Zamość
Zamość | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 50°43′00″N 23°15′10″E / 50.71667°N 23.25278°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| Powiat | city county |
| Established | 1580 |
| City rights | 1580 |
| Founded by | Jan Zamoyski |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Rafał Zwolak |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 62,021 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22–400 to 22–410 |
| Area code | (+48) 084 |
| Car plates | LZ |
| National roads | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Old City of Zamość |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Designated | 1992 |
| Reference no. | 564 |
| UNESCO region | Europe |
| Area | 75.0391 ha |
| Buffer zone | 214.916 ha |
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Zamość (Polish: [ˈzamɔɕt͡ɕ] ⓘ; Yiddish: זאמאשטש, romanized: Zamoshtsh; Latin: Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about 90 km (56 mi) from Lublin, 247 km (153 mi) from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
Zamość was founded in 1580 by Jan Zamoyski, Grand Chancellor of Poland, who envisioned an ideal city. The historical centre of Zamość was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992, following a decision of the sixteenth ordinary session of the World Heritage Committee, held between 7 and 14 December 1992 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States; it was recognized for being "a unique example of a Renaissance town in Central Europe".
Zamość is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Roztocze National Park.