Krasnystav or Krasnostav ( Polish. Krasnystaw ; ukr. Krasnostav ) - a city in Poland , included in the Lublin province , Krasnostavsky district . It has the status of a city commune. It covers an area of 23.07 km². The population is 19,537 people (for 2004 ).
| City | |||||
| Krasnystav | |||||
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| Krasnystaw | |||||
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| A country |  Poland | ||||
| Province | Lublin province | ||||
| Powiat | Krasnostavsky County | ||||
| The president | Andrzej Yakubets | ||||
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| Square | 23.07 km² | ||||
| Timezone | and | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 19,537 people ( 2004 ) | ||||
| Density | 466.2 persons / km² | ||||
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| Telephone code | +48 82 | ||||
| Postcode | 22-300 | ||||
| Car code | Lks | ||||
| Official code TERYT | 3060806011 | ||||
| krasnystaw.pl | |||||
History
Krasnostav appeared near the ancient Russian town of Shchekarev. It was the county center in the Kholmsk land of the Russian province . In the 16th century, two Orthodox churches operated here, the Ruthenians made up about a third of the inhabitants (and according to some information, were even the majority).