Lublin

in the Old Town is among the city's most recognisable landmarks. Archaeological finds indicate a long presence of cultures in the area. A complex of settlements started to develop on the future site of Lublin and in its environs in the sixth to seventh centuries. Remains of settlements dating back to the sixth century were discovered in the centre of today's Lublin on Czwartek ("Thursday") Hill. The early Middle Ages were marked by an intensified settlement of people, particularly in the areas along river valleys. The settlements were centred around the stronghold on Old Town Hill, which was likely one of the main centres of the Lendians, a Lechitic tribe. When the tribal stronghold was destroyed in the 10th century, the centre shifted to the northeast, to a new stronghold above Czechówka valley and, after the mid-12th century, to Castle Hill. At least two churches are presumed to have existed in Lublin in the early medieval period. One of them was most probably erected on Czwartek Hill during the rule of Casimir the Restorer in the 11th century. The castle became the seat of a castellan, first mentioned in historical sources from 1224, but was quite possibly present from the start of the 12th or even 10th century. The oldest historical document mentioning Lublin dates from 1198, so the name must have come into general use some time earlier. From 1326, if not earlier, the stronghold on Castle Hill included a chapel in honor of the Holy Trinity. A stone church dating to 1335–1370 exists to this day. Russian rule ended in 1915, when the city was occupied by German and Austro-Hungarian armies. After the defeat of the Central Powers in 1918, the Provisional People's Government of the Republic of Poland—the first government of independent Poland—operated in Lublin for a short time. In the interwar years, the city continued to modernise and its population grew; important industrial enterprises were established, including the first aviation factory in Poland, the Plage i Laśkiewicz works, later nationalised as the LWS factory. The Catholic University of Lublin was founded in 1918. In 1921, Roman Catholics constituted 58.9% of the city's population, with Jews at 39.5%. In 1931, 63.7% of the inhabitants were Roman Catholic and 34.7% Jewish. On 20 July 1931 a violent tornado carved a path of destruction through the city, destroying dozens of structures in downtown and killing six people. This tornado is officially rated F4 on the Fujita scale; however, the Polish Weather Service estimated winds at , potentially ranking it as an F5. World War II In early September 1939, during the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, the Polish government evacuated a portion of the Polish gold reserve from Warsaw to Lublin, and then further east to Łuck, before the city was occupied by Germany, and found itself in the newly formed General Government territory. The Polish population became a target of severe Nazi persecutions focusing on intelligentsia and Polish Jews. In November 1939, during the Intelligenzaktion, the Germans carried out mass arrests of hundreds of Poles, including teachers, judges, lawyers, engineers, priests, lecturers of the local theological seminary, and lecturers and students of the Catholic University of Lublin, which the occupiers closed down. Among the victims were lawyers, professors, school principals, starosts of Lublin and Lubartów counties and other well-known and respected citizens of the region. Persecution of Polish intelligentsia was continued with the AB-Aktion. On 24 June 1940, the Germans carried out mass arrests of over 800 Poles in Lublin, who were then imprisoned in the castle, along with dozens of Poles who were arrested at the same time in other towns in the region, including Biała Podlaska, Chełm, Puławy. Many of the prisoners were then deported to the Sachsenhausen and Auschwitz concentration camps, while around 500 Poles were murdered in five large massacres carried out in the present-day district of Rury in 1940. Among the victims of the massacres were both men and women: doctors, engineers, local officials, lawyers, judges, activists, military officers, parliamentarians, Polish resistance members, policemen, teachers and school and university students. The Germans established and operated a Baudienst forced labour camp for Poles in Lublin. Many Poles from or associated with Lublin, including 94 lecturers, alumni and students of the Catholic University of Lublin were murdered by the Soviets in the large Katyn massacre in April–May 1940. concentration camp, located on the outskirts of Lublin The Jewish population was forced into the newly established Lublin Ghetto near Podzamcze. The city served as headquarters for Operation Reinhardt, the main German effort to exterminate all Jews in occupied Poland. The majority of the ghetto inmates, about 26,000 people, were deported to the Bełżec extermination camp between 17 March and 11 April 1942. The remainder were moved to facilities around the Majdanek concentration camp established at the outskirts of the city. Almost all of Lublin's Jews were murdered during the Holocaust in Poland. The secret Polish Council to Aid Jews "Żegota", established by the Polish resistance movement operated in the city. There are also known cases of local Polish men and women, who were captured and sent to either forced labour or concentration camps by the Germans for sheltering and aiding Jews. Poles who saved Jews in other places in the region were also temporarily imprisoned in the local castle, before being sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the war, some survivors emerged from hiding with the Christian rescuers or returned from the Soviet Union, and re-established a small Jewish community in the city, but their numbers were insignificant. Most survivors left Poland for Israel, the United States and other countries. In the first years of the occupation, many expelled Poles from Gdańsk and German-annexed Pomerania were deported to Lublin, and later on, in 1943, around 9,000 expelled Poles from the nearby Zamojszczyzna region were brought to Lublin and imprisoned in the Majdanek concentration camp and in a transit camp at Krochmalna Street; many were afterwards deported to forced labour in Germany. In August 1943, thanks to efforts of the Polish Rada Główna Opiekuńcza charity organisation, around 2,200 people were released from those two camps. Lublin pharmacists and residents organized help for the children, and after leaving the hospital, the people were taken in by the inhabitants of the surrounding villages, which resulted in an epidemic typhus outbreak, which caused many deaths among the population. The capital of new Poland was moved to Warsaw in January 1945 after the Soviet westward offensive. Post-war period In the postwar years, Lublin continued to grow, tripling its population and greatly expanding its area. A considerable scientific and research base was established around the newly founded Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. A large automotive factory, Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (FSC), was built in the city. In 2017, the city was awarded the Europe Prize by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for having made exceptional efforts to spread the ideal of European unity. == Geography ==

Lublin lies in eastern Poland on the Lublin Upland. The river, a tributary of the Wieprz river, passes through the city and divides it into two parts: western, with a more varied relief with loess gorges, and eastern, which is flat. In the southern part of the city there is an artificial Zemborzyce Lake created by damming Bystrzyca. The area of the city is 147 km2. The highest point lies at a height of and the lowest point at a height of . Lublin has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with cold, damp winters and warm summers. {{Weather box {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web {{cite web == Population ==

The population of Lublin at the end of 2024 was 328,300. near the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) == Economy and infrastructure ==

The Lublin region is a part of eastern Poland, which has benefited less from the economic transformation after 1989 than regions of Poland located closer to Western Europe. Despite the fact that Lublin is one of the closest neighbour cities for Warsaw, the investment inflow in services from the Polish capital has secured a steady growth due to relatively fast connection, while external investments are progressing, enabling nearby satellite municipality Świdnik for large-scale industrial investments. helicopter factory Lublin is a regional centre of IT companies. Asseco Business Solutions S.A., eLeader Sp z o.o., CompuGroup Medical Polska Sp. z o.o., Abak-Soft Sp. z o.o. and others have their headquarters here. Other companies (for example Comarch S.A., Britenet Sp. z o.o., Simple S.A., Asseco Poland S.A.) outsourced to Lublin, to take advantage of the educated specialists. There is a visible growth in professionals eager to work in Lublin, due to reasons like quality of life, culture management, the environment, improving connection to Warsaw, levels of education, or financial, because of usually higher operating margins of global organisations present in the area. The large car factory Fabryka Samochodów Ciężarowych (FSC) was acquired by the South Korean Daewoo conglomerate in the early 1990s. With Daewoo's financial troubles in 1998 related to the Asian financial crisis, the production at FSC practically collapsed and the factory entered bankruptcy. Efforts to restart its van production succeeded when the engine supplier bought the company to keep its prime market. With the decline of Lublin as a regional industrial centre, the city's economy has been reoriented toward service industries. Currently, the largest employer is the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. The price of land and investment costs are lower than in western Poland. However, the Lublin area has to be one of the main beneficiaries of the EU development funds. Jerzy Kwiecinski, the deputy secretary of state in the Ministry for Regional Development at the Conference of the Ministry for Regional Development (Poland in the European Union — new possibilities for foreign investors) said: In September 2007, the prime minister signed a bill creating a special economic investment zone in Lublin that offers tax incentives. It is part of "Park Mielec" — the European Economic Development area. At least 13 large companies had declared their wish to invest here, e.g., Carrefour, Comarch, Safo, Asseco, Aliplast, Herbapol, Modern-Expo, and Perła Browary Lubelskie. At the same time, the energy conglomerate, Polska Grupa Energetyczna, which will build Poland's first nuclear power station, is to have its main offices in Lublin. Modern shopping centers built in Lublin like Tarasy Zamkowe (Castle Terraces), Lublin Plaza, Galeria Olimp, Galeria Gala, the largest shopping mall in the city, covering 33,500 square meters of area. Similar investments are planned for the near future such as Park Felin (Felicity) and a new underground gallery ("Alchemy") between and beneath Świętoduska and Lubartowska Streets. Media The local TVP station, TVP3 Lublin, broadcasts from a -tall concrete television tower. The station put its first program on the air in 1985. In recent years it contributed programming to TVP3 channel and later TVP Info. The radio stations airing from Lublin include Radio 'eR – 87.9 FM', Radio 'Eska Lublin' – 103.6 FM, Radio Lublin (regional station of the Polish Radio) – 102.2 FM, [ Radio Centrum (university radio station)] – 98.2 FM, Radio 'Free' (city station of the Polish Radio) – 89,9 FM, and Radio 'Złote Przeboje' (Golden Hits) Lublin – 95.6 FM. Local newspapers include Kurier Lubelski daily, regional partner of the national newspaper Dziennik Wschodni daily, Gazeta Wyborcza [ Lublin Edition] daily (regional supplement to the national newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza), [ Metro] (daily, free), and Nasze Miasto Lublin weekly (free). File:20210625 TVP3 Lublin.jpg|TVP3 Lublin headquarters File:Wieża nadajnika Radia "Lublin".jpg|Radio Lublin transmitter tower Transport Airport The Lublin Airport (Port Lotniczy Lublin) (IATA: LUZ) is located about SE of Lublin. With approximately 8 destinations and over 450 000 passengers served in 2018, it is the biggest airport in Eastern Poland. There is a direct train and bus link from the airport to downtown. Railways From Lublin Główny railway station, ten trains depart each day to Warsaw, and three to Kraków, as in other major cities in Poland. Lublin has also direct train connections with Rzeszów, Szczecin, Gdynia, and other Polish cities and towns in the region as Nałęczów, Chełm or Zamość. The express train to Warsaw takes about two hours. There are other smaller stations in Lublin for local trains: • • • • • • • Roads in Poland. Lublin is located at the intersection of expressways S12, S17, and S19. Expressway S17 between Lublin and Warsaw was completed in 2020. S19 between Lublin and Rzeszów was largely finished in 2022. The rest of the planned expressway network around the city, that will be built in the coming years, consists of S12 to the east in the direction Chełm, S19 north towards Białystok, and S17 southeast towards Zamość. The expressway bypass of Lublin allows transit traffic to avoid the city centre. Long-distance buses depart from near the Castle in the Old Town and serve most of the same destinations as the rail network. Lublin is one of only four towns in Poland to have trolleybuses (the others are Gdynia, Sopot, and Tychy). Lublin is the largest city in Poland to not have a tram network ==Culture and tourism==

Lublin is the largest city in eastern Poland and serves as an important regional cultural capital. Since then, many important international events have taken place here, involving international artists, researchers and politicians. Architecture Lublin's Old Town shares several traditions with Lesser Poland, mostly the dialect and historic architecture that brings a unique ambience comparable with Kraków. It is, however, a distinct experience, which benefits from artistic renovation, that progressed somehow slower and more modestly focusing more on quality and less on commercialization. Historic buildings, including ruined townhouses that await for new owners, create a unique atmosphere of the renaissance city. Lublin's Old Town has cobbled, narrow streets and mostly medieval layout and design. Many venues around Old Town enjoy an architecture applicable for restaurants, art hotels, pubs galleries, and clubs. Apart from entertainment, the area houses small businesses and prestigious offices. There are several historic churches in the Old Town, including the Holy Trinity Chapel in Lublin Castle with the frescos, that are a mixture of Roman Catholic motifs with eastern Byzantine styles, reinforcing how the city connects the west with the east. Other important churches are the Late Gothic Virgin Mary Victorious Church, Renaissance Dominican Basilica and Bernardine church as well as Baroque St. John the Baptist Cathedral. Monuments of the 20th-century architecture include the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva and its synagogue, socialist-realist Zamkowy Square and brutalist Słowacki housing estate by Oskar Hansen. 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Grand Hotel "Lublinianka" (3).jpg|Eclectic Grand Hotel Lublinianka File:Lublin, Lubartowska 85; Synagoga, Hotel Ilan.jpg|Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva and its synagogue The arts Museum The premier museum in the city is the National Museum of Lublin, one of the oldest and largest museums of Eastern Poland. It is located in the Lublin castle and contains some castle's interiors, like the Holy Trinity Chapel with its frescoes in the Byzantine style. The museum permanent collection include also many Polish and foreign painting from the 17th to 20th century, as well as the gallery of paintings by Tamara de Lempicka. Other museums include also the Museum of the History of the City of Lublin, the Museum of the Eastern Territories of the Old Polish Republic, the Józef Czechowicz Museum, the Under the clock Martyrdom Museum and the Museum of Housing Estates on the Słowacki Housing Estate. Important museum is also the Majdanek State Museum in the former Majdanek Nazi concentration and extermination camp. In 2011 it was visited by 121,404 visitors. Cinema Lublin is a city with a proactive approach towards filmmaking industry. The city is featured in some notable films, and that include Oscar-winning The Reader which was partially filmed at the Nazi Majdanek concentration camp. In 2008, Lublin collaborated with Ukrainian Lviv, to film and distribute promotional materials which painted both cities as attractive to the filmmaking industry. Films were handed out between filmmakers present at Cannes Festival. This was sponsored by the European Union. There are numerous movie theatres in Lublin including a few multiplexes, i.e. Cinema City and Multikino chains, also smaller venues like Cinema Bajka, Cinema Chatka Żaka, Cinema Perla, Cinema Grazyna and Cinema Medyk. The Lublin Film Fund has been active since 2009, actively caring for cultivation of cinematographic talents in Lublin and promoting the city by provision of financial and organizational support. Numerous feature films have been partially financed by the fund, including Kamienie na Szaniec, Panie Dulskie, Volta and award-winning Carte Blanche. Theatres There are many cultural organizations in Lublin, either municipal, governmental and/or non-governmental. Among the popular venues are municipal theatres and playhouses such as: • Musical Theatre in Lublin – Teatr Muzyczny w Lublinie, opera, operetta, musical, ballet • Henryk Wieniawski Lublin Philharmonic – Filharmonia Lubelska • Juliusz Osterwa Theatre • Hans Christian Andersen Theatre – with puppet programmes for children Fringe theatres: • Centrum Kultury w Lublinie • Ośrodek Praktyk Teatralnych – Gardzienice • Ośrodek "Brama Grodzka – Theatre NN" • Centrum Projekt Pracovnia Maat Galleries There are numerous art galleries in Lublin; some are run by private owners, and some are municipal, government, NGO, or associations' venues. The Labyrinth Gallery (formerly "BWA") is the Artistic Exhibitions Office – Biuro Wystaw Food and music In the Old Town and the immediate surrounding, over 100 unique restaurants, fine-dining venues, cafes, pubs, clubs and other catering outlets are located. In the latter half of the 2010s, the robust international community gathered around Lublin's Medical University has impacted the growth of restaurants offering various world cuisines. Catering to students, who account for 35% of the population, the city offers a vibrant music and nightclub scene. Lublin has many theatres and museums and a professional orchestra, the Lublin Philharmonic. City of festivals Lublin aims to be known as the Polish Capital of Festivals. • Urban Highline Festival – held in last days of July • Night of Culture (Noc Kultury) – usually held on the first Saturday night of June. Consisting of hundreds of events spanning the city, it is a cultural manifestation of Lublin's potential. Admission to all events is free. • OpenCity Festival – outdoor performances festival. International artists and performers create art installations in public places in Lublin. • Night of Museums – Lublin's culture institutions become open to visitors at night. • The Jagiellonian Fair (Jarmark Jagielloński) – held in late August, is a chance to meet numerous artists, artisans, and craftspeople from Central and Eastern Europe. • St Nicolas Day International Festival of Folk Music (Mikołajki Folkowe) – the oldest folk music festival in Poland, held in the first decade of December • East Of Culture – Different Sounds Art'n'Music Festival (Wschód Kultury – Inne Brzmienia Art'n'Music Festival), held in late June, is a meeting of world-class artists that represent various nationalities and practise diverse music styles. • Lubelskie Dni Kultury Studenckiej – Lublin's Days of Student Culture – an annual students' holiday. Usually celebrated for about three weeks between May and June. Due to the city's large student population, the festival in Lublin is the longest in Poland. • Lublin. Miasto Poezji – Poetry Festival organised by Ośrodek "Brama Grodzka – Teatr NN" and Polish Literature Institute of Catholic University in Lublin. • Noc z Czechowiczem – A Night with Czechowicz – a walking tour, inspired by the "Poem on the City of Lublin" written by Józef Czechowicz. It is held on the first full moon in July, and is organised by Ośrodek "Brama Grodzka – Teatr NN". • Najstarsze Pieśni Europy – The oldest songs of Europe – Festival of Muzyka Kresów Foundation • Future Shorts – World Short Film Label • International Lublin Dance Festival – Międzynarodowe Spotkania Teatrów Tańca – one of the leading dance art festivals in Europe • International Theatre Festival "Confrontations" – Międzynarodowy Festiwal Teatralny "Konfrontacje" • Ukraine in the Center of Lublin – Ukraina w Centrum Lublina – held in November since 2008, is a showcase of contemporary Ukrainian culture and a space for Polish-Ukrainian intercultural dialogue. • "Falkon" – Fantasy and Science Fiction Festival – Ogólnopolski Festiwal Fantastyki Falkon – held in November, is one of the biggest fantasy conventions in Poland. • Polish Students' Theatre Festival – Studencki Ogólnopolski Festiwal Teatralny Kontestacje • International Folk Dance Festival – Międzynarodowe Spotkania Folklorystyczne im. Ignacego Wachowiaka • Scena Młodych – Youth Scene, music festival • Zwierciadła – Mirrors – High School Theatres Revision • Zaduszki Jazzowe – ''Jazz Souls' Day'' – which take place in Dominican Order Monastery European Capital of Culture In 2007, Lublin joined the group of Polish cities as candidates for the title of European Capital of Culture. Lublin was shortlisted, but ultimately Wrocław was chosen. Lublin is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural cities programme. ==Sports==

Other notable clubs: • AZS UMCS Lublin – multi-sports club, one of the top athletics clubs in Poland. • Lublinianka – men's football team competing in the Polish 4th Division (), city's oldest football club. • Unia Lublin – women's football team competing in the II liga (3rd tier) (). • LSKT – Lublin's Taekwon-do sport club. • Tytani Lublin – semi-professional American football team. International events • 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup • An annual motocross race ==Education==

There are five public schools of higher education: • Maria Curie-Sklodowska University (UMCS) • John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) • Medical University of Lublin • University of Life Sciences in Lublin • Politechnika Lubelska Lublin is home to private higher education establishments. • University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin • Lubelska Szkoła Biznesu • Wyższa Szkoła Nauk Społecznych z siedzibą w Lublinie • Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji • Vincent Pol University in Lublin It is home to one of the oldest still-functioning schools in Poland, The Staszic School, which was established in 1586. The school has many notable alumni, such as Bolesław Prus, one of the most influential Polish writers and novelists, and Lesław Paga, the co-founder of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. == Politics and local government ==

Lublin is the capital of the province called Lublin Voivodeship, a province (voivodeship) created in 1999. The city is a separate urban gmina and city county (powiat). Municipal government Lublin is governed by the municipal legislature known as the city council (Rada Miasta) and the city's mayor (Prezydent Miasta). The city council is made up of 31 councillors directly elected by the city's inhabitants. The remit of the council and president extends to all areas of municipal policy and development planning, up to and including the development of local infrastructure, transport, and planning permission. The city's current mayor is Krzysztof Żuk, who has served in this position since 2010. Symbols Lublin has an official flag, a 5:8 rectangle divided into three horizontal stripes: white (top), green (narrow, middle), and red (bottom). In the central part, there is the coat of arms of Lublin. It is also allowed to hang the flag in the form of a vertical ribbon: then white should be on the left side or near the spar. Districts Lublin is divided into 27 administrative divisions (dzielnica): Abramowice, Bronowice, Czechów Południowy, Czechów Północny, Czuby Południowe, Czuby Północne, Dziesiąta, Felin, Głusk, Hajdów-Zadębie, Kalinowszczyzna, Konstantynów, Kośminek, Ponikwoda, Rury, Sławin, Sławinek, Stare Miasto, Szerokie, Śródmieście, Tatary, Węglin Południowy, Węglin Północny, Wieniawa, Wrotków, Za Cukrownią, and Zemborzyce. ==International relations==

Lublin is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the EU Intercultural cities programme. In 2017, Lublin was awarded the Europe Prize by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In 2023, Lublin was selected as the European Youth Capital by international jury of the European Youth Forum. Lublin is a signatory of the European charter for equality of women and men in local life. In 2023, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the city of Lublin was honoured by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky who granted it the title of "City-Rescuer" in recognition of its humanitarian and financial assistance to Ukraine and the country's war refugees. In Lublin, there is a Consulate General of Ukraine, an Honorary Consulate General of Hungary, honorary consulates of Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Moldova, Peru, Slovenia, and an Honorary Vice-Consulate of Italy Two settlements outside of Poland were created that were named Lublin. Lublin, Wisconsin, is a village in Taylor County in the United States, while Lublin, Moldova, was a Jewish agricultural colony founded in what is now the village of Nimereuca in 1842. Lublin is one of five global locations with a portal, a public art project showing video feed of different places in rotation. The portal locations connected to Lublin are: • Vilnius, Lithuania • Dublin, Republic of Ireland • Philadelphia, United States • Ipswich, United Kingdom • Manila, Philippines. Twin towns — sister cities Lublin is twinned with: Former twin towns: • Brest, Belarus (terminated on 3 March 2022 as a response to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine) == Notable residents ==

• Biernat z Lublina (~1465-~1529), Polish poet, fabulist, translator and physician • Naphtali Hirsch Altschuler (16th–17th centuries), Talmudic scholar and writer • Franciszka Arnsztajnowa (1865–1942), née Meyerson, poet, playwright and translator • Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer and captain of Poland during World Cup 2006 • Józef Czechowicz, (1903–1939), poet, writer and editor • Katarzyna Dolinska, contestant on Cycle 10 of ''America's Next Top Model''. She came in 5th place. • Rabbi Jacob ben Ephraim (unknown–1648), "The Gaon Rabbi Jacob of Lublin" • Rabbi Joshua Falk (1555–1614), also known as Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk • Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin (1830–1902), "The Toras Chessed" • Rabbi Aryeh Tzvi Frumer (1884–1943), "The Kozhiglover Rav", Holocaust victim • Rafał Gan-Ganowicz (1932–2002), mercenary, journalist and activist • Jacob Glatstein (1896–1971), literary critic • Alter Mojze Goldman (1909–1988), resistance fighter • Rabbi Zadok HaKohen Rabinowitz (1823–1900) • Kitty Hart-Moxon (born 1926), Holocaust survivor • Julia Hartwig (1921–2017), poet, writer and translator • Paweł Holc (born 1971), footballer • Rabbi Moses Isserles (1520–1572), "Rema" • Jann (born 1999), singer-songwriter • Sebastian Klonowic (1545–1602), Polish poet and composer • Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584), Polish Renaissance poet • Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887), Polish writer, publisher, historian, journalist, scholar, political activist, painter and author • Szymon Ładniak (born 2003), racing driver • Anna Langfus (1920–1966), née Anna Szternfinkiel, writer, Prix de Goncourt winner in 1966 • Felix Lembersky (1913–1970), artist and painter • Janusz Lewandowski (1951–), MEP, former minister of privatisation • Rabbi Solomon Luria (1510–1573), "The Maharshal" • Aleksandra Mirosław (born 1994), speed climber • Marcin Narwojsz (born 1976), retired footballer • Wincenty Pol (1807–1872), poet and geographer • Rabbi Jacob Pollak (1460–1541) • Stanisław Kostka Potocki (1755–1821), Polish nobleman, politician and writer • Rabbi Sholom Rokeach (1781–1855), "Sar Sholom", the first Belzer Rebbe • Yitzhak Sadeh (born Isaac Landsberg; 1890–1952), a founder of the Israel Defense Forces • Mateusz Sawrymowicz (born 1987), swimmer • Rabbi Shalom Shachna (unknown–1558) • Rabbi Meir Shapiro (1887–1933), "The Lubliner Rav" • Rabbi Joel Sirkis (1561–1640), also known as Joel ben Samuel Sirkis • Bartosz Staszewski (1990–), activist and filmmaker • Patryk Szysz (1998–), Polish professional footballer • Dominik Tarczyński (born 1979), Member of European Parliament • Bronisława Wajs (1908–1987), Polish-Romani poet and singer • Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880), violinist, born in Lublin • Tomasz Wójtowicz (1953–2022), volleyball player, Olympic champion • Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin (1745–1815), "The Seer of Lublin" • Rabbi Mordecai Yoffe (1530–1612), "The Levush" • Krzysztof Zalewski (born 1984), singer-songwriter • Władysław Żmuda (born 1954), Polish former professional footballer, four-time World Cup participant • Johann Hermann Zukertort (1842–1888), chess grand master • Henio Zytomirski (1933–1942), Holocaust victim ==See also==