Łuków

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Coordinates: 51°56′N, 22°23′E


Łuków
Coat of arms of Łuków
Coat of arms
Łuków (Poland)
Łuków
Łuków
Coordinates: 51°55′N 22°23′E / 51.917, 22.383
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Łuków County
Gmina Łuków (urban gmina)
Government
 - Mayor Zbigniew Zemło
Area
 - Total 35.75 km² (13.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 30,564
 - Density 854.9/km² (2,214.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 21-400
Car plates LLU
Website: http://www.lukow.pl
Łuków is also the Sorbian name for Luckau in Germany.

Łuków [ˈwukuf] is a city in eastern Poland with 30,727 inhabitants as of January 1, 2005. Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship since 1999, Łuków was previously in Siedlce Voivodeship from 1975-1998. It is the capital of Łuków County.

Łuków was established about 1233 as a fortress town guarding the Polish borded against Jadźwing and Lithuanians - tribes from the East.Between 1250 and 1257 Bolesław V Wstydliwy- a sovereign of Poland, a prince of Kraków and Sandomierz, located The Order of the Temple in Łuków.


[edit] Education

  • 1 Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
  • Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu i Administracji
  • Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych im. Henryka Sienkiewicza

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Gminas of Łuków County
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