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Puławy

Flag• Puławy is a town in eastern

Poland, on the Wisła and Kurówka rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County, and was known as Nowa Aleksandria from 1846 to 1918. Its coat of arms is the Pahonia.

Coat of arms

• Puławy was first mentioned in documents in the 15th century. At that time, it was spelled as Pollavy, and its name probably comes from a Vistula river ford, which was located nearby. The town is a local center of science, industry and tourism, together with nearby Nałęczów and Kazimierz Dolny. Puławy is home to Poland’s first permanent museum, it also is a Vistula river port. Puławy has several sports clubs, with the most famous ones being Wisła Pulawy (men’s football 2nd Eastern Division in 2012/13, swimming, track and field, weight lifting), and Azoty Puławy (men’s handball 1st Division).

History • The history of Puławy dates back to the 15th century, when a settlement near a Vistula river ford was established.

• In 1784 it became the property of Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and his wife Izabela Czartoryska, née Fleming. Under their stewardship, and after the loss of Poland's independence in 1795 the palace became a museum of Polish national memorabilia and a major cultural and political centre. In 1784 Adam and Izabela moved permanently into the palace, and soon afterwards Puławy became known as Polish Athens. Izabela Czartoryska, née Fleming

Zakłady Azotowe PUŁAWY PLC• Production warehouse in Zakłady Azotowe

PUŁAWY PLC• Postwar history of Puławy

has been dominated by the 1960 decision of the government to build a large chemical plant north of the town Zakłady Azotowe Puławy. It was opened in 1966 and produced nitrate fertilizer. As a result, in the 1960s and 1970s Pulawy quickly grew in size, with new districts built for the influx of workers. Recently the plant has become the world's largest producer of melamine.

Points of interest

• The most valuable landmark in Puławy is the baroque-classicist palace and park complex. It includes classicist park pavilions dating from the early 19th century. One of these, the colonnaded round Temple of the Sybil . The palace is surrounded by a 30-hectare park, which was in 1798-1806 fashioned into an English landscape garden. Near the Temple of the Sibyl is the so-called Gothic House. Among other interesting buildings located in the park are: Roman Gate, Greek House , currently a public library and Chinese Arbor.

Temple of the Sibyl, Puławy

Czartoryski Palace

SOME PHOTOS FROM OUR AUTUMN WALK

OCTOBER 2013

CZARTORYSKI PALACE

Park

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