Zagórz
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian | ||
| County | Sanok | ||
| Gmina | Zagórz | ||
| Established | 1412 | ||
| Town rights | 1977 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Bogusław Jaworski | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 22.39 km² (8.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 4,990 | ||
| - Density | 222.9/km² (577.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 38-540 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 13 | ||
| Car plates | RSA | ||
| Website: http://www.zagorz.pl | |||
Zagórz [ˈzaguʂ] (1939-1944 Neu Zagor) is a town in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on the river Osława in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota (in northeastern Slovakia). It has a population of 4,963 (2004).
There existed a Nazi Zaslaw camp during World War II in Zasław, now part of Zagórz. Zagorz is the southeasternmost railroad junction of the PKP, with lines going into three directions - eastwards (to Kroscienko and Ukrainian border), southwards (to Lupkow and Slovakian border) and westwards (to Jaslo and the rest of the country).
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[edit] Literature
- Prof. Adam Fastnacht. Slownik Historyczno-Geograficzny Ziemi Sanockiej w Średniowieczu (Historic-Geographic Dictionary of the Sanok District in the Middle Ages), Kraków, 2002, ISBN 83-88385-14-3.
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