Lublin

Lublin
Clockwise from top:panorama of theOld Town;Manneristtenements at the Market Square; Krakowskie Przedmieście Street;Royal Castle;and Krakowska Gate
Flag Coat of arms Brandmark
Motto(s): Fidelitatem et Constantinam(in Latin) Wiernością i Stałością(in Polish)
Lublin
Coordinates:51°15′N22°34′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
Powiat	City County (Capital ofLublin Countybut not part of it)
Established	before 12th century
City rights	1317
City Hall	Lublin New Town Hall
Districts	27 boroughs
Government
• City mayor	Krzysztof Żuk(PO)
Area
• City	147 km2(57 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2021)
• City	336,339(9th)
• Density	2,310/km2(6,000/sq mi)
•Metro	664,000
Time zone	UTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code	20-001 to 20-999
Area code	+48 81
Car plates	LU
Primary airport	Lublin Airport
Highways
Website	www.lublin.eu/en

Lublinis acityin easternPoland.It's in theLublin Voivodeship.It has an area of 147.5km².About 354,000 people live in Lublin. It is the largest Polish city east of theVistula River.The Bystrzyca river, a tributary of theWieprzriver, passes through the city and divides it into two parts: western, with a more varied relief withloessgorges, and eastern, which is flat. In the southern part of the city there is the artificialZemborzyce Lakecreated bydammingBystrzyca. It is on the route betweenVilniusandKraków.

It was started in the 6^thor7^thcentury.City wallswere built in the1340s.The LublinParliamentsession of 1569 led to the union between theKingdom of Polandand theGrand Duchy of Lithuaniawhich became thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.It was an important national centre ofArianism.it was ruined in the wars of the 17^thcentury.

Lublin Royal Castle

TheNational Museum, Lublinis now in theLublin Castlewhich was started in the 12th century.

There are five public universities:

• Maria Curie-Sklodowska University
• John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
• Medical University of Lublin
• University of Life Sciences in Lublin
• Politechnika Lubelska

Lublin Airport(Port Lotniczy Lublin) (IATA: LUZ) is about 10 km (6.2 miles) SE of Lublin. Trains go from Lublin Głównyrailway stationto the major cities in Poland. There are local trains. It is is one of only four towns in Poland to havetrolleybuses.