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Biłgoraj
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| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| County | Biłgoraj County | ||
| Gmina | Biłgoraj (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 1578 | ||
| Town rights | 1578 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Janusz Zbigniew Rosłan | ||
| Area | |||
| • 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 [biwˈɡɔraj] ( listen) (Yiddish: בילגאריי, Bilgoray) 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). It is located 90 km south of Lublin and it is also the capital of Biłgoraj County. Biłgoraj is surrounded by forests and contains three rivers.
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Biłgoraj was established in 1578 by Adam Gorajski. The town was historically a center of a large Jewish community, its population in 1931 was 4,596.[1]
Biłgoraj is divided into 13 settlements:
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.
Biłgoraj is twinned with
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