Hrubieszów
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| Coordinates: 50°49′N 23°53′E / 50.817°N 23.883°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| County | Hrubieszów County | ||
| Gmina | Hrubieszów (urban gmina) | ||
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| • Mayor | Tadeusz Garaj | ||
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| • Total | 33.03 km2 (12.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 200 m (656 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 18,617 | ||
| • Density | 563.6/km2 (1,459.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 22-500 | ||
| Car plates | LHR | ||
| Website | http://www.miasto.hrubieszow.pl | ||
Hrubieszów [xruˈbjɛʂuf] is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18,661 (2004). It is the capital of Hrubieszów County. Since 1999 Hrubieszów has been part of Lublin Voivodeship (Polish: województwo lubelskie). Earlier, 1975–98, it had been part of Zamość Province (województwo zamojskie). Prior to 1919, it was part of the Russian Empire.
Residents of Hrubieszów have included novelist Bolesław Prus, poker-player and entrepreneur Henry Orenstein, and psychologist Milton Rokeach.
[edit] History
The town was founded in 1400 by Poland's King Władysław Jagiełło. He returned there in 1411, 1413 and 1430. A castle and church were later added. Kazimierz Jagiellończyk built a road from Lublin to Lviv passing by Hrubieszów. The town was eventually destroyed by Ukrainians and Tatars.
In 1800 Stanisław Staszic founded the Hrubieszów Agricultural Society, the first cooperative organization in Europe.
During World War II. the region witnessed the Zamość Uprising. Many inhabitants, including the 7,000 residents of the town's Jewish ghetto, perished in the war.
The town is also notable for being the site of the largest joint action between the partisans of the Polish Freedom and Independence anti-communist movement and those of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.
[edit] Monuments
Hrubieszów boasts a number of monuments:
- An outdoor sculpture of Bolesław Prus.
- Orthodox church with 13 cupolas (1875).
- Saint Nicholas Catholic Church (17th-century).
- Madonna of Ceaseless Help Catholic Church (1903-5).
- Du Chateau manor complex, housing a regional museum.
- Madonna of Sokal Catholic Church.
- Jewish cemeteries (Old and New)
[edit] External links
- Official website of Hrubieszów
- Hrubieszów information service
- Hrubieszów Jewish genealogy site
- Official Hrubieszów County website
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Coordinates: 50°49′N 23°53′E / 50.817°N 23.883°E
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