Bychawa | |
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 Late Renaissance Saint John the Baptist church seen from the park | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bychawa | |
| Coordinates: 51°1′N 22°32′E / 51.017°N 22.533°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Lublin |
| Gmina | Bychawa |
| Town rights | 1537 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marta Krzyżak (PiS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 4,757 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23-100 |
| Area code | +48 81 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Car plates | LUB |
| Website | http://www.bychawa.pl/ |
Bychawa [bɨˈxava] (Yiddish: בעכעװע, romanized: Bekheve) is a town in southeastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lublin County, about 25 km south of Lublin. The town lies in Lublin Upland and belongs to historic Lesser Poland. The town was first mentioned in historical documents from the 14th century and first received its city charter in 1537. The charter was lost in 1869, causing the town to revert to village status, but the charter was regained in 1958. In 1956–1975 Bychawa was the seat of Bychawa County. The town has the area of 6.69 square kilometres (2.58 sq mi), and as of December 2021 it has 4,757 inhabitants.[1]
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2 June 2022. Data for territorial unit 0609034.