Szczebrzeszyn

Szczebrzeszyn
Town hall with the beetle statue
Town hall with the beetle statue
Coat of arms of Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn is located in Poland
Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn
Coordinates: 50°41′N 22°58′E / 50.683°N 22.967°E / 50.683; 22.967
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLublin
CountyZamość
GminaSzczebrzeszyn
Government
 • MayorRafał Kowalik (BS)
Area
 • Total29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total5,299
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22-460
Car platesLZA
Websitehttp://www.szczebrzeszyn.pl

Szczebrzeszyn (Polish: [ʂt͡ʂɛˈbʐɛʂɨn] ; Yiddish: שעברעשין, romanizedShebreshin; Ukrainian: Щебрешин, romanizedShchebreshyn) 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]

  1. ^ "Strona Główna". Festiwal Stolica Języka Polskiego (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-08-16.