Lesko

Lesko (or Lisko until 1926) (Yiddish: לינסק-Linsk) is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,855 (2004), in the Bieszczady mountains. Since 2002 it has been the capital of Lesko County.Lesko is situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Krosno Voivodeship (1975-1998). Lesko is the second largest town in Bieszczady after Ustrzyki Dolne. There is an old castle there which has been changed into a hotel.