Tarnogród

Tarnogród (Polish: [tarˈnɔɡrut]; Yiddish: ‏טאַרנעגראָד, romanized: Tarnegrod; Ukrainian: Терногород, romanized: Ternohorod, or Тарногород, Tarnohorod) is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 3,399 (2006).

Tarnogród
Palace in Tarnogród
Tarnogród
Coordinates: 50°22′N 22°44′E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
CountyBiłgoraj
GminaTarnogród
Establishedbefore 16th century
Town rights1567–1867, 1987
Government
  MayorPaweł Dec
Area
  Total10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total3,372
  Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23-420
Area code+48 84
Car platesLBL
Websitewww.tarnogrod.pl

Tarnogród is the southernmost town of the voivodeship; the distance to Lublin is 110 kilometres, while the distance to Rzeszów is only 70 kilometres (43 miles).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.