Krasnystaw
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Krasnystaw | |||
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Coordinates: | |||
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Country | Poland | ||
Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
County | Krasnystaw County | ||
Gmina | Krasnystaw (urban gmina) | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Andrzej Jakubiec | ||
Area | |||
- Total | 23.07 km² (8.9 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
- Total | 19,434 | ||
- Density | 842.4/km² (2,181.8/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 22-300 | ||
Car plates | LKS | ||
Website: http://www.krasnystaw.pl |
Krasnystaw [krasˈnɨstaf] is a town in eastern Poland with 19,615 inhabitants (2004).
Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Chelm Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Krasnystaw County.
The city is famous for its beer festival called Chmielaki (Polish: chmiel means hop).
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