Krasnystaw

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Krasnystaw
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Krasnystaw (Poland)
Krasnystaw
Krasnystaw
Coordinates: 51°0′N 23°10′E / 51, 23.167
Country Flag of Poland 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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Coordinates: 50°59′N, 23°11′E