Bachlawa
Sign in to saveBachlawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is located on the shores of the San; historically, it was owned by the Bal family of Baligród.
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Bachlawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lesko, within Lesko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is located on the shores of the San; historically, it was owned by the Bal family of Baligród.
== Etymology == The town's earliest known name, recorded in the 17th century, was Bachlowa, coming from the name of the Bal family, which owned it from 1427 to the mid-18th century. It was officially changed to Bachlawa by the village council in 1968.
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