Krasnystaw
Krasnystaw [ krasnɨstaf ] is a Polish town in the Lublin Voivodeship, circle Krasnystaw, situated on the river Wieprz with about 19,300 inhabitants.
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History
The place was built on the land of the village Szczekarzew and received city rights in 1394. 1462 emerged the first time the name Krasnystaw ( German: beautiful pond ) on. From 1490 to 1826 it was the seat of the bishops of Chelm. 1525 received one staple rights for salt and honey. During the Swedish wars mid-17th century, the castle was destroyed and the city walls were pulled down. With the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, the city fell to Austria, from 1809 to 1815 it belonged to the Duchy of Warsaw, then to 1918 the Russian Congress Poland. From 1919 to 1975 Krasnystaw was county seat, and it is again since 1999. After the First World War, the city had about 10,000 inhabitants, of whom about 17 % were Jews. Mid- September 1939 the German Wehrmacht moved a, which was sold in June 1944 by the Red Army. From 1940 to 1942, a ghetto for Jews was 4000 in the city limits, the occupants were later deported to the ghetto Izbica.
Culture and sights
Museums
- Regional museum with ethnographic, historical, numismatic, archaeological and art collections.
Structures
- Baroque, a former Jesuit St. Franciszek Ksawery church with valuable stucco decoration and murals
- Former Jesuit College from the beginning of the 17th century
- Bishop's Palace from the 17th century
- Holy - Trinity Church (1837-1839)
- Monastery from about the year 1826, it served as a Russian barracks and after 1918 as an officer school, from 1939 to 1944 as a German barracks and now as a professional school later.
Regular events
In Krasnystaw be done every year in early September, celebrated since 1971, the so-called Chmielaki ( Harvest Celebration ), a kind of local Oktoberfest, where the beer consumption plays an important role, for which many tourists from all over Poland to arrive. However, there are also held many musical and cultural events on this occasion.
Twin Cities
- Poperinge (Belgium ), since 1995
- Žatec (Czech Republic), since 1996
- Oostflakkee (Netherlands), since 1993
- Alvesta (Sweden), since 1997
- Turijsk (Ukraine ), since 2003
- Horochiw (Ukraine ) since 2004
- Püspökladány (Hungary )
Personalities
- Anna Kamieńska, Polish poet, * 1920
- Kasper Niesiecki, Polish heraldry, † 1744
- Andrzej Paczkowski, Polish historian, * 1938
- Henryk Bąk, Polish actor (1923-1987)
- Witold Pyrkosz, Polish actor, born 1926