Biłgoraj
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| County | Biłgoraj County | ||
| Gmina | Biłgoraj (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 1578 | ||
| Town rights | 1578 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Janusz Zbigniew Rosłan | ||
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| - Total | 21.10 km² (8.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 27,225 | ||
| - Density | 1,290.3/km² (3,341.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 23-400 to 23-403 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 84 | ||
| Car plates | LBL | ||
| Website: http://www.bilgoraj.pl | |||
Biłgoraj [biwˈgɔraj] (
listen) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (2003). Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously in Zamość Voivodeship (1975-1998).
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[edit] Description
Biłgoraj was established in 1578 by Adam Gorajski. It is located 90 km south of Lublin and it is also the capital of Biłgoraj County. Bilgoraj is surrounded by forests and contains three rivers.
[edit] Settlements
Biłgoraj is divided into 13 settlements:
- Bagienna
- Settlement of Batorego I
- Settlement of Batorego II
- Bojary
- Nadstawna
- Ogrody
- Piaski
- Puszcza Solska
- Rapy
- Roztocze
- Rożnówka
- Sitarska (Kępy)
- Śródmieście
[edit] Monkey Marsh
There is an old park in the town affectionately nicknamed Małpi Gaj (English: Monkey Grove). The park was a garden in the 17th century. The original gate to the town still stands here. The old garden keeper's cottage also survives to this day. The same cannot be said about the small villa which stood deep inside the park, but which has now been completely destroyed by vandals.
[edit] Twin towns
Bílina, Czech Republic
Crailsheim, Germany
Kelmė, Lithuania
Krugloe, Belarus
Novovolins'k, Ukraine
Stropkov, Slovakia
[edit] Famous people from Biłgoraj
- Janusz Palikot - member of Sejm 2005-2009
- Kazimierz Węgrzyn - the Polish international footballer
- Isaac Bashevis Singer - Famous Writer
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