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Coordinates: 51°56′N, 22°23′E
- Łuków is also the Sorbian name for Luckau in Germany.
Łuków [ˈwukuf] is a city in eastern Poland with 30,727 inhabitants as of January 1, 2005. Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship since 1999, Łuków was previously in Siedlce Voivodeship from 1975-1998. It is the capital of Łuków County.
Łuków was established about 1233 as a fortress town guarding the Polish borded against Jadźwing and Lithuanians - tribes from the East.Between 1250 and 1257 Bolesław V Wstydliwy- a sovereign of Poland, a prince of Kraków and Sandomierz, located The Order of the Temple in Łuków.
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- 1 Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
- Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu i Administracji
- Zespół Szkół Ponadgimnazjalnych im. Henryka Sienkiewicza
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