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| Saint Francis Xavier Church and Jesuit College | |||
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Krasnystaw
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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). Krasnystaw is also famous for its dairy products such as jogusie. Krasnystaw is near the border of Poland Ukraine.
The river Wieprz flows through Krasnystaw.
Lublin 55 km Chełm 30 km Zamość 31 km Ukraine 60 km.
Krasnystaw has a 4th league football team called Start Krasnystaw. In 2008 a new stadium/recreation center was built for the team. This new stadium has over 3,000 seats. The recreation center includes an indoor basketball court, a European handball court, gym, volleyball net, and spa.
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