Zamoyski Palace Museum

lubelskie , polish in full województwo lubelskie , województwo (province), eastern poland . it is bordered by the provinces of mazowieckie to the northwest, podlaskie to the north, podkarpackie to the south, and ?wi?tokrzyskie to the west as well as by the countries of belarus and ukraine to the east. it was created in 1999 when poland's 49 provinces (established 1975) were reorganized into 16. it comprises the former provinces of lublin, bia?a podlaska, che?m, and zamo??, as well as portions of the former provinces of siedlce and tarnobrzeg. the provincial capital is lublin . area 9,700 square miles (25,122 square km). pop. (2011) 2,175,700.the relief structure of lubelskie province is varied. the main physiographic regions are the po?udniowopodlaska (south podlasian) lowland and pripet marshes (polesie) to the north, the lublin upland in the central part of the province, and the roztocze hills to the south. the main rivers are the vistula (wis?a), bug , wieprz, krzna, bystrzyca, and huczwa. numerous lakes are found within the ??czna-w?odawa plain. much of the region is taken up by marshland and peat bogs, notably the krowie bagno (?cow's marshes?). forests (mainly coniferous) cover one-fourth of the province. the climate is predominantly continental, with warm summers and frosty winters. the average annual precipitation is 22?26 inches (550?650 mm). about half of the population is urban, with the largest cities being lublin, che?m , zamo?? , bia?a podlaska , and pu?awy. the eastern part of the province is home to a ukrainian minority.