Kuryłówka

Kuryłówka
Village

Saint Nicholas church in Kuryłówka
Kuryłówka
Coordinates: 50°17′50″N 22°27′53″E / 50.29722°N 22.46472°E / 50.29722; 22.46472
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
County Leżajsk
Gmina Kuryłówka
Population 1,674

Kuryłówka [kurɨˈwufka] (Ukrainian: Курилівка, Kurylivka) is a village in Leżajsk County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kuryłówka. It lies on the navigable San River, approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Leżajsk and 44 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]

The village has a population of 1,674. It was the site of anti-communist resistance after World War II (see: Battle of Kurylowka). In 2007 it was damaged by a waterspout.

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Coordinates: 50°17′50″N 22°27′53″E / 50.29722°N 22.46472°E / 50.29722; 22.46472


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