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Łuków Railway Station
Łuków railway station is a railway station serving Łuków, Poland. It is served by Koleje Mazowieckie (which runs services from Łuków to Warszawa Zachodnia), Polregio (local and InterRegio services), PKP Intercity (TLK services) and some international trains. It was opened in 1866. References *Station article akolej.one.pl External links * Railway stations in Poland opened in 1866 Railway stations in Lublin Voivodeship Railway stations served by Koleje Mazowieckie Railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ... 1866 establishments in the Russian Empire {{Poland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łuków
Łuków 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 belonged to the Siedlce Voivodeship (between 1975–1998). It is the capital of Łuków County. The town has an area of , of which forests make up 13%. Łuków is located on the Southern Krzna river, at approximately 160 meters Above mean sea level, above sea level. For 500 years Łuków, together with neighboring towns Siedlce and Radzyń Podlaski, was part of Lesser Poland, and was located in the extreme northeastern corner of the province. Some time in the 19th century, it became associated with another historical region of Poland, Podlasie. Etymology The name of the town first appeared in documents in 1233 (''Castelani nostri de Lucow''). Łuków comes from Old Slavic word ''łuk'', which means "a place located in a wetland". History Łuków was established as a Gord (archaeology), grod, around the year 1233. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |