Bychawa
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lublin | ||
| Powiat : | Lubelski | ||
| Gmina : | Bychawa | ||
| Area : | 6.69 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 1 ' N , 22 ° 32' E | ||
| Residents : | 5013 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 23-100 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 81 | ||
| License plate : | LUB | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Kraśnik - Piaski | ||
| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
Bychawa [ bɨˈxava ] is a town in the Lubelski powiat of the Lublin Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the town-and-country municipality of the same name .
geography
The city is located about 25 kilometers south of the voivodeship capital Lublin .
history
The first written mention of the place comes from 1325. The village was the seat of the parish of St. Peter and Paul ( św. Piotra i Pawła ) and belonged to the estates of the Dołegów family . 1537 the town was granted by Sigismund I the city charter by Magdeburg rights conferred. In 1639 the church of John the Baptist was consecrated. During the third partition of Poland , the city became part of Austria in 1795. In 1809 Bychawa became part of the Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 part of Congress Poland . Bychawa lost its town charter in 1869 when Tsar Alexander II reduced the number of towns on Polish territory in response to the January uprising . In 1906 the Bychawa Voluntary Fire Brigade was founded, which has provided fire protection and general aid ever since. After the end of the First World War , the place became part of the re-established Poland. In September 1939, Bychawa was occupied by the Wehrmacht as part of the attack on Poland . A ghetto for Jews was set up right at the beginning of the occupation. The ghetto was dissolved in the summer of 1942, and the approximately 2,500 members of the Jewish community lost their lives. In July 1944, the Armia Krajowa liberated the settlement as part of their Aktion Burza ( Akcja Burza ) before the Red Army invaded. 1956 the place became the seat of Powiat Bychawski . Two years later the place was given city rights again. Due to the administrative reform in Poland Bychawa lost the seat of the powiat in 1975 .
Partnerships
- La Chapelle-sur-Erdre (France), since 2000.
Bychawa Township
In addition to the city of Bychawa, the urban and rural community (gmina miejsko-wiejska) includes a further 36 localities with a Schulzenamt .
Attractions
- Church of St. John the Baptist - built in 1639, it was later rebuilt several times
- Cemetery with graves from the early 19th century
- Wooden bell tower from 1862
- synagogue
Economy and Infrastructure
The nearest international airport is Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport , which is about 180 kilometers to the north-west. Krakow International Airport is located about 210 kilometers to the southeast .
The provincial road 834, which branches off about eight kilometers south of the city from the 842, runs in the north-west through Bychawa coming from the south. It ends about 25 kilometers from Bychawa in Bełżyce . It crosses state road 19 from Rzeszów via Lublin to Suwałki about 16 kilometers away .
Web links
- Website of the municipality (Polish, English)
- Tour of the place (English)