Besko [ˈbɛskɔ] is a villageinSanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Besko.[1] It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Sanok and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Besko
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  Besko
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| Coordinates: 49°35′N 21°57′E / 49.583°N 21.950°E / 49.583; 21.950 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Sanok |
| Gmina | Besko |
| Population | 3,700 |
| Website | http://www.besko.pl |
As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy.[2] When a postoffice was opened in 1890,[3] the town was in the Sanok Bezirkshauptmannschaft.
For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
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