Gładyszów

Gładyszów , Ukrainian: Ґлaдишiв, Gladyshiv) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Uście Gorlickie, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. Gładyszów lies near Uście Gorlickie village, not far from Gorlice, south-east of the regional capital Kraków.[1] The village has a population of 450.[2]

Gładyszów
Village
Church of the Ascension of Christ
Gładyszów
Coordinates: 49°32′N 21°16′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyGorlice
GminaUście Gorlickie
Population
387

History

The village was founded in mid-16th century by the Gładysz family. Around 1629 it became the property of Jan Wielopolski. It was bought by Jan Zborowski around 1680. According to records, in 1881 the population of Gładyszów was 760, mostly Lemko villagers as well as the Polish manor with the estate forest nearby. There was a Greek Catholic Church, Church of the Ascension of Our Lord, and a parish in the village. During World War II, Gładyszów was a site of OUN-UPA partisan actions and heavy fighting with the communist forces in 1946.[2]

Points of interest
  • Church's main altar
  • World War I Cemetery nr 55
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References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Gładyszów". Gmina Uście Gorlickie (in Polish). Official website. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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