Modliborzyce, Lublin Voivodeship
Modliborzyce | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Baroque Saint Stanislaus church in Modliborzyce | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′9″N 22°19′46″E / 50.75250°N 22.32944°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Janów Lubelski |
| Gmina | Modliborzyce |
| Established | 1631 |
| Town rights | 1631 |
| Founded by | Stanisław Wioteski |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Witold Wiesław Kowalik (Ind.) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,311 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | LJA |
| Voivodeship road | |
| Website | https://modliborzyce.pl/ |
Modliborzyce [mɔdlibɔˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a town in Janów Lubelski County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Modliborzyce. It lies in the historic province of Lesser Poland, approximately 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Janów Lubelski and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin. It has a population of 1,311.
Modliborzyce is picturesquely located at the point where three major geographical regions of Poland meet - Lublin Upland, Sandomierz Basin, and Roztocze. Southern part of the town belongs to the Landscape Park of Janów Forest, and northern is covered by the protected area of Roztocze.