Józefów, Biłgoraj County
Józefów | |
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Plac Wyzwolenia (Liberation Square) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Józefów | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′N 23°3′E / 50.483°N 23.050°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Biłgoraj |
| Gmina | Józefów |
| Town rights | 1725 |
| Founded by | Tomasz Józef Zamoyski |
| Named after | Tomasz Józef Zamoyski |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roman Dziura (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 2,450 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 23-460 |
| Car plates | LBL |
| Website | (archive) |
Józefów (Polish: [juˈzɛfuf]), also called Józefów Biłgorajski, Józefów Ordynacki, 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).