History

Jaśliska, a meeting with a turbulent history

At present, Jaśliska is a village and once, it was a town lying on the Hungarian course – a busy trade route in the past. It has preserved the traces of its past splendour and it seems to have...

Calendar habits and Boyko region rituals

Boykos’ traditional spiritual culture is rich and varied. This also fully applies to the area of calendar habits and rituals. At some time, the particular areas of the Boyko region were studied...

Hutsuls – shepherds of the Eastern Carpathians

Hustuls (Ukr. Гуцули, Ro. Huțuli) is an ethnic group of highlanders living in part of the Eastern Carpathians – Gorgany, Chornohora, Svydovets, Marmorian Carpathians, Połoniny...

Tourism in the Bieszczady Mountains until World War II

The history of tourism is probably as long as the history of civilisation. People have travelled for centuries – for trade, religious and cognitive purposes, but also for health and leisure....

Hlavatý from Rusova Volova

The end of the 15th century is a turbulent time in the history and Polish-Czech-Hungarian relations. The year 1471 turned out to be particularly fateful and caused a long war. Maciej Korwin, anointed...

Bieszczady has been discovered in Wetlina

Wetlina is a holiday village, located on the route of the large Bieszczady beltway on the southern slopes of Połonina Wetlińska. It is located within the boundaries of the Ciśniańsko-Wetliński...