Ryki
Ryki | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 51°38′N 21°56′E / 51.633°N 21.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Ryki |
| Gmina | Ryki |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jarosław Żaczek (PiS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 9,716 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-500 |
| Car plates | LRY |
| Website | http://www.ryki.pl |
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Ryki [ˈrɨkʲi] is a town in the Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland, capital of Ryki County. It has 9,767 inhabitants (as of 2007). It is situated between Warsaw and Lublin. Ryki belongs to Lesser Poland, and historically is part of Ziemia Stężycka (Land of Stężyca, an ancient county, the only part of historic Sandomierz Voivodeship which was located on the right bank of the Vistula river). The distance to the Polish capital is 100 km (62 mi), the distance to Lublin – 64 km (40 mi).