Krasnystaw

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Krasnystaw

Total population

17,855

Coordinates50.98°, 23.17°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Krasnystaw is a town in southeastern Poland with 18,630 inhabitants. It is the capital of Krasnystaw County in the Lublin Voivodeship.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Szmul Zygielbojm

Jewish-Polish politician (1895-1943)

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Bogusław Psujek

Polish sportsperson and athletics competitor (1956–1990)

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

Stanisław Grędziński

Polish sprinter, civil engineer (1945–2022)

Stefan Regmunt

Polish bishop

Z

Zygmunt Pisarski

Roman Catholic priest (1902–1943)

Antoine Patek

Polish watchmaker (1812–1877)

Andrzej Paczkowski

Polish historian

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Marian Sawa

Polish composer

L

Ligia Branice

Polish actress

Anna Kamieńska

Poet, writer and translator (1920-1986)

K

Kamil Poźniak

Polish footballer

Antoni Oleszczyński

Polish painter (1794-1879)

Henryk Bąk

Polish actor (1923–1987)

Mikhail Kobryn

Aleksander Kowalewski

Polish officer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lublin

• Widniówka
  2.9 mi away
• Zakręcie
  3.1 mi away
• Wincentów
  3.4 mi away
• Krupiec
  3.6 mi away
• Stężyca Łęczyńska
  4.2 mi away
• Franciszków
  6.8 mi away
• Wiszenki
  7.9 mi away
• Dobryniów-Kolonia
  8.8 mi away
• Niedziałowice Pierwsze
  9.3 mi away
• Wojniaki
  9.8 mi away
• Żdżanne
  9.9 mi away
• Czysta Dębina-Kolonia
  9.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Krasnystaw

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-07-26

northern fruit bug

Carpocoris fuscispinus

Seen 2026-07-26

Mottled Stink Bug

Rhaphigaster nebulosa

Seen 2026-07-26

Meadow Brown

Maniola jurtina

Seen 2026-07-26

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-07-26

Silver-washed Fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Seen 2026-07-26

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-07-26

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Seen 2026-07-26

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Seen 2026-07-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers