Świdnik

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Settlement.name: Świdnik
Settlement.image_skyline: Swid3.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: SM-1 helicopter near PZL factory
Settlement.image_shield: POL Świdnik COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag: POL Świdnik flag.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lublin
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Świdnik
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Świdnik (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Marcin Dmowski
Settlement.established_title: Established

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Wikidata facts

Population: 37884
Area: 20.35
Official website: www.swidnik.pl
Image: Swid3.jpg

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Commons gallery: Świdnik
postal code: 21-047
Commons category: Świdnik
native label: Świdnik
male population: 17938
female population: 19946
P8168: Lyncus

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left|thumb|172x172px|Swidnik airport holds natural habitat for the spotted souslik

Świdnik () is a town in southeastern Poland with 40,186 inhabitants (2012), situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, southeast of the city of Lublin. It is the capital of Świdnik County. Świdnik belongs to the historic province of Lesser Poland, and was first mentioned in historical records in the year 1392. It remained a village until the end of the 19th century when it began to develop as a spa, due to its location and climate. left|thumb|160x160px|Speckled ground squirrel|Spotted Souslik In the early Middle Ages, the area of Świdnik was under the authority of a castellan from nearby Lublin. In the location of the current city three villages existed: Adampol, Świdnik and Krępiec (the name of the city itself was later taken from the village which was located in the immediate vicinity of the PZL Świdnik factory).