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Szczebrzeszyn (; ) is a town in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamość County, about west of Zamość. The town serves as the seat to the Gmina Szczebrzeszyn district. A 2004 census counted 5,357 inhabitants. It lends its name to the Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park. Szczebrzeszyn is often called the "Capital City of Polish Language".

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Place details

Locality
Szczebrzeszyn
Region
województwo lubelskie
Country
Polska
Population
5,255
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Szczebrzeszyn
Settlement.image_shield
POL Szczebrzeszyn COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline
Szczebrzeszyn St Catherine church 2023.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kościuszko Sq. and St. Catherine's Church
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
Zamość
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Szczebrzeszyn
Settlement.leader_party
BS
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Rafał Kowalik
Settlement.area_total_km2
29.12
Settlement.population_as_of
2006

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Poland
Continent
Europe
Population
4849
Area
29
Elevation
230
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.szczebrzeszyn.pl
Image
PL Szczebrzeszyn church 5.jpg
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Commons category
Szczebrzeszyn
Commons gallery
Szczebrzeszyn
different from
Gmina Szczebrzeszyn
category for people born here
Category:Births in Szczebrzeszyn
postal code
22-460
male population
2311
female population
2538
Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early history
  • World War II
  • The Holocaust
  • After the Zamość Uprising
  • In literature
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Szczebrzeszyn (; ) is a town in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamość County, about west of Zamość. The town serves as the seat to the Gmina Szczebrzeszyn district. A 2004 census counted 5,357 inhabitants. It lends its name to the Szczebrzeszyn Landscape Park. Szczebrzeszyn is often called the "Capital City of Polish Language".

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Szczebrzeszyn” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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