Lubartów

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Coordinates: 51°28′N 22°36′E

Lubartów
Coat of arms of Lubartów
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Basic Information
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lublin Voivodeship
Population 23,000
Founded 1543
Area 13,92 km² km²
Area code +48 21-100
Car plates LLB
Economy and Traffic
Administration
Mayor Jerzy Zwoliński
[www.lubartow.pl Municipal Website]

Lubartów is a town in eastern Poland, with 23,000 inhabitants (2004), situated in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the capital of Lubartów County and the Gmina of Lubartów.

It was established in 1543 by Piotr Firlej under a founding order issued by King Sigismund the Old. The town's original name was, until 1744, "Lewartów." As well as being important economically, the town was also a center of Protestant culture and education.


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Lubartów - Saint Anna`s Church

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