Puławy County

Puławy County, located in the Lublin Voivodeship, was established in 1867 as the Nowoaleksandryjski County and has functioned in its current form since the administrative reform of 1999. The seat of the county is the town of Puławy. The artistic and architectural landscape of the county is distinguished by the Czartoryski Palace and Park Complex in Puławy, which includes the palace, the Temple of the Sibyl, and the Gothic House. Kazimierz Dolny, a picturesque town, enchants visitors with its valuable urban layout featuring a medieval market square, townhouses, and castle ruins. In the village of Bochotnica, there are ruins of a 13th-century castle, a Renaissance mausoleum of Jan of Oleśnica, and picturesque ravines. Nałęczów is famous for its spa park and the Małachowski Palace, while Gołąb offers a Mannerist church from the 17th century and the Loretto Chapel. In Wąwolnica, there is a 14th-century chapel with a statue of Our Lady of Kębło, which is a pilgrimage site, and Janowiec impresses with the ruins of a 16th-century castle and an open-air museum. In Kurów, visitors can admire the palace and park complex, and in Łany, a wooden Mariavite church from the early 20th century. Valuable elements of the architectural heritage also include churches in Markuszów and Końskowola, as well as the historic church in Góra Puławska. Historically, Puławy County has rich roots dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries, when there were villages here belonging to the Benedictines and Norbertines. Between 1867 and 1915, the Nowoaleksandryjski County existed here, and after World War II, the county seat was moved to Olesin. In 2019, the county's population was 113,173, and at the end of September of the same year, the unemployment rate was 4.8%. Puławy County is thus a region with an interesting history, diverse architecture, and a rich cultural offering.