It is situated below the main watershed at the foot of the Słonne Mountain, and has an elevation of 340 m (1,115 ft).

Prior to the Second World War, the village was populated by a majority of Lemko Greek Catholics, and some Jewish families.

In 1947, during Akcja Wisla (Operation Vistula), the remainder of Lemkos who were not previously sent to Soviet Ukraine were finally captured and deported to former German territories that Poland had acquired as a provision of the Yalta Conference.

The camp was used to hold Jews from the Sanok, Lesko and Dobromil powiats, that is if they weren't shot in their village or taken to the work camp in Zwangsarbeitslager Zaslaw, 30 km (19 mi) east of Bukowsko.

Apparently at least 13,000 people were held at Zaslaw and then transported to Belzec extermination camp.