Sandomierz
Sandomierz | |
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Town Hall St. Michael's Church Old townhouses at the Market Square | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Interactive map of Sandomierz | |
Sandomierz Sandomierz | |
| Coordinates: 50°41′N 21°45′E / 50.683°N 21.750°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie |
| County | Sandomierz County |
| Gmina | Sandomierz (urban gmina) |
| Town rights | before 1227 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paweł Niedźwiedź (PSL) |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.8 km2 (11.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 23,863 |
| • Density | 829/km2 (2,150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 27-600 |
| Area code | +48 15 |
| Car plates | TSA |
| National roads | |
| Website | www |
| Designated | 2017-11-22 |
| Reference no. | Dz. U. z 2017 r. poz. 2273 |
Sandomierz (pronounced: [sanˈdɔmjɛʂ] ⓘ; Latin: Sandomiria, Yiddish: צויזמר, צוזמיר, romanized: Tsouzmer, Tsoyzmer) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (as of 2017), situated on the Vistula River near its confluence with the San, in the Sandomierz Basin. It is the capital of Sandomierz County within the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Sandomierz is known for its preserved Old Town, a major cultural and tourist attraction which the President of Poland declared a National Monument of Poland in 2017.
In the past, Sandomierz was one of the most important urban centers not only of Lesser Poland, but also of the whole country. It was a royal city of the Polish Crown and functioned as a regional administrative centre from the High Middle Ages to the 19th century.