Lukow, Lukow ( Polish Łuków ) - a city in Poland , part of the Lublin Voivodeship , Lukow County . It has the status of city gmina. It covers an area of 35.75 km². The population is 30,511 people (as of 2004 ).
| City | |||
| Lukow, Lukov | |||
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| Łuków | |||
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| A country |  Poland | ||
| Voivodship | Lublin Voivodeship | ||
| County | Lukuvsky County | ||
| The president | Zbigniew Earth | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 35.75 km² | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 30 511 people ( 2004 ) | ||
| Density | 859.5 people / km² | ||
| Katoykonim | bulgarian, onion | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +48 25 | ||
| Postcode | 21-400 | ||
| Car code | LLU | ||
| Official TERYT Code | 3060911011 | ||
| lukow.pl | |||
Content
Name Origin
The name Luke appears for the first time in chronicles since 1233. In the document of Boleslaw the Shy , issued to the bishop of Plotsky, the prince freed Kotsk possessions from the jurisdiction of Castelani nostri de Lucow . The name Luke comes from the Slavic root of the bow , which, if we consider the results of onomastic analysis, is of East Slavic origin. In the prehistoric era of the Polish language, onion root meant onion (including arch) and meadow. The name Lukov originally belonged to floodplain territories. The name of the resident of the city is Lukovyan (Lukovyan), and the resident is Lukovian.
Famous residents
- Kontsevich, Louis - Polish writer.
- Karol Levittu is a fighter for the independence of Poland.
- Vladimir Medvedyuk - Holy Russian Orthodox Church;
- Konstantin Petrzhak is a Soviet physicist of Polish descent.
History
Links
- City official page
- Lukov // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.