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Bychawa
Sign in to saveBychawa () is a town in southeastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lublin County, about south of Lublin. The town lies in Lublin Upland and belongs to historic Lesser Poland. It is situated on the Gałęzówka and Kosarzewka rivers. The town has an area of , and as of December 2021, it has 4,757 inhabitants.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bychawa
- Region
- województwo lubelskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 5,297
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bychawa
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bychawa, zespół kościoła par. p.w. św. Jana Chrzciciela, widok od strony parku.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Late Renaissance Saint John the Baptist church seen from the park
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Bychawa flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Bychawa COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lublin
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lublin
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Located in
- Gmina Bychawa
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +4677
- Area
- +6.69
- Official website
- www.bychawa.pl
- Image
- Bychawa, Zespół Kościoła par. p.w. św. Jana Chrzciciela.JPG
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Bychawa () is a town in southeastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lublin County, about south of Lublin. The town lies in Lublin Upland and belongs to historic Lesser Poland. It is situated on the Gałęzówka and Kosarzewka rivers. The town has an area of , and as of December 2021, it has 4,757 inhabitants.
== History == thumb|left|Palace ruins in Bychawa The gord, located at the site of current Bychawa, existed as early as the 9th and 10th centuries. The town was first mentioned in historical documents from the 14th century. In 1537, King Sigismund I the Old granted Bychawa Magdeburg town rights and established two annual fairs. It was a private town in the Lublin Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. The town developed successfully, trade and crafts flourished, including weapons production, and a Renaissance church was built. In the second half of the 16th century, Bychawa was a Reformation center, and Calvinist synods were held there. In 1637, King Władysław IV Vasa confirmed and extended the town's privileges. War hampered the development in the mid-17th century. In 1649, Cossacks and later, the Swedes invaded and destroyed the town.