Owczary, Gorlice County

Owczary [ɔfˈt͡ʂarɨ] (Ukrainian: Рихвальд, Rykhval’d) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Sękowa, 8 km (5 mi) south of Gorlice, and 104 km (65 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

For other places with the same name, see Owczary.
Owczary
Village
Owczary
Coordinates: 49°35′N 21°11′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyGorlice
GminaSękowa

In Owczary is buried the Polish resistance fighter, Maria Kotarba .

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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