Sanok, Poland
Sanok | |
|---|---|
| Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok Royal Free City of Sanok | |
Town panorama with the Cathedral and the Carpathian Mountains in the background. | |
| Motto(s): Libera Regia Civitas Free Royal City | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′N 22°13′E / 49.550°N 22.217°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Sanok |
| Gmina | Sanok (urban gmina) |
| Established | before 12th century |
| Town rights | 1339 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomasz Matuszewski |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.9 km2 (21.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 36,703 |
| Demonym(s) | sanoczanin (male) sanoczanka (female) (pl) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 38-500 |
| Area code | +48 13 |
| Car plates | RSA |
| Website | http://www.sanok.pl |
Sanok [ˈsanɔk] (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok — Polish: Królewskie Wolne Miasto Sanok, Rusyn: Санок, Sanok, Ukrainian: Сянок or Cянік, Sianok or Sianik, Latin: Sanocum, Yiddish: סאָניק, Sūnik or Sonik) is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland with 38,397 inhabitants, as of June 2016. Located on the San River and around 52 km (32 mi) south of Przemyśl, Sanok lies directly by the Carpathian Mountains.
The town's history goes back almost a thousand years to when it was part of a medieval trade route. The Museum of Folk Architecture as well as the refurbished Sanok Castle and Old Town are popular points of interest. The region also features a 70 km trail for hikers and cyclists.