Sandomierzans
The Sandomierzacy are a ethnographic group of the
Roman Catholics
.
The Sandomierzacy proper reside along the left bank of the
Krakowiacy, the Sandomierzacy are the oldest ethnic group of Lesser Poland. In the 19th century, when Lesser Poland was for over 100 years divided between the Habsburg Empire and the Russian Empire, the Sandomierzacy were under the influence of Mazovia
, which resulted in several changes, mostly in their traditional clothing.
Borowiacy Sandomierscy
The Borowiacy sandomierscy is a small subethnic group of Sandomierzacy, which resides along right bank of the
Janow Lubelski
.
Posaniacy
The Posaniacy is another subethnicy group of the Sandomierzacy. They inhabited the Sandomierz Forest, and in the 19th century, most of them settled in forests around Radom.
Sources
- Encyklopedia Polski. wyd. Wydawnictwo Ryszard Kluszczynski, Kraków 1996.
See also
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