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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.

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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
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Bychawa
Settlement.established_title2
Town rights
Settlement.established_date2
1537
Settlement.leader_party
PiS
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

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
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Bychawa
postal code
23-100
male population
2182
female population
2495
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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 The town was first mentioned in historical documents from the 14th century.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.

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