Lesko

Poland / Podkarpackie / Sanok /
 city, town

Lesko (or Lisko until 1926) (Yiddish: לינסק-Linsk) is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,855 (2004), in the Bieszczady mountains. 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). Lesko is the second largest town in Bieszczady after Ustrzyki Dolne. There is an old castle there which has been changed into a hotel.
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Coordinates:   49°28'7"N   22°19'33"E
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