Leczna
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Łęczna ' is a town in eastern Poland
with 21,802 inhabitants (2004), situated in Lublin Voivodeship
. It is the seat of Łęczna County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Łęczna.
industry. Łęczna was the place of the first coal mine in the whole area of Lublin Coal Basin (Lubelskie Zagłębie Węglowe). It has other small industries.
They went undefeated in 2001, going 15-0. Their biggest win was against
the Brazil national team in a friendly match, winning 4-1. In 2007 due to corruption the club was expelled from Orange Ekstraklasa and relegated to the 3rd division.
, the castellan of Kraków
, who built a castle near the town. In 1457 the town received its charter. Thanks to trade privileges granted by king Stephen Bathory in 1581, the town became one of the most important centres for trading horses and cattle in Poland.
After the Partitions of Poland
, the town became part of Austria
in 1795, then part of the Duchy of Warsaw
in 1809, finally part of the Congress Poland
under Russia
n rule in 1815. It became part of Poland again after the country regained its independence in 1918.
During the Holocaust, the Jewish population of the town was exterminated by the Nazis.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
with 21,802 inhabitants (2004), situated in Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....
. It is the seat of Łęczna County and the smaller administrative district of Gmina Łęczna.
Economy
Since the 1970s the town has benefited from the proximity of profitable coal miningCoal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
industry. Łęczna was the place of the first coal mine in the whole area of Lublin Coal Basin (Lubelskie Zagłębie Węglowe). It has other small industries.
Sports
- Górnik Łęczna - football team (1st league in season 2010/2011)
They went undefeated in 2001, going 15-0. Their biggest win was against
the Brazil national team in a friendly match, winning 4-1. In 2007 due to corruption the club was expelled from Orange Ekstraklasa and relegated to the 3rd division.
History
Founded by Jan TarnowskiJan Tarnowski
Jan Amor Tarnowski was a Polish szlachcic . He was Grand Crown Hetman from 1527 and was the founder of the city of Tarnopol, where he built the Ternopil Castle and the Ternopil Lake....
, the castellan of Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...
, who built a castle near the town. In 1457 the town received its charter. Thanks to trade privileges granted by king Stephen Bathory in 1581, the town became one of the most important centres for trading horses and cattle in Poland.
After the Partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
, the town became part of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in 1795, then part of the Duchy of Warsaw
Duchy of Warsaw
The Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon I in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
in 1809, finally part of the Congress Poland
Congress Poland
The Kingdom of Poland , informally known as Congress Poland , created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, was a personal union of the Russian parcel of Poland with the Russian Empire...
under Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rule in 1815. It became part of Poland again after the country regained its independence in 1918.
During the Holocaust, the Jewish population of the town was exterminated by the Nazis.