Gmina Besko

 ( Besko ) 

Gmina Besko is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Besko, which lies approximately west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszów. The gmina also contains the villages of Mymoń and Poręby.

The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,242. Polish official population figures 2006 Ethnic groups in the region include Polish people and Pogorzans.

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Neighbouring gminas Gmina Besko is bordered by the gminas of Haczów, Rymanów and Gmina Zarszyn.

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Massacre during Second World War During the German Invasion of Poland in 1939, German forces on 11 September murdered 21 villagers. The victims include Poles and Ukrainians, one woman, and a priest.Szymon Datner "55 dni Wehrmachtu w Polsce" page 355

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