Lesko

Lesko
Lesko
	The synagogue in Lesko
	Coat of arms
	Lesko
	Coordinates: 49°28′28″N 22°19′44″E / 49.47444°N 22.32889°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Subcarpathian
County	Lesko
Gmina	Lesko
Established	14th century
Town rights	before 1470
Government
• Mayor	Adam Snarski (Ind.)
Area
• Total	15.09 km2 (5.83 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	5,864
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	38-600
Area code	+48 13
Car plates	RLS
Website	http://www.lesko.pl

Lesko [ˈlɛskɔ] (or Lisko until 1926; Ukrainian: Лісько, romanized: Lisko; Latin: Lescow, alias Olesco Lescovium; Yiddish: לינסק, romanized: Linsk) is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 (02.06.2009).^[1] situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is 390 metres (1,280 feet) above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city. Since 2002 it has been the capital of Lesko County.

Lesko is situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Krosno Voivodeship (1975–1998).

^ "Population. Size and structure by territorial division" (PDF). © 1995-2009 Central Statistical Office 00-925 Warsaw, Al. Niepodległości 208. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

[GUS-1] "Population. Size and structure by territorial division" (PDF). © 1995-2009 Central Statistical Office 00-925 Warsaw, Al. Niepodległości 208. 2009-06-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-06-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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