Kraśnik
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lublin | ||
| Powiat : | Kraśnik | ||
| Area : | 25.28 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 55 ' N , 22 ° 14' E | ||
| Residents : | 34,355 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Postal code : | 23-200 to 23-210 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 81 | ||
| License plate : | LKR | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Rzeszów - Lublin | ||
| Kielce - Lublin | |||
| Next international airport : | Krakow-Balice | ||
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| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Borough | ||
| Surface: | 25.28 km² | ||
| Residents: | 34,355 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 1359 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 0607011 | ||
| Administration (as of 2019) | |||
| Mayor : | Wojciech Wilk | ||
| Address: | ul.Lubelska 84 23-200 Kraśnik |
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| Website : | www.krasnik.pl | ||
Kraśnik [ ˈkraɕɲik ] is a city in Poland in the Lublin Voivodeship .
history
The first settlement on the site of today's Kraśnik existed as early as the 13th century. In 1377 the place received city rights according to Magdeburg law . In 1486 a church was built and at the same time the first school and library. During the war with the Swedes , the place was destroyed in 1657. During the Third Partition of Poland , the city became part of Austria . In 1809 he was accepted into the Grand Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 into the so-called Congress Poland . Kraśnik lost his town charter in 1878. The Battle of Kraśnik in 1914 was one of the first Austro-Hungarian successes of the First World War and was used extensively for propaganda purposes. Based on this, the Austrian commander, Viktor Dankl , was appointed Count Dankl von Krasnik by the Emperor in 1918 . After the World War, the place became part of Poland again, was given city rights again and became the seat of a powiat . During the Second World War, the Munich company Schmitt und Junk built a petrol depot for the Wehrmacht near Kraśnik. Up to 350 Jewish forced laborers from the Budzyn SS labor camp were called upon to build it . In 1948 the Kraśnik Fabryczny settlement was founded near Kraśnik, which received town charter in 1954 and was incorporated into Kraśnik in 1975. This also included the village of Budzyń.
Population development
On June 30, 2005 Kraśnik had 17,261 male and 18,945 female residents.
Gmina
- The town of Kraśnik forms a municipality.
- The independent rural community Kraśnik has an area of 105.36 km². 16 localities with a Schulzenamt belong to it.
Twin cities
- Hajdúböszörmény (Hungary)
- Šilalė (Lithuania)
- Nogent-sur-Oise (France)
- Ruiselede (Belgium)
- Korosten (Ukraine)
- Turzysk (Ukraine)
- Lutsk (Ukraine).
education
The municipality has seven kindergartens ( Przedszkole ), eight elementary schools ( szkoła podstawowa ), five middle schools ( gimnazjum ) and four high schools ( Liceum ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Bogusław Samol (* 1959 in Kraśnik Fabryczny), military
- Wojciech Wilk (* 1972), former member of the Sejm
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ see LG Munich I, July 25, 1951 . In: Justice and Nazi crimes . Collection of German criminal convictions for Nazi homicides 1945–1966, Vol. VIII, edited by Adelheid L. Rüter-Ehlermann, HH Fuchs, CF Rüter . Amsterdam: University Press, 1972, No. 289, pp. 669–686 shooting of a 15-year-old Jewish slave laborer who had left the camp for two days to get food ( Memento of the original from March 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info : The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ XLS file of the state statistical office: http://www.stat.gov.pl/dane_spol-gosp/ludnosc/stan_struk_teryt/2005/30_06/Tablica8.xls
