Kazimierz Dolny

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Kazimierz Dolny

Kazimierz Dolny - market square

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Kazimierz Dolny

Coordinates: 51°19′20″N 21°56′51″E / 51.32222, 21.9475

Country

Poland

Government

- Mayor

Grzegorz Janusz Dunia

Area

- Total

30.44 km² (11.8 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

3,572

- Density

117.3/km² (303.9/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

24-120

Car plates

LPU

Website: http://www.kazimierzdolny.bip.net.pl/

Kazimierz Dolny [kaˈʑimjɛʂ ˈdɔlnɨ] (Yiddish: קאזמיר Kuzmir) is a small town in eastern Poland, on the right (eastern) bank of the Vistula river in Puławy County, Lublin Province.

It is a considerable tourist attraction as one of the most beautifully situated little towns in Poland. It enjoyed its greatest prosperity in the 16th and the first half of the 17th century, due to the trade in grain conducted along the Vistula. It became an economic backwater after that trade declined, and this freeze in economic development enabled the town to preserve its Renaissance urban plan and appearance. Since the 19th century it has become a popular holiday destination, attracting artists and summer residents.

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Saint Anna's Church	Castle	Tenement-house under St. Nicholas (left hand side) and st. Christoper
Castle	Castle's court, view from gate	Tower (upper castle)
Tower and castle, view from Vistula river	Saint Anna's Church	Kazimierz in 1964