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Zamość

Zamość
Market Square
Market Square
Flag of Zamość
Flag
Coat of arms of Zamość
Coat of arms
Old town zamość plan.png
Zamość is located in Poland
Zamość
Zamość
Coordinates: 50°43′14″N 23°15′31″E / 50.72056°N 23.25861°E / 50.72056; 23.25861
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
Powiat City County
Gmina Zamość
Established 1580
Town rights 1580
Government
 • Mayor Andrzej Wnuk
Area
 • City 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi)
Elevation 212 m (696 ft)
Population (2014)
 • City 65,149
 • Density 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
 • Metro 140 274
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 22–400 to 22–410
Area code(s) (+48) 084
Car plates LZ
Website http://www.zamosc.pl
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Old City of Zamość
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Main Square – Armenian tenements
Location Poland
Type Cultural
Criteria iv
Reference 564
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1992 (16th Session)

Zamość pronounced [ˈzamɔɕt͡ɕ] (Yiddish: זאמאשטש Zamoshtsh) is a city in southeastern Poland, situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), about 90 km (56 mi) from Lublin, 247 km (153 mi) from Warsaw and 60 km (37 mi) from the border with Ukraine. In 2014, the population was 65,149.

The historical centre of Zamość was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992, following a decision of the sixteenth ordinary session of the World Heritage Committee, held between 7 and 14 December 1992 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. As described by UNESCO:

Zamość is a unique example of a Renaissance town in Central Europe, consistently designed and built in accordance with the Italian theories of the "ideal town," on the basis of a plan which was the result of perfect cooperation between the open-minded founder, Jan Zamoyski, and the outstanding architect, Bernardo Morando. Zamość is an outstanding example of an innovative approach to town planning, combining the functions of an urban ensemble, a residence, and a fortress in accordance with a consistently implemented Renaissance concept. The result of this is a stylistically homogeneous urban composition with a high level of architectural and landscape values. A real asset of this great construction was its creative enhancement with local artistic architectural achievements.

Zamość is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the .

Zamość was founded in 1580 by the Chancellor and Hetman (head of the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth), Jan Zamoyski, on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. Modelled on Italian trading cities, and built during the late-renaissance period by the Padovani architect Bernardo Morando, Zamość remains a perfect example of a Renaissance town of the late 16th century. It retains its original street layout, fortifications (Zamość Fortress) and a large number of original buildings blending Italian and central European architectural traditions.


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