| Lublin Voivodeship Województwo lubelskie |
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Capital | Lublin | ||
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4 cities, 20 land counties *
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| - Total | 25,155 km² (9,712. Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century The Flag of the Lublin Voivodeship is a horizontal Tricolor of white red and yellow in proportions 212 emblazoned with the coat of arms of the voivodeship The coat of arms of the Lublin Voivodeship is Gules a stag springing Argent gorged with a coronet Or. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Biała Podlaska is a town in eastern Poland with 58047 inhabitants (2005 Chełm (Холм Kholm) is a city in eastern Poland with 72595 inhabitants (2005 Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66633 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999 Biała Podlaska County (powiat bialski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on Biłgoraj County (powiat biłgorajski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Chełm County (powiat chełmski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border Hrubieszów County (powiat hrubieszowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on Janów Lubelski County (powiat janowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Kraśnik County (powiat kraśnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Krasnystaw County (powiat krasnostawski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Łęczna County (powiat łęczyński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Lubartów County (powiat lubartowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Lublin County (powiat lubelski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Łuków County (powiat łukowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Opole Lubelskie County (powiat opolski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Parczew County (powiat parczewski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Puławy County (powiat puławski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Radzyń Podlaski County (powiat radzyński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Ryki County (powiat rycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Świdnik County (powiat świdnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Tomaszów Lubelski County (powiat tomaszowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland Włodawa County (powiat włodawski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the Zamość County (powiat zamojski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 2,175,251 | ||
| - Density | 86. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 5/km² (224/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 1,014,548 | ||
| - Rural | 1,160,703 | ||
| Car plates | L | ||
| * further divided into 213 gminas | |||
| Website: http://www.lubelskie.pl/ | |||
Lublin Voivodeship (also known as Lublin Province, or by its Polish name of województwo lubelskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ luˈbɛlskjɛ] or simply Lubelskie) is a voivodeship, or province, in eastern Poland. In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Międzyrzec Podlaski ( Lat Meserici, Meseritz is a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Chełm Voivodeship (województwo chełmskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 &ndash 1998, superseded by Zamość Voivodeship (województwo zamojskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 &ndash 1998, superseded Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (województwo bialskopodlaskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975 &ndash 1998 Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship ( Polish: województwo tarnobrzeskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 - 1998 Siedlce Voivodeship (województwo siedleckie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975&ndash1998 superseded by Masovian Voivodeship The province is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin. Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954
Lublin Voivodeship is bordered by Subcarpathian Voivodeship to the south, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship to the south-west, Masovian Voivodeship to the west and north, Podlachian Voivodeship along a short boundary to the north, and Belarus and Ukraine to the east. Subcarpathian Voivodeship (also known as Podkarpacie Province or by its Polish name of województwo podkarpackie or simply Podkarpackie) is a Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (województwo świętokrzyskie or simply Świętokrzyskie) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces into which Poland Masovian Voivodeship (also known as Masovia Province or by its Polish name of województwo mazowieckie or simply Mazowieckie) is the largest and most Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The province's population as of 2006 was 2,175,251. It covers an area of 25,155 square kilometres (9,712 sq mi).
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History
The Polish historical region that encompasses Lublin, and approximates Lublin Voivodeship as it was prior to the Partitions of Poland, is known as Lubelszczyzna. Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Provinces centred on Lublin have existed throughout much of Poland's history; for details see the section below on Previous Lublin Voivodeships.
The region was, prior to World War II, one of the world's leading centres of Judaism. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut Before the middle of the 16th century, there were few Jews in the area, concentrated in Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, and perhaps Chełm; but the founding of new private towns led to a large movement of Jews into the region to develop trade and services. Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 Kazimierz Dolny (קאזמיר Kuzmir is a small town in eastern Poland, on the right (eastern bank of the Vistula river in Puławy County, Chełm (Холм Kholm) is a city in eastern Poland with 72595 inhabitants (2005 Since these new towns competed with the existing towns for business, there followed a low-intensity but long lasting feeling of resentment, with failed attempts to limit the Jewish immigration. The Jews tended to settle mostly in the cities and towns, with only individual families setting up businesses in the rural regions; this urban/rural division became another factor feeding resentment of the newly arrived economic competitors. By the middle of the 18th century, Jews were a significant part of the population in Kraśnik, Lubartów and Łęczna. Kraśnik Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Kraśnik is a town in eastern Poland with 37989 inhabitants (2003 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. Lubartów is a town in eastern Poland, with 23000 inhabitants (2004 situated in Lublin Voivodeship. Łęczna is a town in eastern Poland with 21802 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. By the 20th century, Jews represented greater than 70% of the population in eleven towns, and close to 100% of the population of Laszczów and Izbica. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Izbica (איזשביצא Izbitz Izbitze) is a Village in Krasnystaw County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. From this region came both religious figures such as Mordechai Josef Leiner of Izbica, Chaim Israel Morgenstern of Puławy, and Motele Rokeach of Biugoraj, as well as famous secular authors Israel Joshua and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Puławy Subcarpathian Voivodeship Puławy is a town in eastern Poland, in Lublin Province, on the Wisła and Kurówka Rivers According to Biłgoraj Łódź Voivodeship Biłgoraj is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27000 inhabitants (2003 Isaac Bashevis Singer (יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער (November 21 1902 (see notes below – July 24 1991 was a Nobel Prize -winning Polish -born The "Old Town" of the city of Lublin contained a famous yeshiva, Jewish hospital, synagogue, cemetery, and kahal, as well as the Grodzka Gate (known as the Jewish Gate). Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 Yeshiva or yeshivah (jəʃi'və ( Hebrew: ישיבה "sitting (n
Before the war, there were 300,000 Jews living in the region, which became the site of the Majdanek and Belzec concentration camps as well as several labour camps (Trawniki, Poniatowa, Budzyn, Puławy, Zamość, Biała Podlaska, and the Lublin work camps Lindenstraße 7 (Lipowa Street), Flugplatz, and Sportplatz) which produced military supplies for the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe). PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Majdanek was a Nazi Concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin, Poland. Belzec (Bełżec approximate Polish pronunciation bew-zhets) was the first of the Nazi German Extermination camps created for implementing Trawniki is a Village in Świdnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Poniatowa is a town in southeastern Poland, in Opole Lubelskie County, in Lublin Voivodship, with 10500 inhabitants (2006 Puławy Subcarpathian Voivodeship Puławy is a town in eastern Poland, in Lublin Province, on the Wisła and Kurówka Rivers According to Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66633 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999 Biała Podlaska is a town in eastern Poland with 58047 inhabitants (2005 Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. This was once one of the biggest forced labour centres in occupied Europe, with approximately 45,000 Jewish prisoners. As well, the Sobibór extermination camp was located in the Lublin Voivodeship. After the war, the few surviving Jews largely left the area; today there is some restoration of areas of Jewish historical interest, and a surge of tourism by Jews seeking to view their families' historical roots.
Cities and towns
The voivodeship contains 41 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 [1]):
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1. Lublin (354,272) |
15. Hrubieszów is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18661 (2004 Dęblin (17,933) |
29. Rejowiec Fabryczny is a town in Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Chełm County. Nałęczów (4,243) |
Administrative division
Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties (powiats): 4 city counties and 20 land counties. Frampol is a town in Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Biłgoraj County. A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County These are further divided into 213 gminas. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
| English and Polish names |
Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
| City counties | |||||
| Lublin | 147 | 354,272 | 1 | ||
| Chełm | 35 | 67,989 | 1 | ||
| Zamość | 30 | 66,613 | 1 | ||
| Biała Podlaska | 49 | 58,010 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Lublin County powiat lubelski |
1,679 | 140,562 | Lublin * | Bełżyce, Bychawa | 16 |
| Puławy County powiat puławski |
933 | 116,829 | Puławy | Nałęczów, Kazimierz Dolny | 11 |
| Biała Podlaska County powiat bialski |
2,754 | 113,764 | Biała Podlaska * | Międzyrzec Podlaski, Terespol | 19 |
| Zamość County powiat zamojski |
1,872 | 110,225 | Zamość * | Szczebrzeszyn, Zwierzyniec, Krasnobród | 15 |
| Łuków County powiat łukowski |
1,394 | 108,393 | Łuków | Stoczek Łukowski | 11 |
| Biłgoraj County powiat biłgorajski |
1,678 | 104,267 | Biłgoraj | Tarnogród, Józefów, Frampol | 14 |
| Kraśnik County powiat kraśnicki |
1,005 | 99,770 | Kraśnik | Annopol | 10 |
| Lubartów County powiat lubartowski |
1,290 | 90,484 | Lubartów | Kock, Ostrów Lubelski | 13 |
| Tomaszów Lubelski County powiat tomaszowski (lubelski) |
1,487 | 88,343 | Tomaszów Lubelski | Tyszowce | 13 |
| Chełm County powiat chełmski |
1,780 | 79,991 | Chełm * | Rejowiec Fabryczny | 15 |
| Świdnik County powiat świdnicki (lubelski) |
469 | 72,290 | Świdnik | Piaski | 5 |
| Krasnystaw County powiat krasnostawski |
1,067 | 69,274 | Krasnystaw | 10 | |
| Hrubieszów County powiat hrubieszowski |
1,269 | 68,822 | Hrubieszów | 8 | |
| Opole Lubelskie County powiat opolski (lubelski) |
804 | 63,026 | Opole Lubelskie | Poniatowa | 7 |
| Radzyń Podlaski County powiat radzyński |
965 | 61,445 | Radzyń Podlaski | 8 | |
| Ryki County powiat rycki |
616 | 59,129 | Ryki | Dęblin | 6 |
| Łęczna County powiat łęczyński |
634 | 57,314 | Łęczna | 6 | |
| Janów Lubelski County powiat janowski |
875 | 47,875 | Janów Lubelski | 7 | |
| Włodawa County powiat włodawski |
1,256 | 40,052 | Włodawa | 8 | |
| Parczew County powiat parczewski |
953 | 36,512 | Parczew | 7 | |
| * seat not part of the county | |||||
Protected areas
Protected areas in Lublin Voivodeship include two National Parks and 17 Landscape Parks. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 Chełm (Холм Kholm) is a city in eastern Poland with 72595 inhabitants (2005 Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66633 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999 Biała Podlaska is a town in eastern Poland with 58047 inhabitants (2005 Lublin County (powiat lubelski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 Bełżyce is a Town in eastern Poland, in the Lublin Voivodeship, in Lublin County, and about 20 km to the west of the city of Lublin Bychawa is a town in Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lublin County, about 25 km south of Lublin. Puławy County (powiat puławski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Puławy Subcarpathian Voivodeship Puławy is a town in eastern Poland, in Lublin Province, on the Wisła and Kurówka Rivers According to Nałęczów Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Nałęczów is a Spa town (population 4800 situated on the Nałęczów Plateau in Poland 's Lublin Province Kazimierz Dolny (קאזמיר Kuzmir is a small town in eastern Poland, on the right (eastern bank of the Vistula river in Puławy County, Biała Podlaska County (powiat bialski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on Biała Podlaska is a town in eastern Poland with 58047 inhabitants (2005 Międzyrzec Podlaski ( Lat Meserici, Meseritz is a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Terespol is a town in eastern Poland on the border with Belarus. Zamość County (powiat zamojski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66633 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999 Szczebrzeszyn ( Yiddish: שעברעשין Shebreshin) is a city in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zwierzyniec is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Krasnobród is a small town in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around, near the Roztocze National Park and Krasnobród Landscape Park Łuków County (powiat łukowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Łuków is also the Sorbian name for Luckau in Germany Łuków is a city in eastern Poland with 30727 inhabitants as of Stoczek Łukowski is a town in eastern Poland with 2728 inhabitants (as of 2004 Biłgoraj County (powiat biłgorajski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Biłgoraj Łódź Voivodeship Biłgoraj is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27000 inhabitants (2003 Tarnogród is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Józefów is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with 2436 inhabitants (2006 Frampol is a town in Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Biłgoraj County. Kraśnik County (powiat kraśnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Kraśnik Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Kraśnik is a town in eastern Poland with 37989 inhabitants (2003 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. Annopol is a small town in south-eastern Poland with 2679 (2004 inhabitants in Kraśnik County. Lubartów County (powiat lubartowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Lubartów is a town in eastern Poland, with 23000 inhabitants (2004 situated in Lublin Voivodeship. Kock is a town in eastern Poland, about 45 km north of Lublin and 120 km south-east of Warsaw. Ostrów Lubelski is a town in Gmina Ostrów Lubelski in Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship in Poland. Tomaszów Lubelski County (powiat tomaszowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland Tomaszów Lubelski is a town in south-eastern Poland with 20261 inhabitants (2004 Tyszowce is a town in Tomaszów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with 2359 inhabitants (2004 Chełm County (powiat chełmski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the border Chełm (Холм Kholm) is a city in eastern Poland with 72595 inhabitants (2005 Rejowiec Fabryczny is a town in Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Chełm County. Świdnik County (powiat świdnicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Świdnik is a town in eastern Poland with 42797 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, very near the city of Lublin. Piaski, formerly Piaski Luterskie, is a town in Poland at the Giełczew river Krasnystaw County (powiat krasnostawski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Krasnystaw is a town in eastern Poland with 19615 inhabitants (2004 Hrubieszów County (powiat hrubieszowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on Hrubieszów is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18661 (2004 Opole Lubelskie County (powiat opolski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Opole Lubelskie is a town in eastern Poland. It has 8879 inhabitants (2004 Poniatowa is a town in southeastern Poland, in Opole Lubelskie County, in Lublin Voivodship, with 10500 inhabitants (2006 Radzyń Podlaski County (powiat radzyński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Radzyń Podlaski is a town in eastern Poland, about 60 km north of Lublin, with 16140 inhabitants (2004 Ryki County (powiat rycki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Ryki is a Town in south-eastern Poland on the main road between Warsaw and Lublin. Dęblin is a town population 19500 (as of 2003 at the confluence of Vistula and Wieprz rivers in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Łęczna County (powiat łęczyński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Łęczna is a town in eastern Poland with 21802 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. Janów Lubelski County (powiat janowski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Janów Lubelski is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11882 inhabitants (2004 Włodawa County (powiat włodawski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, on the Włodawa is a town in eastern Poland on the Bug river close to the borders with Belarus and Ukraine. Parczew County (powiat parczewski is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. Parczew is a town in eastern Poland, with a population of 10352 (2004 Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental cultural or similar value A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution In Poland, a Landscape Park (Park Krajobrazowy is a type of Protected area similar to a National Park, but with less stringent restrictions on development These are listed below.
- Polesie National Park (this and surrounding areas form the West Polesie biosphere reserve designated by UNESCO in 2002)
- Roztocze National Park
- Chełm Landscape Park
- Janów Forests Landscape Park (partly in Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
- Kazimierz Landscape Park
- Kozłówka Landscape Park
- Krasnobród Landscape Park
- Krzczonów Landscape Park
- Łęczna Lake District Landscape Park
- Podlachian Bug Gorge Landscape Park (partly in Masovian Voivodeship)
- Polesie Landscape Park
- Puszcza Solska Landscape Park (partly in Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
- Skierbieszów Landscape Park
- Sobibór Landscape Park
- South Roztocze Landscape Park (partly in Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
- Strzelce Landscape Park
- Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park
- Wieprz Landscape Park
- Wrzelowiec Landscape Park
Most popular surnames in the region
Previous Lublin Voivodeships
Lublin Voivodeship 15th century – 1795
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For more details on this topic, see Lublin Voivodeship (1474–1795). Polesie National Park (Poleski Park Narodowy is a National Park in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland, in the Polish part of the historical region of A biosphere reserve is an international Conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 Roztocze National Park (Roztoczański Park Narodowy is a National Park located in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship. Chełm Landscape Park ( Chełmski Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1983 covering Janów Forests Landscape Park ( Park Krajobrazowy Lasy Janowskie) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland. Subcarpathian Voivodeship (also known as Podkarpacie Province or by its Polish name of województwo podkarpackie or simply Podkarpackie) is a Kazimierz Landscape Park ( Kazimierski Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1979 covering Kozłówka Landscape Park ( Kozłowiecki Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) situated in south-eastern Poland, in Krasnobród Landscape Park ( Krasnobrodzki Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1988 Krzczonów Landscape Park ( Krzczonowski Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1990 Łęczna Lake District Landscape Park ( Park Krajobrazowy Pojezierze Łęczyńskie) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland Masovian Voivodeship (also known as Masovia Province or by its Polish name of województwo mazowieckie or simply Mazowieckie) is the largest and most Polesie Landscape Park ( Poleski Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1983 covering Puszcza Solska Landscape Park ( Park Krajobrazowy Puszczy Solskiej) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in Skierbieszów Landscape Park ( Skierbieszowski Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in Sobibór Landscape Park ( Sobiborski Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland. South Roztocze Landscape Park ( Południoworoztoczański Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established Strzelce Landscape Park ( Strzelecki Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park (Szczebrzeszyński Park Krajobrazowy is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland Wieprz Landscape Park ( Nadwieprzański Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1990 covering Wrzelowiec Landscape Park ( Wrzelowiecki Park Krajobrazowy) is a Protected area ( Landscape Park) in eastern Poland, established in 1990 A Polish personal name, like names in most European cultures consists of two main elements imię, or the Given name, followed by nazwisko Wójcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, or Wojszyk is one of the oldest Polish surnames Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Lublin Voivodeship 15th century &ndash 1795 ( Latin: Palatinatus Lublinensis; Polish: Województwo Lubelskie) was
Lublin Voivodeship 15th century – 1795 (Latin: Palatinatus Lublinensis; Polish: Województwo Lubelskie) was an administrative region of the Kingdom of Poland created in 1474 out of parts of Sandomierz Voivodeship and lasting until the Partitions of Poland in 1795. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic Sandomierz Voivodeship (Województwo Sandomierskie Palatinatus Sandomirensis was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 14th century to The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a It was part of the prowincja of Lesser Poland. A prowincja (plural prowincje) or province, was the largest territorial subdivision in Poland and later in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Lesser Poland (also "Little Poland" Polish: Małopolska, Latin: Polonia Minor) is one of the historical regions of Poland
Lublin Voivodeship 1816–1837
Lublin Voivodeship was one of the voivodeships of Congress Poland. The Administrative division of Congress Poland changed several times Formed from Lublin Department, it was transformed into Lublin Governorate. Lublin Department (Polish Departament Lubelski) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1810-1815 Lublin Governorate (Люблинская губерния Gubernia lubelska was an administrative unit ( governorate) of the Congress Poland.
Lublin Voivodeship 1921–1939
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For more details on this topic, see Lublin Voivodeship (1919-1939).
Lublin Voivodeship 1921–1939 (Polish: Województwo Lubelskie) was an administrative region of Poland from 1921 until 1939. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In early 1939 its area was 26 555 km² and its population 2,116,200 (according to the 1931 census, 85. 1% of its population was Polish, 10. 5% Jewish, and 3% Ukrainian). It consisted of 16 powiats (counties). A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County These were:
- Biala Podlaska county (area 2 122 km², population 116 000),
- Bilgoraj county (area 1 720 km², population 116 900),
- Chelm county (area 1 975 km², population 162 300),
- Hrubieszow county (area 1 575 km², population 130 000),
- Janow Lubelski county (area 1 960 km², population 152 700),
- Krasnystaw county (area 1 521 km², population 134 200),
- Lubartow county (area 1 389 km², population 108 000),
- city of Lublin county (area 30 km², population 112 300),
- Lublin county (area 1 889 km², population 163 500),
- Lukow county (area 1 762 km², population 129 100),
- Pulawy county (area 1 618 km², population 156 500),
- Radzyn Podlaski county (area 1 621 km², population 99 100),
- Siedlce county (area 1 988 km², population 151 400),
- Tomaszow Lubelski county (area 1 397 km², population 121 100),
- Wlodawa county (area 2 326 km², population 113 600),
- Zamosc county (area 1 662 km², population 149 500). Biała Podlaska is a town in eastern Poland with 58047 inhabitants (2005 Biłgoraj Łódź Voivodeship Biłgoraj is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27000 inhabitants (2003 Chełm (Холм Kholm) is a city in eastern Poland with 72595 inhabitants (2005 Hrubieszów is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18661 (2004 Janów Lubelski is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11882 inhabitants (2004 Krasnystaw is a town in eastern Poland with 19615 inhabitants (2004 Lubartów is a town in eastern Poland, with 23000 inhabitants (2004 situated in Lublin Voivodeship. Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 355954 Łuków is also the Sorbian name for Luckau in Germany Łuków is a city in eastern Poland with 30727 inhabitants as of Puławy Subcarpathian Voivodeship Puławy is a town in eastern Poland, in Lublin Province, on the Wisła and Kurówka Rivers According to Radzyń Podlaski is a town in eastern Poland, about 60 km north of Lublin, with 16140 inhabitants (2004 Siedlce (שעדליץ Shedlits, Sedlets (Latinized is a town in eastern Poland with 77092 inhabitants ( As of 2005) Tomaszów Lubelski is a town in south-eastern Poland with 20261 inhabitants (2004 Włodawa is a town in eastern Poland on the Bug river close to the borders with Belarus and Ukraine. Zamość is a town in southeastern Poland with 66633 inhabitants (2004 situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999
According to the 1931 census, the largest cities were:
- Lublin (pop. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 112 300),
- Siedlce (pop. 36 900),
- Chelm (pop. 29 100),
- Zamosc (pop. 24 700),
- Biala Podlaska (pop. 17 400),
- Miedzyrzec Podlaski (pop. 16 800),
- Lukow (pop. 14 000),
- Hrubieszow (pop. 13 200),
- Krasnik (pop. 12 200),
- Pulawy (pop. 12 100).
Source: Maly Rocznik Statystyczny, Warszawa 1939 (Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939).
Lublin Voivodeship 1945–1975
Lublin Voivodeship 1945–1975 (Polish: województwo lubelskie) was an administrative region of Poland between 1945 and 1975. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was superseded by Lublin Voivodeship 1975–1998, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska, Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships. Chełm Voivodeship (województwo chełmskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 &ndash 1998, superseded by Zamość Voivodeship (województwo zamojskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 &ndash 1998, superseded Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (województwo bialskopodlaskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975 &ndash 1998 Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship ( Polish: województwo tarnobrzeskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 - 1998 Siedlce Voivodeship (województwo siedleckie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975&ndash1998 superseded by Masovian Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship 1975–1998
Lublin Voivodeship 1975–1998 (Polish: województwo lubelskie) was an administrative region of Poland between 1975 and 1998, superseded by the current (larger) Lublin Voivodeship. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
External links
- Biala Podlaska
- Lublin Voivodeship official website
- Adam Mickiewicz Institute page on Jewish history in the Lublin Region
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