Andrij Savka / Andrew Sawka | |
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Born |
Stebník |
December 13, 1619
Died | 1661 Muszyna |
Cause of death | hanging (capital punishment) |
Other names | Robin Hood of the Lemkos |
Occupation | bandit |
Years active | 1638-1661 |
Criminal penalty | hung |
Andrij Savka (transliterated)/Andrew Sawka (translated)/Андрій Савка (Ukrainian) is a Lemko bandit 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. He was the son of a church cantor, and had some education.