Krasnystaw
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Saint Francis Xavier Church and Jesuit College
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 Krasnystaw
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| Coordinates: 51°0′N 23°10′E / 51.000°N 23.167°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| County | Krasnystaw County | ||
| Gmina | Krasnystaw (urban gmina) | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Hanna Małgorzata Mazurkiewicz | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 19,434 | ||
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 22-300 | ||
| Car plates | LKS | ||
| Website | http://www.krasnystaw.pl | ||
Krasnystaw [krasˈnɨstaf] (Ukrainian: Красностав Krasnostav) is a town in eastern Poland with 19,750 inhabitants (29 March 2011). Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Chełm Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Krasnystaw County.
The town is famous for its beer festival called Chmielaki (Polish: chmiel means hop), and for its dairy products, such as jogusie. Krasnystaw is near the border of Ukraine. The river Wieprz flows through Krasnystaw.
Krasnystaw received its town charter from King Władysław II Jagiełło, who signed the document in Kraków, on March 1, 1394. The new town was located in the location of previously existing village of Szczekarzew, and in 1490 - 1826, was property of the Bishops of Chełm, and the seat of a starosta. Due to convenient location along merchant route from Lublin to Lwów, it prospered in the 16th century.
The period known as Swedish wars (1655 - 1660) brought destruction of both the town and the Krasnystaw Castle. Following the third partition of Poland, Krasnystaw was in 1795 annexed by the Habsburg Empire, but since 1815 until 1916, it was part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. During the January Uprising the town and its area saw heavy fighting between Polish rebels and Russian troops.
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