Sanok in full The Royal Free City of Sanok, part of The Land of Sanok is a town in south-eastern Poland. Sanok is situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodship. This historic city is situated on the San River at the foot of Castle Hill in Little Poland (Małopolska) region. It lies in a wooded, hilly area near the national road number 28, which goes along southern Poland, from Ustrzyki Dolne to Wadowice (340 km. away). It is located in the heartland of the Pogórze Bukowskie part of Doły (Pits), and its average altitude is 300 metres above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city.
On the bank of the river San, winding between forest covered mountains, a settlement was established centuries ago. It was named Sanok after the river. As early as in the middle of the 12th century it became an important stronghold and administration centre and maintained this role in later centuries.