Hrubieszów
Place in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hrubieszów (Polish: [xruˈbjɛʂuf]; Ukrainian: Грубешів, romanized: Hrubeshiv; Yiddish: הרוביעשאָוו, romanized: Hrubyeshov or Yiddish: רובשוב, romanized: Ribishoyv, Rubishoyv[2]) is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of around 18,212 (2016). It is the capital of Hrubieszów County within the Lublin Voivodeship.
Hrubieszów | |
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Coordinates: 50°49′N 23°53′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lublin |
County | Hrubieszów |
Gmina | Hrubieszów (urban gmina) |
First mentioned | 1254 |
Town rights | 1400 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marta Majewska |
Area | |
• Total | 33.03 km2 (12.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 18,212[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 22-500 |
Car plates | LHR |
National roads | |
Voivodeship roads | |
Website | Official website |
Throughout history, the town's culture and architecture was strongly shaped by its Polish Roman Catholic, Greek Catholic and Jewish inhabitants. Almost all of the Jewish community of the town, however, were murdered in the Holocaust.[3] Hrubieszów is also the birthplace of Polish writer, novelist and author of popular books Bolesław Prus, and entrepreneur and Holocaust survivor Henry Orenstein.