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Łuków
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Łuków is also the Sorbian name for Luckau in Germany.
Łuków ˈwukuf is a city in eastern Poland with 30,727 inhabitants as of January 1 , 2005 . Since 1999 , it has been situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously it had been part of the Siedlce Voivodeship (from 1975 -1998 ). It is the capital of Łuków County .
Łuków, which historically belongs to Lesser Poland , was established about 1233 as a stronghold guarding eastern border of Poland against Yotvingians and Lithuanians - tribes from the East. Between 1250 and 1257 Bolesław V the Chaste - a sovereign of Poland, a prince of Kraków and Sandomierz, located the Knights Templar in Łuków. Originally, it belonged to the Sandomierz Voivodeship , but in 1474 , it became part of the Lublin Voivodeship (1474-1795) . Lukow was incorporated as a city in 1403 , by King Wladyslaw Jagiello .
Transport
Łuków is an important railroad junction, located on the strategic east-west line from Brest-Litovsk to Warsaw and Berlin . Other lines stemming from Łuków are the connections to Deblin and to Skierniewice .
Education
1 Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu i Administracji
Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych im. Henryka Sienkiewicza
Town-clock at Freedom and Solidarity Plaza, Łuków
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Gmina Łuków
Seat (not part of the gmina)
Łuków
Villages
Coordinates : 51°56′N 22°23′E / 51.933 , 22.383