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Biłgoraj topographic map

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Name: Biłgoraj topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Biłgoraj, powiat biłgorajski, Lublin Voivodeship, 23-400, Poland (50.51312 22.67467 50.56490 22.74874)

Average elevation: 653 ft

Minimum elevation: 597 ft

Maximum elevation: 719 ft

The name of the town comes from a hill called Biely Goraj, on which Biłgoraj was founded in the 16th century. Biłgoraj lies in northern part of Sandomierz Basin, near Roztocze. The town is surrounded by Solska Forest, not far away (20 km (12 mi)) from Roztocze National Park. Administratively, since 1474 it has been tied with the city of Lublin. In that year, Lublin Voivodeship was split away from Sandomierz Voivodeship. An average July temperature in Biłgoraj is 18 °C (64 °F), an average January temperature −2.8 °C (27.0 °F). The town is crossed by four small rivers: Biala Lada, Czarna Lada, Osa and Próchnica. Biłgoraj lies on the elevations ranging from 190 to 205 meters above sea level. The area of the town is 20 square kilometres (8 square miles), of which forests covers 9%. Built-up area stretches along eastern bank of the Biala Lada, for 5 km (3 mi) (north–south) and 3 km (2 mi) (west–east).