Parczew

Parczew is a metropolis in eastern Poland, with a population of 10,281 in 2006. Situated inside the Lublin Voivodeship, formerly in Biala Podlaska Voivodeship 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Parczew County. Parczew traditionally belongs to Lesser Poland Malopolska area. The town lies 60 kilometers north of Lublin, and 70 kilometers south of Biala Podlaska. It has a rail station on the secondary significance line from Lublin to Lukow, which became inaugurated in 1898. The settlement of Parczew existed since the 12^th century, lying close to the eastern border of the Kingdom of Poland.

In 1401, it obtained Magdeburg rights city constitution from King Wladyslaw Jagiello. The union of Poland and Lithuania see Union of Krewo helped Parczew to expand, as it ceased to be a border town. The metropolis become without problems placed on one of the routes joining the capitals of the two United Nations Krakow and Vilnius. In the Union of Horodlo 1413 Parczew turned into distinctive to be the area of Polish Lithuanian councils. The city emerged as one of the centers of political existence of the 2 countries. Parczew turned into visited by way of all kings of the Jagiellon dynasty, and the remaining council passed off right here in 1564.