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Here we arrive at he village of Buk located in Southeast Poland; it is a part of Cisna.
It is the village where my mother-in-law was born and passed her youth.
Her name was Maria CZERWINIAK. She was a Lemko.
In 1940 she was only15, and taken for forced labour by the Germans.
After WW II. she came to Belgium with her boyfriend. She never saw again her village which was destroyed by Ackja Wisla.
I apologize for my mediocre English (I’m Belgian).
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Hello Miranda.
Thanks, for your interest.
Together with my wife « Jeanine » I visited this area three weeks ago and I have a lot of pictures to share.
Here at Buk, along the river « Solinka » a little monument. The church (cerkwa), which no longer exist, was located, behind the photographer, at the other side of the road.

In 1921 the village population was 294 people; now there are 45 people.
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Here the picture of Buk.

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That’s wath one sees at the other side of the road. Once, that almost plane field contained 49 houses and a cerkwa (census 1921) from the Lemkos.

I suppose, God the Father was not content that His cerkwa had been destroyed and He decided to destroy a new construction by fire.
Now Buk has not any church.
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According to explanations of our mother, this is the spot where her parent’s house stood. When looking in the way of the river, one can see the bridge over the river and on the other side a little plane field (now a campsite) where stood the house of our mother’s cousin called Rozalia SOKOLOWSKA. The latest had also be taken by the Germans; she was only 14 years old. After the war she came to Belgium together with our mother. In 1944 or 1945 Rozalia’s mother was expelled to Urkraine. Rozalia never saw again her village, nor her mother and brother. Our grandparents lived underground in the forest during that period, afraid to be expelled. Their youngest daugther (an other Rozalia) is born in the forest.

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Here the bridge over the Solinka and at the otherside the campsite.
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Here both cousins a few years before they died: Rozalia on the left and mother on the right.
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Jablonki on the road from Sanok to Cisna. Here the big monument of General Karol SWIERCZEWSKI. In april 1947, he was coming to clean up the region (understand « to expel, to kill people and to destroy everything, so that people never would come back »).

On his way, he be caught in an ambush of the U.P.A. and was killed.
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Here a focus on the monument. Any one had soiled the face of the General. I think that it means « not everybody in the area is his friend »

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Here opposite the monument « Willa Jablonka ». Not everyone is poor in Poland.
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That’s the spot where once the cerkwa of Dolzyca stood. That village is located between Cisna and Buk. There is not any church.
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Here the picture. I'm sorry it was a little too large.

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Here a focus of the memorial. Text is written in the Ruthenian and the Polish languages.
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Here a Greek-Catholic cemetery at Dolzyca; it is located opposite the preceding memorial.
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Cisna; new city-house. In my opinion it’s not bad. The population, together with a dozen villages arround, is only 1600 people!
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Cisna; a new house of city-administration and tourist-office.
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Cisna; the church.
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Cisna; the biggest road-cross…coming from Sanok, turn to the left for Ukraine, to the right for Komancza and Dukla or Slovaqui.
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Cisna; a new hotel called « Wolosan »… very comfortable!
wolosan.pl email : wolosan@wolosan.pl
One speak a little English! Good food! Interesting prices!
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Lopienka… it’s a village who not longer exist. There are no houses; only a cerkiew which was rebuilt recently because it’s a place of pelgrimage; There is a revered icon of the Madonna with Child. The cerkiew was closed and we could see it.

This cerkiew is located Nordwest of Buk at almost 5 km. Only a forest-way in bad condition lead to that spot.
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Lopienka … my wife « Jeanine » near the cerkiew.
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Lopienka … it’s me behind the cerkiew, in an hollow three.
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Lopenka… a sign, in both languages, at the entrance of the cerkiew.
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Lopienka…a sign, in both languages, at the chapel.
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Lopienka…an other chapel, where the way to Lopienka begins.
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Lopienka… along the forest-way… people makes charcoal.
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Lopienka… ruin of the cerkiew after destruction by Ackja Wisla.
Sorry…but that picture isn’t made by me.
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Lopienka… the inside of the cerkiew.
Sorry…but that picture isn’t made by me.
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Here the photograph

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Lopienka… the icon of the Madonna with Child.
Sorry…but that picture isn’t made by me.
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Dear Miranda.

Thank you once more!
We were also in Myckow and Polanczyk nearly Berezka.
I send still others pictures, but for today it's enough, I get tired.
I also possess a big file with all the churchs which had been destroyed or still exists.
It's in English and Ruthenian.
The server I use do not allow to send it by email. If you will? ... maurits.devits@telenet.be