Biłgoraj
| Biłgoraj | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||
|
|||
 |
|||
 Biłgoraj
|
|||
| Coordinates: 50°33′N 22°44′E / 50.55°N 22.733°E | |||
| 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 (8.15 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 27,225 | ||
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/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 [bʲiwˈɡɔraj] (
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.
Contents |
[edit] History
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]
[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
Biłgoraj is twinned with
|
[edit] Famous people from Biłgoraj
- Karolina Gorczyca - actress
- Konrad Bartoszewski – writer, the legendary commander of the partisan squad during World War II
- Justyna Bąk – 3000 meters steeplechase world champion
- Józef Dechnik – local secretary of Polish United Workers' Party in 70s
- Elżbieta Igras – singer
- Katarzyna Lewandowska - solo singer of the Great Theatre, Warsaw
- Alicja Jachiewicz-Szmidt - actress
- Joanna Kaczor – athlete
- Marzena Karpińska - weightlifter
- Harry Keitel - Father of actor Harvey Keitel
- Stefan Knapp – painter
- Urszula Kozioł – poet
- Janusz Palikot - member of parliament
- Andrzej Piekarczyk – member of the comedy show group OT.TO
- Stefan Szmidt – actor
- Roman Tokarczyk - lawyer, philosopher
- Andrzej Wąsek – professor of the criminal law
- Kazimierz Węgrzyn – international soccer player
- Mordechai Rokeach, known as Mordechai of Bilgoray, Rav of Biłgoraj before World War II.
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, lived in Biłgoraj when he was young. His mother was born in Biłgoraj. The town and villages in the area feature in many of his stories and novels.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Biłgoraj |
Coordinates: 50°33′N 22°42′E / 50.55°N 22.7°E
|
|||||||||||||
