Wielkie Oczy
| Wielkie Oczy | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Greek Catholic church | |
  Wielkie Oczy | |
| Coordinates: 50°1′22″N 23°9′44″E / 50.02278°N 23.16222°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Lubaczów |
| Gmina | Wielkie Oczy |
| Population | 880 |
Wielkie Oczy [ˈvʲɛlkʲɛ ˈɔt͡ʂɨ] (Ukrainian: Великі Очі, Velyki Ochi; literally Big Eyes) is a village (town until 1935) in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wielkie Oczy. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Lubaczów and 83 km (52 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]
The village has a population of 880.
History
In 1656 the village was given by wife of hetman Stanisław Rewera Potocki to soldier Andrzej Modrzejowski (later colonel, starosta and podskarbi nadworny koronny) for saving hetman's life. So that Modrzejowski became almost neighbour and friend of Jan Sobieski (later king of Poland) who lived in Ukrainian Yavoriv at that time.
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Coordinates: 50°1′22″N 23°9′44″E / 50.02278°N 23.16222°E