Санч як Центр Західньой Лемковины

Abstract

Abstract Sącz as a Center of Western Lemko Region At the turn of the 19th and the 20th centuries, Nowy Sącz became an important center for the Lemko Region. A group of East Galician activists teamed up with several local Lemko activists to set up Rusyn Boarding School (1898). Ideological differences led the former group to create a rival Ukrainian Boarding School (1902). Ukrainians also established the Lemko Bank (1903) and were behind the erection of a Greek Catholic church in the city (1911). Competing ethnonational agendas were also reflected in the activities of Prosvita (1902) and Kachkovsky (1903) societies. The overall presence of both groups in the city was noticeable. However, after World War I only the Greek Catholic parish continued its activity but when its church was destroyed, the Lemko organized presence in the city also disappeared.

Keywords

• Lemkos
• Nowy Sącz
• Rusyn Boarding School
• Ukrainian Boarding School
• Lemko Bank
• Prosvita