Biłgoraj
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About the town
Biłgoraj is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (2003). Since 1999 it has been situated in the Lublin Voivodship; it was previously in the Zamosc Voivodship (1975-1998). Biłgoraj was established in 1578 by Adam Gorajski. It is located 90 km south of Lublin and it is also the capital of Biłgoraj County. Bilgoraj is surrounded by forests and hosts three rivers as shown in the coat of arms (a swan floating on top of three lines which represent the three rivers).Monkey Marsh
There is an old park in the town affectionately nicknamed Małpi Gaj (english = Monkey Marsh). The park was a garden in the XVIIth century. The original gate to the town still stands here. The old garden keepers cottage also survives to this day. The same cant be said about the small villa that stood deep inside the park, but has now been completely demolished by vandals.External links
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