Pastwiska, Podkarpackie Voivodeship
| Pastwiska | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Pastwiska | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′12″N 21°55′58″E / 49.53667°N 21.93278°ECoordinates: 49°32′12″N 21°55′58″E / 49.53667°N 21.93278°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Sanok |
| Gmina | Zarszyn |
| Population | 140 |
Pastwiska [pastˈfʲiska] (Ukrainian: Паствиська, Pastvys’ka) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zarszyn, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Zarszyn, 21 km (13 mi) west of Sanok, and 56 km (35 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.
The village has a population of 140.
In the village there is the small church of St Jozef with connections to Pope John Paul II. More information can be found at http://www.pastwiska.com/church.html
Close by the village hall there is a large stone memorial commemorating the death on 18 September 1944 of the Czechoslovak war hero František Geisler who was killed by the Germans whilst rescuing his injured soldiers on the battlefield during the early days of the Carpathian Campaign and the battle for Dukla Pass. More information at http://www.pastwiska.com/memorial.html
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