Włodawa

Włodawa () is a town in eastern Poland, situated on the Bug River and on the border with Belarus and Ukraine. It is the seat of Włodawa County, within the Lublin Voivodeship. it has a population of 13,500.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Włodawa
Settlement.image_flag: POL_Włodawa_flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Włodawa COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Powiat
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Włodawa
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Włodawa (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_party: L
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Wiesław Muszyński
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1242
Settlement.established_title2: Town rights
Settlement.established_date2: 1534

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: border city
Country: Poland
Located in: Włodawa County
Continent: Europe
Population: 12500
Area: 17.97
Elevation: 173
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Western Bug
Head of government: mayor
Official website: www.wlodawa.eu
Image: Rynek we Włodawie 2023.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Włodawa
Commons gallery: Włodawa
Commons category: Włodawa
category of associated people: Category:People from Włodawa
postal code: 22-200
P8168: Order of the Indian Empire
male population: 5958
female population: 6542
twinned administrative body: Kiryat Motzkin

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
History
Ethnic minorities
Jewish community
Amish and Mennonite communities
Climate
Sport
Points of interest
Gallery
Notable residents
References
External links

==Geography== The town lies along the borders of Poland with both, westernmost Belarus and Ukraine, on the banks of the Bug River, from Chełm in Poland and Brest in Belarus; from Terespol, from Lublin, and from Liuboml in the Volyn Oblast of Ukraine. It is close to the Belarusian southernmost strip of the Brest Raion within the Brest Region bordering with north-western Ukraine.

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