Lublin | |
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Clockwise from top: panorama of the Old Town; Mannerist tenements at the Market Square; Krakowskie Przedmieście Street; Royal Castle; and Krakowska Gate | |
| Motto(s): Fidelitatem et Constantinam (in Latin) Wiernością i Stałością (in Polish)[1] | |
  Lublin | |
| Coordinates: 51°15′N 22°34′E / 51.250°N 22.567°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Lublin |
| Powiat | City County (Capital of Lublin County but not part of it) |
| Established | before 12th century |
| City rights | 1317 |
| City Hall | Lublin New Town Hall |
| Districts | 27 boroughs |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Krzysztof Żuk (PO) |
| Area | |
| • City | 147 km2 (57 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • City | 336,339  (9th)[2] |
| • Density | 2,310/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 664,000 |
| Demonym(s) | lublinianin (male) lublinianka (female) (pl) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 20-001 to 20-999 |
| Area code | +48 81 |
| Car plates | LU |
| Primary airport | Lublin Airport |
| Highways |    |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Lublin – historic architectural and urban ensemble |
| Designated | 2007-04-25 |
| Reference no. | Dz. U. z 2007 r. Nr 86, poz. 574[3] |
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Lublin[a] is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the centre of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021).[2] Lublin is the largest Polish city east of the Vistula River, located 153 km (95 mi) southeast of Warsaw.
One of the events that greatly contributed to the city's development was the Polish-Lithuanian Union of Krewo in 1385. Lublin thrived as a centre of trade and commerce due to its strategic location on the route between Vilnius and Kraków; the inhabitants had the privilege of free trade in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The Lublin Parliament session of 1569 led to the creation of a real union between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, thus creating the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Lublin witnessed the early stages of the Reformation in the 16th century. A Calvinist congregation was founded and groups of radical Arians appeared in the city, making it an important global centre of Arianism.[7]
Until the partitions at the end of the 18th century, Lublin was a royal city of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. Its delegates and nobles had the right to participate in the royal election. In 1578, Lublin was chosen as the seat of the Crown Tribunal, the highest appeal court in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and for centuries, the city has been flourishing as a centre of culture and higher learning.
In 2011, the analytical Financial Times Group found Lublin to be one of the best cities for business in Poland.[8] The Foreign Direct Investment ranking placed Lublin second among larger Polish cities in the cost-effectiveness category. Lublin is noted for its green spaces and a high standard of living;[9] the city has been selected as the 2023 European Youth Capital and 2029 European Capital of Culture.[10][11] Its historical Old Town is one of Poland's national monuments (Pomnik historii) tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.[12]
- ^ "Interpelacja w sprawie mozliwosci i stanu realizacji postulatow" (pdf) (in Polish). Przewodniczago Rady Miasta Lublin. August 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 18 July 2022. Data for territorial unit 0663000.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 25 kwietnia 2007 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Lublin - historyczny zespół architektoniczno-urbanistyczny", Dz. U., 2007, vol. 86, No. 574
- ^ "Lublin". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03.
- ^ "Lublin". Lexico UK English Dictionary US English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Lublin". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "Local history - Information about the town - Lublin - Virtual Shtetl". Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ lublin.eu (21 February 2012): Lublin ahead of Wrocław, Gdańsk and Łódź (and behind Warsaw, Cracow, Katowice and Poznań).
- ^ Lublin, UM. "Standard of living in Lublin / Lublin – investment destination / Investors / Business / Lublin City Office". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Our European Youth Capital for 2023 is…. Lublin!". European Youth Forum. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ https://www.whitemad.pl/en/lublin-has-been-awarded-the-title-of-european-capital-of-culture-2029/
- ^ RP, Kancelaria Sejmu. "Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych".
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