POLAND

POLAND / POLSKA.

400th anniversary of the city of Zamość, 1580-1980.
With a small map of the old city.
Stamp issued on 03.04.1980.
Face value: 2.50 Polish złotych.
Design: Zbigniew Stasik.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 10,738,000 copies.
Size: 41.5 x 41.5 mm.

Catalogs
- Fischer No. 2531.
- Michel No. 2679.
- Scott No. 2384.
- StampWorld No. 2680.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2665.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2497.

Zamość is a historical city in southeastern Poland, 247 km (153 mi) from Warsaw. In 2014, the population was 65,149. The city was founded in 1580 by Jan Zamoyski, on the trade route linking western and northern Europe with the Black Sea. Modelled on Italian trading cities, and built during the late-renaissance period by the Paduan architect Bernardo Morando, Zamość remains a perfect example of a Renaissance town of the late 16th century. In the First Partition of Poland (1772) the city was annexed by the Habsburg Monarchy and became a crown land of the Austrian Empire upon its formation in 1804. In 1809 the city was incorporated into the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw. In 1815, after the fall of Napoleon, the Congress of Vienna made Zamość part of the Kingdom of Poland, also called Congress Poland, which was controlled by the Russian Empire. The city played a considerable role during the November Uprising in 1830-1831 and surrendered as the last Polish resistance point. The fortress was demolished in 1866, allowing the rapid growth of the city. The historical centre of Zamość was added by UNESCO to the World Heritage List in 1992.

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Thanks to Sylvester Dulewski for his contribution (https://birdsposta.blogspot.com/).