Why
Zamosc Old Town
is special

It's a living museum of Renaissance urban planning - and has a photogenic historic main square.

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Great Market Square

It's lined with well-preserved merchant houses (the arcaded Armenian houses are the best - see photo). The 100x100-meter square is dominated by the 50-meter or 165-foot tall tower of the town hall, which sits within the square.

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Strategic location

It stands along a major trade route that once linked the Black Sea with northern Europe cities. This factor helped make the town prosperous, especially during Zamosc's 17th century heyday.

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City walls and bastions

They thwarted invasions by the Swedes, Cossacks, and Russians. Bastion #7 is the only section in good condition.

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Zamosc's darkest hour

In the Second World War, the Nazis killed nearly 10,000 residents, mainly Jews.

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Creators

The town was conceived in the late 16th century by the eponymous Jan Zamoyski and designed by the Italian architect Bernardo Morando in the Italian Renaissance layout style.

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Who should come

Its appeal lies largely with those interested in history, architecture, and urban planning. There is only a modest tourism infrastructure (such as tourist-oriented shops, sidewalk cafes, and restaurants) for the general traveler. The relatively nearby Lublin Old Town would be a better choice for that visitor type.

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How to pronounce

Zamosc = zah-mowst

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Photo by Emmanuel Dyan - CC BY 2.0

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