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Zamość is located in eastern Polska (Poland) in the Lubelskie (Lublin) Province. It has a population of 67 thousand.1 The city's historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site honoring its 16th and 17th century buildings commissioned by the local warlord Jan Zamysky and executed by the Paduan, Bernardo Morando.2
aerial view of Zamość, Polska, showing the Great Market Square
1. Figure for 2006 from side banner of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamo%C5%9B%C4%87, accessed 12/18/2013.
2. UNESCO, World Heritage Sites (Firefly Books, 2010).