Hrubieszów
Hrubieszów (Ukrainian Грубешів / Hrubeschiw, Russian Грубешов / Grubeschow, German Grubeschow ) is a city in the powiat Hrubieszowski in the Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland. It is the most eastern lying city in the country, the border with Ukraine is only five kilometers away.
- 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
- 6.1 External links
- 6.2 footnotes
Geography
The city lies on the River Huczwa, which is a tributary of the Bug. The city of Lublin is about 120 km away, the city of Zamość approximately 50 km.
History
The first documentary mention of the place comes from the year 1254th The city law exists since 1400. During the years 1400 to 1411 a royal residence was built in the city, which was destroyed by the troops of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 1648.
Since 1772, the town belonged to Austria, and lay there in a circle Zamość in Galicia, in the years 1809 to 1815 to the Duchy of Warsaw. After that, she became the part of Congress Poland.
Culture and sights
Museums
The Museum Muzeum im. ks. St. Staszica collects exhibits, are reminiscent of the Polish politicians and publicists Stanisław Staszic ( 1755-1826 ). He lived in the early 19th century a few years in Hrubieszów and founded the agricultural cooperative Towarzystwo Rolnicze Hrubieszowskie.
Structures
The city's attractions include the Roman Catholic Church Św. Stanisław Kostki from 1630.
Another attraction is the castle Du Chateau, built in 1791 by a Napoleonic soldier. Around the year 1860 and in 1941 the plant was expanded. Shortly after the Second World War, resided there, the NKVD.
Economy and infrastructure
In the town of nearly 1,800 small businesses were registered; existing at the time of the People's Republic of Poland, large companies were dissolved. Near the center is a broad gauge train line that connects Russia with the Polish metallurgical plants ( Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa ).
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Abraham Stern, inventor of calculating machines, ancestor of Antoni Słonimski
- Henry Orenstein ( b. 1925 as Henryk Orenstein ), professional poker player
- Bolesław Prus ( Aleksander Glowacki * as 1847-1912 ), writer
- Tomasz Kiełbowicz (born 1976 ), Polish national football team
- Bolesław Lesmian (1877-1937), poet
- Wiktor Zin (1925-2007), Professor of Architecture, 1977 to 1981 Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture
- Marek Poznański ( born 1984 ), Member of the Sejm