Верхні Брунари с
Належало до Грибівського деканату Перемиської єпархії.
За поділом 1999 р. – гміна Устя Горлицьке, повіт Горлице, Малопольське воєводство.
Brunarja Vyshnja [Ru] Brunary Wyzne [Polish]
Grybow District, present day SE Poland
Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records
Bakalar / Bakalarz / Bakaljar
Betley / Betlej (2 families)Binczarowski / Bincarowski / Bonczarowsi / Bincharovs'kyj (2 families)
Bodniewicz / Bodnevych (2 families)
Walantyk / Valjantyk (2 families)
Halata / Galata
Halczak / Chalczak / Alczak / Hal'chak (2 families) [note – not defined as to which Brunary the name was found]
Doroszczak / Doroshchak
Durko
Dziadyk / Dzadyk / Dziatyk / Dzjadyk [note – not defined as to which Brunary the name was found]
Zolnierczyk / Zolnirczyk / Zhovnirchyk (2 families) [note – not defined as to which Brunary the name was found]
Kliszcz / Kleszcz / Klishch (3 families) [note – not defined as to which Brunary the name was found]
Kopycienski / Kopytsyns'kyj
Kuzmak / Kuzhmak / Kuz'mak
Leszynski / Leshyns'kyj
Popowicz / Popowyc / Popovych
Potocki / Potots'kyj [note – not defined as to which Brunary the name was found]
Rogoz / Rogos (3 families)
Sorokanicz / Sorohanych ( 2 families)
Parish Data:
Church was «Saint Michael» erected in 1831 [still standing]
The wooden church was erected in 1831 and replaced an older one that existed as early as 1620.
In 1335 the King of Poland assigned land for the building of a church in Brunary and in 1391 possession of the land and surrounding area was passed to the Bishop of Krakow. In 1626, the Bishop of Krakow disallowed the building of any additional Greek Catholic churches or the increase of any more Greek Catholic priests on his land. In 1641 the Bishop of Krakow assigned the property of the churches in Chorna and Perunka for the support of the priest in Brunary, with permission to take an assistant in Chorna. An assistant lived in Chorna intil 1751.
In 1785 the village lands comprised 12.40 sq.km. There were 270 Greek Catholics 7 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews
1840 – 383 Greek Catholics
1859 – 285 Greek Catholics
1879 – 306 Greek Catholics
1899 – 387 Greek Catholics
1926 – 340 Greek Catholics
1936 – 858 Greek Catholics and 280 Orthodox
The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934
In 1936 there were 48 Roman Catholics and 6 Jews
Filial churches were located in CHORNA (3km), BRUNARY NYZHNY (.5km) and JASHKOVA (1.5km)
Джерело: carpatho-rusyn.org