Zagórz
Zagórz | |
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View of the ruined monastery at Mariemont Hill that overlooks the town | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′N 22°16′E / 49.517°N 22.267°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Sanok |
| Gmina | Zagórz |
| Established | 1412 |
| Town rights | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ernest Nowak |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.39 km2 (8.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,990 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38-540 |
| Area code | +48 13 |
| Car plates | RSA |
| Website | http://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).