Kazimierz Dolny

Kazimierz Dolny
Kazimierz Dolny - View of the town
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Kazimierz Dolny
Coordinates: 51°19′20″N 21°56′51″E / 51.32222°N 21.94750°E / 51.32222; 21.94750
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Puławy
Gmina	Kazimierz Dolny
Government
• Mayor	Artur Pomianowski (Ind.)
Area
• Total	30.44 km2 (11.75 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,572
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24-120
Car plates	LPU
Website	kazimierzdolny.pl
Historic Monument of Poland
Designated	1994-09-08
Reference no.	M.P. z 1994 r. Nr 50, poz. 417[1]

Kazimierz Dolny (Polish pronunciation: [kaˈʑimjɛʐ ˈdɔlnɨ]) is a small historic town in eastern Poland, on the right (eastern) bank of the Vistula river in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship. Historically it belongs to Lesser Poland, and in the past it was one of the most important cities of the province.

Now a tourist destination, the town enjoyed its greatest prosperity in the 16th and the first half of the 17th century, due to the trade in grain conducted along the Vistula. It became an economic backwater after that trade declined, and this freeze in economic development enabled the town to preserve its Renaissance urban plan and appearance. Since the 19th century it has become a holiday destination, attracting artists and summer residents.

Kazimierz Dolny is an art center in Poland. Many painters retreat to this small town to paint and sell their work. Galleries can be found in almost every street, offering for sale sculptures, stained-glass, folk art, and fine art.

The town is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated September 16, 1994 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.