Zwierzyniec

Zwierzyniec
Church of Saint John of Nepomuk on an island
Church of Saint John of Nepomuk on an island
Coat of arms of Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec is located in Poland
Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec
Coordinates: 50°37′N 22°58′E / 50.617°N 22.967°E / 50.617; 22.967
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
CountyZamość
GminaZwierzyniec
Government
 • MayorEdyta Wolanin
Area
 • Total4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,344
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22-470
Car platesLZA
Websitewww.zwierzyniec.info.pl

Zwierzyniec (Polish: [zvjɛˈʐɨɲɛt͡s]; Ukrainian: Звежинець, romanizedZvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).

Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The park comprises some of the last remaining sections of the primordial forest of Central Europe, especially spectacular stand of ancient beech trees (Bukowa Gora). It also is a rail junction, located along the Rejowiec Fabryczny - Hrebenne - Munina connection, with a branch line going westwards, to Stalowa Wola, via Biłgoraj.