Old City of Zamość
Also known as vieille ville de Zamosc
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Poland
Inscribed
1992
Area
75 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Old City of Zamość is about 75 km south-east of Lublin. The nearest other World Heritage site is Old Town of Lviv, about 110 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lublin · about 360,000 peopleabout 75 km north-west
- Lviv · about 804,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Rzeszów · about 246,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Kovel · about 71,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
- Lutsk · about 214,000 peopleabout 150 km east
- Drohobych · about 124,000 peopleabout 150 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
UkraineCultural112 km away
PolandCultural126 km away
PolandCultural191 km away
Poland, UkraineCultural206 km away
SlovakiaCultural213 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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