Bukowina
Village
World War I cemetery
World War I cemetery
Bukowina is located in Poland
Bukowina
Bukowina
Coordinates: 50°26′N 22°19′E / 50.433°N 22.317°E / 50.433; 22.317
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSubcarpathian
CountyNisko
GminaUlanów

Bukowina [bukɔˈvʲina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ulanów, within Nisko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Ulanów, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Nisko, and 50 km (31 mi) north-east of the regional capital Rzeszów. The village is located in the historical region Galicia.[2] After partition of Poland the village was under Austrian Habsburg rule. The border checkpoint from tzarist Russia and Austria-Hungary days has been reconstructed in the nearby forest.

World War I historic cemetery is located in Bukowina. 96 soldiers of various nationalities who died in 1914 and 1915 have been buried there.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Austriahungary.info".


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