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Zwierzyniec
Place in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Zwierzyniec (disambiguation).
Zwierzyniec (Polish: [zvjɛˈʐɨɲɛt͡s]; Ukrainian: Звежинець, romanized: Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
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Zwierzyniec | |
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![]() Church of Saint John of Nepomuk on an island | |
Coordinates: 50°37′N 22°58′E | |
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Voivodeship | ![]() |
County | Zamość |
Gmina | Zwierzyniec |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edyta Wolanin |
Area | |
• Total | 4.82 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,344 |
• Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 22-470 |
Car plates | LZA |
Website | www |
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Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The park comprises some of the last remaining sections of the primordial forest of Central Europe, especially spectacular stand of ancient beech trees (Bukowa Gora). It also is a rail junction, located along the Rejowiec Fabryczny - Hrebenne - Munina connection, with a branch line going westwards, to Stalowa Wola, via Biłgoraj.