Józefów, Biłgoraj County

Józefów
Plac Wyzwolenia (Liberation Square)
Józefów
Coordinates: 50°29′N 23°3′E / 50.483°N 23.050°E / 50.483; 23.050
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
CountyBiłgoraj
GminaJózefów
Town rights1725
Founded byTomasz Józef Zamoyski
Named afterTomasz Józef Zamoyski
Government
  MayorRoman Dziura (Ind.)
Area
  Total
5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
2,450
  Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
23-460
Car platesLBL
Website(archive)

Józefów (Polish: [juˈzɛfuf]), also called Józefów Biłgorajski, Józefów Ordynacki and Józefów Roztoczański, is a town in Biłgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,436 inhabitants (2006). It lies on the Niepryszka River, in historic Lesser Poland, among the hills of Roztocze, and Solska Forest. The distance to Biłgoraj is 24 km (15 mi), to Zamość 30 km (19 mi), and to Lublin - 92 km (57 mi).