Lublin

Lublin (pronounce: ) is the biggest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodship with a population of 355,954 (2004).

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The first permanent settlement on the site of Lublin was located in the present suburbs of Czwartek and Dziesi?ta between the 6th century and 7th century. In the 10th century and 11th century the Czwartek settlement developed into an important trade centre. In the 12th century a fortified settlement was established, to protect Polish lands from eastern invasions. It was at that time that the name Lublin first began to be used. The oldest historical document mentioning the name Lublin dates from 1198.

Lublin Voivodship: Lublin Voivodship (in Polish wojew?dztwo lubelskie) is an administrative and local government region or voivodship in the eastern part of Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Lublin (2), Che?m, Zamo??, Bia?a Podlaska and partly Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce voivodships as a result o...

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