Zagórz

Zagórz
View of the ruined monastery at Mariemont Hill that overlooks the town
Zagórz
Coordinates: 49°31′N 22°16′E / 49.517°N 22.267°E / 49.517; 22.267
Country Poland
Voivodeship Subcarpathian
CountySanok
GminaZagórz
Established1412
Town rights1977
Government
  MayorErnest Nowak
Area
  Total
22.39 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
4,990
  Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38-540
Area code+48 13
Car platesRSA
Websitehttp://www.zagorz.pl

Zagórz [ˈzaɡuʂ] (Ukrainian: Загі́р'я; German: Sagor) is a town in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, on the river Osława in the Bukowsko Upland mountains, located 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) south-east of Sanok on the way to Ustrzyki Dolne, 32.4 kilometres (20.1 mi) distance. The nearest towns in northeastern Slovakia are Palota and Medzilaborce. Zagórz has a population of 4,988 (02.06.2009).

Zagórz is the most southeasterly railroad junction of the PKP, with lines going into three directions - eastwards (to Krościenko and Ukrainian border), southwards (to Nowy Łupków and Slovak border) and westwards (to Jasło and the rest of the country).