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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| Powiat | City County | ||
| Gmina | Zamość | ||
| Established | 1580 | ||
| Town rights | 1580 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Marcin Zamoyski | ||
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| - City | 30. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Lublin Voivodeship (also known as Lublin Province or województwo lubelskie or simply Lubelskie) is a voivodeship, or Province, in eastern Poland The following is an alphabetical list of all 379 county-level entities in Poland The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in 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. 34 km² (11. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 66,613 | ||
| - Density | 2,195. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/km² (5,686. 4/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 87,218 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 22-400 to 22-410 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 084 | ||
| Car plates | LZ | ||
| Website: http://www.zamosc.pl | |||
| Old City of Zamość* | |
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| State Party | Poland |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Reference | 564 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1992 (16th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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Zamość [ˈzamɔɕt͡ɕ] is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999). A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex As of 2008 there are a total of 878 World Heritage Sites located in 145 "State Parties" Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Asia Minor, Cyprus, all of the Aegean Islands, the Canaries A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Lublin Voivodeship (also known as Lublin Province or województwo lubelskie or simply Lubelskie) is a voivodeship, or Province, in eastern Poland Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) About 20 kilometres from the town is the Roztocze National Park. Roztocze National Park (Roztoczański Park Narodowy is a National Park located in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship.
The historical city centre was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List (in 1992). This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Europe. Asia Minor, Cyprus, all of the Aegean Islands, the Canaries Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)
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History
Zamość was founded in the year 1580 by the Chancellor and Hetman (head of the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) Jan Zamoyski, on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. Kanclerz ( Polish for Chancellor, from Latin: cancellarius) was one of the highest Officials in the historic Poland. Hetman was the title of the second highest military commander (after the Monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland, Ukraine and Grand 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 Biography Early years the royal supporter He attended the University of Paris and University of Padua, where he converted from Calvinism The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey Modelled on Italian trading cities, and built during the Baroque period by the architect Bernardo Morando, a native of Padua, Zamość remains a perfect example of a Renaissance town of the late 16th century, which retains its original layout and fortifications (Zamość Fortress), and a large number of buildings blending Italian and central European architectural traditions. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Bernardo Morando, also known as Bernardino or Morandi (ca 1540 - 1600 was a Polish - Italian architect Padua ( Padova 'padova Latin: Patavium, Padoa) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Zamość Fortress (Twierdza Zamość is a set of fortifications constructed together with the city of Zamość (southeastern Poland) The Old City quarter of Zamość has been placed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ( UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on November 16 A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex
In 1942, Zamość County, due to its fertile black soil, was chosen for further German colonisation in the General Government as part of Generalplan Ost. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The General Government (Generalgouvernement refers to a part of the territories of Poland (and Ostrava Czechoslovakia under German Military occupation Generalplan Ost ( GPO) was a secret Nazi plan of Genocide and Ethnic cleansing to be realised in the territories occupied The city itself was to be renamed "Himmlerstadt" (Himmler City) and the German occupiers had planned the relocation of at least 60,000 ethnic Germans in the area before the end of 1943. Heinrich Luitpold Himmler ( 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945 was a Nazi German politician and head of the Schutzstaffel (SS. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Before that, a "test trial" expulsion was performed in November 1941, and the whole operation ended in a pacification operation, combined with expulsions in June/July 1943 which was code named Wehrwolf Action I and II. Peace, in the modern usage is a concept defined by the ideal state of relationship as absence of hostility at the international level that of a War. Around 110,000 people from 297 villages were expelled. Around 30,000 victims were children who, if racially "clean" (ie. had physical characteristics deemed "Germanic") were planned for germanisation in German families in the Third Reich. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Most of the people expelled were sent as slave labour in Germany or to concentration camps.
Local people resisted the action with great determination; they escaped into forests, organised self-defence, helped people who were expelled, and bribed kidnapped children out of German hands. Until the middle of 1943, the Germans managed to settle 8,000 colonists, the number increased by a couple of thousand more in 1944. This settlement was met with fierce armed resistance by Polish Underground forces (see Zamość Uprising). Polish Underground State (Polskie Państwo Podziemne also known as Polish Secret State) refers to all underground resistance organizations in Poland during The Zamość Uprising refers to the actions by Polish resistance (primarily Armia Krajowa and Bataliony Chłopskie) against the forced expulsion of The current President of Germany Horst Köhler was born to a family of German colonists in Skierbieszów. Horst Köhler ( born 22 February 1943) is a German politician ( CDU) and economist who serves as the current President of Germany. Skierbieszów is a Village in Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.
After World War II, Zamość started a period of development. 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 In the 1970s and 1980s the population grew rapidly (from 39,100 in 1975 to 68,800 in 2003), as the city started to gain significant profits from the old trade routes linking Germany with Ukraine and the ports on the Black Sea. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey
During years 1975–1998 Zamość was the capital of Zamość Voivodship. 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) Zamość Voivodeship (województwo zamojskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975 &ndash 1998, superseded
Noted conservator and artist Professor Wiktor Zin was responsible for the design and oversight of conservation work on the Arsenal and the Armenian quarter in Zamość. Wiktor Zin (born September 14 1925 in Hrubieszów, died May 17 2007 in Rzeszów) - Polish architect graphic artist professor architectural preservationist The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large
Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna im. Jana Zamoyskiego
- Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Administracji
Economy
The city is located on the broad gauge railway line linking former Soviet Union with Upper Silesian coal and sulphur mines as well as less than 60 kilometres from the border crossings to Ukraine. Biography Early years the royal supporter He attended the University of Paris and University of Padua, where he converted from Calvinism Broad gauge Railways use a Rail gauge (distance between the rails greater than the Standard gauge of. Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line (Polish Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa often known by its acronym LHS) is the longest Broad gauge Railway line The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Upper Silesia (Horní Slezsko Oberschlesien Latin: Silesia Superior; Górny Śląsk Silesian: Gůrny Ślůnsk) is the southeastern part Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Also, Zamość is located on a regular rail line, although it is not electrified.
Politics
Biala Podlaska/Chelm/Zamość constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from this constituency Sławomir Zawiślak - Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
Sports
Zamość is home to a soccer team Hetman Zamość. Hetman Zamość is a Polish football club based in Zamość, Poland.
Famous people from Zamość
- Joseph Epstein
- Marek Grechuta
- Bronisław Huberman
- Rosa Luxemburg
- Isaac Leib Peretz
- Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska
- Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski
Literature
Fritz Stuber, "Notes on the Revalorization of Historic Towns in Poland", in Ekistics (Athens), Vol. Joseph Epstein ( October 16 1911 &ndash April 11, 1944, Fort Mont-Valérien, France) also known as Colonel Gilles Marek Grechuta ( December 10 1945 Zamość, Poland - October 9 2006 Kraków, Poland) was a Bronisław Huberman ( 19 December 1882 &ndash 16 June 1947) was a Jewish Polish Violinist He was known Rosa Luxemburg (Róża Luksemburg 5 March 1870 or 1871 15 January 1919 was a Polish-born Jewish German Marxist theorist, socialist Isaac Leib Peretz (born May 18th 1852 in Zamość, died 3 April 1915 in Warsaw also known as Yitskhok Leybush Peretz יצחק־לייבוש פרץ and Gallery 49, No. 295, 1982, pp. 336-341, 3 ill.
Twin towns
OWHC cities as well as:
See also
External links
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