• Lublin is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship (Province), situated in Lubelska Valley, on the Bystrzyca River (left tributary of the Wieprz River).
  
  According to the archeologists, Lublin is an old settlement established around the 6th-7th century on Czwartek hill. Favourable geographical conditions and the town's location on the intersection of important trade routes, enabled the town to play an important role in the connections between the East and the West from early Medieval Times.
  
  The first reference to Lublin was made in the document from 1198, and the city was chartered and located on the Magdeburg Law in 1317, during the reing of Ladislaus the Short.
  
  The period between the 14th and 16th century was the most prosperous in the history of the city. During that time, Lublin became one of the most important centres of the royal power. King Ladislaus Jagiello made the town the place of the Polish and Lithuanian congresses, and Casimir Jagiellonian made Lublin the capital of the voivodeship.
  
  The city flourished in the 15th and 16th century, mainly due to the presence of the trade route from the Black Sea to the Western Europe; beautiful Old Town is the remnant of those times.
  
  In 1665, the city was plundered by the Russian-Cossack army - the Jewish district suffered the most. In 1666, the Swedes destroyed the city completely and decimated the population. During the next years, the city suffered further decline mainly due to the North War which broke out at beginnng of the 18th century.
  
  It was not until the 19th century that the city revived. In the 1820s, it witnessed reconstruction works, and in the second half of the 19th century the first workshops appeared. Warszawa - Kowel railaway connection was a big step in the development of Lublin.
  
  After Poland regained independence in 1918, new fabrics and public utility buildings started to appear in the city; also in 1918 Lublin Catholic University was established.
  
  From September 1939 to July 1944, the city was occupied by the Germans. During the War World II, Majdanek concentration camp and the Jewish ghetto were built in Lublin. During the Holocaust 40 thousand Jews from Lublin were killed (before 1939 they constituted 1/3 of the city population). The so called Jewish Town, the building complex around the castle, 3/4 of the Old Town buildings and the whole Wieniawa district, inhabited mainly by the Jews were destroyed completely.
  
  From July 23, 1944 for 164 days Lublin was the capital of the communist Poland.
  
  After the war, Lublin gradually became a strong municipal centre with a large economic and academic potential. On July 1980, the first working-class movement took place in Lublin and Świdnik. After similar working-class protests in Gdańsk and Szczecin on August 1980, the Independent Self-Governing Trade Union (NSZZ "Solidarność") was founded and the political system was changed in the near future.

Portals

• Self-Government of the City of Lublin
  News from the City Hall, history of the city, tourist trails, web camera.
• Kurier Lubelski - Daily Newspaper
  News from Lublin, articles, features.
• Lublin News Bulletin
  Events and exhibitions, company directory, news from Lublin and the area.
• Lublin News Bulletin - koziolek.pl
  News, theatre repertoire, cinema schedule, events, contact numbers to schools and offices, bus lines plan.
• Lublin Office of the Voivode (local government authority)
  News, information about Lublin Voivodeship, adresses and contact numbers.
• Radio Lublin
  News, culture information, Lublin radio programm (the greatest radio of the region).
• Web Portal - Lublin.pl
  History of the city, public transport, tourism, city map.

Information about the town or city

• Interactive Map of Lublin
  Lublin city plan, street and object search.
• John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
  News, information about the University, studies, international co-operation.
• Lublin - Wikipedia
  Location, nature, Lublin districts, public transport.
• Lublin - my city - history
  Lublin history, Old Town, Lublin Suburbs. Photographs and description of the monuments, information about the city.
• Weather forecast - Lublin - onet.pl
  Detailed weather forecast.

Tourist attractions

• Historic Monuments in Lublin
  Description and photographs of the monuments.
• Lublin Museum
  News, exhibitions, collection, sightseeing.
• Lublin Open Air Village Museum
  Interactive plan of the museum with the photographs and description of the museum exhibits.
• Lublin Tourist Tracks
  Tourist in Lublin and Lublin Land - description and photographs of the monuments.
• Lublin Underground Route
  Lublin underground routes - description and photographs.

Timetables (Bus Station, Railway Station, public transport)

• Railway station timetables - Lublin - train departures
  Train departure timetable - trains. Select the preferred time of departure.
• Railway station timetables -Lublin - train arrivals
  Train arrivals timetable. Select arrival time e.g. between 12:00 and 13:00.
• Bus Station Timetable
  Lublin Bus Station - Departures
• Public transport - Bus Timetable
  Bus timetable, search engine, bus stops list, bus lines plan.
• Transped Bus Lines Timetable
  Departures from Lublin, bus line search.

Discussion forum

• Discussion Forum - forum.koziolek.pl
  Lublin citizens discussion forum.
• Kurier Lubelski (Daily Newspaper) Forum
  Lublin citizens discussion forum.