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Encyclopedia > Krasnik
Kraśnik
[[Image:|140px|Flag of Kraśnik]]
(Flag) (Coat of Arms)
Motto: none
Voivodship Lubelskie
Municipal government Rada Miasta Kraśnik
Mayor Piotr Czubiński
Area 25 km²
Population
 - city
 - urban
 - density

37,989 (2003)

1520/km²
Founded
City rights
13th century
1377
Latitude
Longitude
°' E
°' N
Area code +48 81
Car plates LKR
Twin towns Hajdúböszörmény, Tielt, Lippstadt, Żółkiew
Municipal Website (http://www.krasnik.pl)


Kraśnik is a town in eastern Poland with 37,989 inhabitants (2003), situated in the Lublin Voivodship.


First settled in the 13th century, it received its city charter in 1377. Until the 19th century it belonged to the Zamoyski family.


Sights: ruin of 17th century Zamoyski castle, 18th century baroque Holy Ghost hospital church, monastery and church from the 15th century, 2 historic synagogues.


See also

External link

  • Official home page (http://www.krasnik.pl/)

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Dia-pozytyw: TRACES OF THE PAST (671 words)
We know about the Jewish presence in Krasnik from accounts dated as early as 1531, but the right allowing Jews to settle here was granted only in 1584 (at once annulling the privilegia de non tolerandis Judaeis).
The local community, quite numerous in size (it sent one of the three representatives from the province of Lublin to sessions of The Diet of the Four Lands) was prevented from expanding freely.
To get to the synagogue from the annexe, there is a recently constructed underground passage, which lends atmosphere to the journey, particularly as the cellars are shrouded in total darkness.
Udvalgte publikationer Allan Krasnik (356 words)
Krasnik A, Scholten P, Damsgaard MT. General practitioners' attitudes to a recent change in their remuneration system.
Krasnik A, Gottschau A. Doctor and patient characteristics as modifiers of the effect of a changing remuneration system in general practice.
Krasnik A, Michaelsen JJ, Norredam M, Nielsen AS, Sørensen T. Effect of ethnic background and duration of residence on Danish hospital utilisation patterns.
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