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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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections

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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