Voivodeship
Ruthenia Voivodeship was an administrative division of the Kingdom of Poland . Together with Bełz Voivodeship, it formed Lesser Poland Province with its capital city in Kraków. Part of Lesser Poland region...
) and during 1918 - 1939 Czertez was part of Poland. While during 1772 - 1918 it belonged to Austrian empire, later Austrian-Hungarian empire when double monarchy was introduced in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. It is the oldest settlement in the Sanoczek river-basin, in the Vandals
Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Vandals under king Genseric entered Africa in 429 and by 439 established a kingdom which included the Roman Africa province, besides the islands of Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearics....
era trade route that passed through this area.
Religion
In the centre of the village there is a wooden Greek-Catholic church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord dating 1742 which now serves as the Roman Catholic church, excellent examples of BoykoBoyko
Boyko or Boiko are a distinctive group of Ukrainian highlanders or mountain-dwellers of the Carpathian highlands. The Boykos inhabited the central and the western half of the Carpathians in Ukraine, including the Dolynskyi and a part of the Rozhniativskyi Raions in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast ,...
architecture. The wooden church was renovated in 1877.