Tarnogród

Palace in Tarnogród

Coat of arms

Tarnogród

Coordinates: 50°22′N 22°44′E / 50.367°N 22.733°E

Country

Poland

Established

before 16th century

Town rights

1567-1867, 1987

Government

• Mayor

Eugeniusz Stróż

Area

• Total

10.69 km² (4.13 sq mi)

Population (2006)

• Total

3,372

• Density

320/km² (820/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

23-420

Area code(s)

+48 84

Car plates

LBL

Website

http://www.tarnogrod.eu/

Tarnogród ([tarˈnɔɡrut]) is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 3,399 (2006).

The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages settlement, then known as Cierniogród. The town had city rights from 16th to 19th century, and regained them in 1987. There are various tourist attractions in the town, including a synagogue built in 1686 and a late baroque church built in 1750-1771. Outside the church there is a belfry from 1777.

Even though Tarnogrod now belongs to Lublin Voivodeship, the town does not have any historic connections with Lesser Poland, as for most of its history, it was part of Red Ruthenian Land of Przemyśl. Currently, Tarnogrod is southernmost town of the voivodeship; the distance to Lublin is 110 kilometers, while the distance to Rzeszów is only 70 kilometres (43 miles).

In the early 19th century, Tarnogrod was 7th biggest town of Russian-controlled Congress Poland, and in 1810-1842, it was the seat of a county.

Tarnogrod was founded in the mid-16th century in a location where a defensive gord called Cierniogrod once had existed. It received Magdeburg rights in Piotrków Trybunalski, on May 14, 1567, from King Zygmunt August. The House of Zamoyski, which owned Tarnogrod, built houses around a market square, together with a wooden town hall and prison tower. Later on, a hospital was added, together with two churches (1569, 1591) and a bath house. The town had three gates, its population in 1589 is estimated at app. 1,500.

In 1588, Tarnogrod became part of Zamoyski Family Fee Tail. The town had a vogt, a mayor and a council. In the early 17th century, Tarnogrod had two Roman Catholic churches, a synagogue and an Orthodox church. In the mid-17th century, numerous wars and plagues decimated Tarnogrod’s population. On 26 November 1715, the Tarnogrod Confederation was formed here.

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