Krasnystaw

Krasnystaw
Saint Francis Xavier Church and Jesuit College
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Krasnystaw
Coordinates: 51°0′N 23°10′E
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.

Distances

Lublin 55 km Chełm 30 km Zamość 31 km Ukraine 60 km.

Sport

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.