Krasnystaw

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Krasnystaw
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Krasnystaw
Coordinates: 51°0′N 23°10′E / 51.000°N 23.167°E / 51.000; 23.167
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lublin
County	Krasnystaw
Gmina	Krasnystaw (urban gmina)
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Miciuła
Area
• Total	23.07 km2 (8.91 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	19,434
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22–300
Car plates	LKS
Website	http://www.krasnystaw.pl

Krasnystaw [krasˈnɨstaf] is a town in southeastern Poland with 18 630 inhabitants (31 december 2019). It is the capital of Krasnystaw County in the Lublin Voivodeship.

The town is famous for its beer festival called Chmielaki (Polish: chmiel means hop), and for its dairy products like yogurt and kefir. The river Wieprz flows through Krasnystaw.