Andrij Savka (Ukrainian: Андрій Савка; alternatively Andrew Sawka; 13 December 1619 – 1661)[citation needed], was a Lemko region bandit/"Robin Hood" and folk hero from Dukla. He was born in 1619 in Stebník. In 1651, he led 500 men as part of a peasant revolt known as the Kostka-Napierski Uprising.[1] He was the son of a church cantor, and had some education.
^Horbal, Bogdan (2002). "Andrii Savka". In Magocsi, Paul; Pop, Ivan (eds.). Encyclopedia of Rusyn History and Culture. University of Toronto Press. p. 448. ISBN 9780802035660.
AndrijSavka (Ukrainian: Андрій Савка; alternatively Andrew Sawka; 13 December 1619 – 1661)[citation needed], was a Lemko region bandit/"Robin Hood" and...
meet. In the 17th century, it was the haunt of a bandit and folk hero, AndrijSavka. The Dukla Pass was the scene of bitterly contested battles on the eastern...
December 10 – Thomas Dyke, English politician (d. 1669) December 13 – AndrijSavka, Lemko bandit (d. 1661) December 17 – Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Bohemian-born...
December 10 – Thomas Dyke, English politician (d. 1669) December 13 – AndrijSavka, Lemko bandit (d. 1661) December 17 – Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Bohemian-born...
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