Poniatowa | |
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 Church of the Holy Spirit in Poniatowa | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Poniatowa | |
| Coordinates: 51°11′34″N 22°03′53″E / 51.19278°N 22.06472°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Opole Lubelskie |
| Gmina | Poniatowa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paweł Kaczmarczyk (PiS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 9,911 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 24-320 |
| Area code | 81 |
| Website | http://www.poniatowa.pl |
Poniatowa [pɔɲaˈtɔva] is a town in southeastern Poland, in Opole Lubelskie County, in Lublin Voivodship, with 10,500 inhabitants (2006). It belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland. During the existence of the 17th-century Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Poniatowa was part of the Lublin Voivodeship also. For most of its history Poniatowa was a village; it did not receive town charter until July 18, 1962. The town has a sports club Stal, established in 1951.