The town was founded at the end of the 16th century by Jan Zamoyski as Jelitowo. It is known by its current name since 1613 when it was renamed after Zamoyski's son, Tomasz. It obtained its city charter in 1621. It was administratively located in the Bełz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of Poland. The area around the city saw serious fighting in 1914 during World War I.[3]
On September 17–26, 1939, during the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland which started World War II, the Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was fought between Poland and Germany. The town was bombed by the Germans and eventually found itself under German occupation. The town's Jewish community, which numbered over 5,600 in 1939 at the start of the war, was persecuted by the occupiers in the Holocaust. The Nazi Germans first placed the Jews in a ghetto established in the town, then exterminated them in 1942 at Bełżec extermination camp located a few km. south of the town. The Jewish community ceased to exist.[4]
In 1975–1998, the town was administratively located in the Zamość Voivodeship.
EducationEdit
In the town there are two faculties of Catholic University of Lublin (Legal and Economic Sciences).[5] It has two high schools (Bartosz Głowacki High School and Władysław Sikorski High School), three technical colleges, two gymnasiums and two primary schools.
International Folk Festival Roztocze is a popular annual music festival organized since 1990. Since 2008 the town council organizes reconstructions of Battle of Tomaszów.
There are two main newspapers published weekly in Tomaszów Lubelski. First of them, ReWizje Tomaszowskie, is financed by the town council. Second of them, Tygodnik Tomaszowski, belongs to a private company.
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October 16, 2023
tomaszów, lubelski, tɔˈmaʂuf, luˈbɛlskʲi, town, south, eastern, poland, with, inhabitants, 2017, situated, lublin, voivodeship, near, roztocze, national, park, capital, county, rynek, market, square, coat, armscoordinates, 417country, polandvoivodeshiplublinco. Tomaszow Lubelski tɔˈmaʂuf luˈbɛlskʲi is a town in south eastern Poland with 19 365 inhabitants 2017 2 Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship near Roztocze National Park it is the capital of Tomaszow Lubelski County Tomaszow LubelskiRynek Market Square Coat of armsTomaszow LubelskiCoordinates 50 27 N 23 25 E 50 450 N 23 417 E 50 450 23 417Country PolandVoivodeshipLublinCountyTomaszow LubelskiGminaTomaszow Lubelski urban gmina Established16th centuryTown rights1621Founded byJan ZamoyskiNamed forTomasz ZamoyskiGovernment MayorWojciech Zukowski PiS Area Total13 29 km2 5 13 sq mi Elevation280 m 920 ft Population 2013 1 Total19 365 Density1 500 km2 3 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code22 600Car platesLTMWebsitewww wbr tomaszow lubelski wbr pl Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Culture 4 Sports 5 Media 6 Twin towns 7 Notable people 8 External links 9 NotesHistory Edit nbsp Historic County SejmikThe town was founded at the end of the 16th century by Jan Zamoyski as Jelitowo It is known by its current name since 1613 when it was renamed after Zamoyski s son Tomasz It obtained its city charter in 1621 It was administratively located in the Belz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of Poland The area around the city saw serious fighting in 1914 during World War I 3 On September 17 26 1939 during the joint German Soviet invasion of Poland which started World War II the Battle of Tomaszow Lubelski was fought between Poland and Germany The town was bombed by the Germans and eventually found itself under German occupation The town s Jewish community which numbered over 5 600 in 1939 at the start of the war was persecuted by the occupiers in the Holocaust The Nazi Germans first placed the Jews in a ghetto established in the town then exterminated them in 1942 at Belzec extermination camp located a few km south of the town The Jewish community ceased to exist 4 In 1975 1998 the town was administratively located in the Zamosc Voivodeship Education EditIn the town there are two faculties of Catholic University of Lublin Legal and Economic Sciences 5 It has two high schools Bartosz Glowacki High School and Wladyslaw Sikorski High School three technical colleges two gymnasiums and two primary schools Culture Edit nbsp Constitution of 3 May 1791 MonumentInternational Folk Festival Roztocze is a popular annual music festival organized since 1990 Since 2008 the town council organizes reconstructions of Battle of Tomaszow Sports EditTomaszow is the home for the football team Tomasovia Media EditThere are two main newspapers published weekly in Tomaszow Lubelski First of them ReWizje Tomaszowskie is financed by the town council Second of them Tygodnik Tomaszowski belongs to a private company Twin towns EditTomaszow Lubelski is twinned with nbsp Grigiskes Lithuania nbsp Kivertsi Ukraine nbsp Zhovkva UkraineNotable people EditMordechai Yosef Leiner 1801 1854 Hasidic thinker Menachem Mendel of Kotzk 1787 1859 Hasidic thinker Joanna Pacula born 1957 actress Leon Pinsker 1821 1891 Zionist activist Zygmunt Sochan 1909 1998 footballer and member of the Polish resistance movement in World War II Monika Skinder born 2001 cross country skier Marek Zub born 1964 football manager Wojciech Zukowski born 1964 member of the parliament Law and JusticeExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomaszow Lubelski Tomaszow County website Old pictures of Tomaszow Tomaszow virtual tourNotes Edit www ideo pl ideo Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014 Polska w liczbach Retrieved 2019 09 21 Historia miasta Retrieved 2019 09 21 Virtual Sztetl 2018 07 21 Catholic University of Lublin Official website Catholic University of Lublin Official website nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tomaszow Lubelski Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomaszow Lubelski amp oldid 1159977309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
