Szczebrzeszyn

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Szczebrzeszyn
Town hall with the beetle statue
Coat of arms
Szczebrzeszyn
Coordinates: 50°41′N 22°58′E / 50.683°N 22.967°E / 50.683; 22.967
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Zamość
Gmina	Szczebrzeszyn
Government
• Mayor	Rafał Kowalik (BS)
Area
• Total	29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	5,299
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22-460
Car plates	LZA
Website	http://www.szczebrzeszyn.pl

Szczebrzeszyn (Polish: [ʂt͡ʂɛˈbʐɛʂɨn] ^ⓘ; Yiddish: שעברעשין, romanized: Shebreshin; Ukrainian: Щебрешин, romanized: Shchebreshyn) is a city in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamość County, about 20 km west of Zamość. From 1975–1999, it was part of the Zamość Voivodeship administrative district. The town serves as the seat to the Gmina Szczebrzeszyn district. A 2004 census counted 5,357 inhabitants. It lends its name to the Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park. Szczebrzeszyn is often called the "Capital City of Polish Language".^[1]