Łukawiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wielkie Oczy, within Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It lies approximately 6 km north-west of Wielkie Oczy, 12 km south of Lubaczów, and 80 km east of the regional capital Rzeszów. Łukawiec has existed since the XVIth Century.

Location

Łukawiec is located in south-eastern Poland. The administrative area of Łukawiec, together with several hamlets, is 35.80 km2. Łukawiec is the largest town in the commune. The village is characterized by compact buildings with a chain character. Łukawiec is composed of several parts and hamlets, including Wola, Sydory, Tarnawskie, Zarzeka, Zabuczyna, Zacerkiew, Zakościół and Zagrobla.

Education

The figure of Bolesław Müller, the founder and manager of the local school, is associated with Łukawiec. In August 1939, he was mobilized as a reserve officer of the Podhale regiment and fought in the September Campaign. He was then arrested and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp in Starobielsk where he shared the fate of Polish officers murdered in the East. The last message from him came from 1940. He died in Kharkov. The school building in Łukawiec houses a plaque commemorating his merits.

Religion

Most of the inhabitants are Catholics. Łukawiec parish was separated from the Lubaczów parish on July 1, 1754. Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki, who was a personal secretary of John Paul II comes from Łukawiec.

Monuments

Łukawiec is located on the Wooden Architecture Route (route VI).

Environment