Wolica, Sanok County


Wolica is a village in East Małopolska in the Lesser Beskid mountains, located near the towns of Medzilaborce and Palota.
Wolica is about 10 miles from Sanok in south-west Poland. It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain, and has an elevation of 340 metres. Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship, previously in Krosno Voivodship and Sanok district,, parish Bukowsko.

History

Wolica was founded in 1361 by Bals family. From 966-1018, 1340-1772 and from 1918-1939 Wolica was part of Poland. While during 1772-1918 it belonged to Austrian empire, later the Austrian-Hungarian empire.
The village was burned down in the spring 1946 by the UPA. Some people left Wolica on April 29, 1947 and moved to the Gdansk area of Poland. Some people went to Ukraine in 1946.

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