MAIN INFORMATION ABOUT ZAMOŚĆ | ACCOMMODATION AND BOARD | MEDICAL CARE AND INSURANCE | TRANSPORT | CITY MAP
MAIN INFORMATION ABOUT ZAMOŚĆ
Zamość is situated in the southeastern part of Poland on the edge of Wyżyna Lubelska /Lubelska Upland/ in close proximity to Roztocze and Roztoczański National Park.
Often called the Pearl of Renaissance, Northern Padua or the City of Arcades, founded by Jan Zamoyski, Grand Chancellor of the Crown, designed by Bernardo Morando, an Italian architect, Zamość represents an outstanding achievement of the late Renaissance European urban planning. The artistic and historic value of the city centre comprising 120 monuments ranks as the highest in the world. Having been recognized as a historic monument, it was placed on the UNESCO list of the World Cultural Heritage Sites in 1992.
To the end of 1998, Zamość had been the capital of the province of Zamość with 490 thousand inhabitants and the area of seven thousand kilometres. After the introduction of the administration reform, the following were located in Zamość: town county operating within the city limits and land county (the county of Zamość) consisting of 15 communes located around Zamość and covering the area of 1872.3 square metres .The city of Zamość covers 30.5 square metres and at the end of 2002 its population was 68.8 thousand inhabitants. The last 28 years has been the period of the dynamic population development of the city. The population of Zamość increased from 39.1 thousand to 68.8 thousand between 1975 and 2002. The most characteristic feature of the Zamość economy is the prevalence of small and medium business as well as numerous commercial and non-commercial services.
ACCOMMODATION AND BOARD
The charge for a separate flat is approximately PLN 500 per month and for a room approx. PLN 200 for.
Approximate prices of food in PLN are the following:
- a loaf of bread: 1.50
- a litre of milk: 2.00
- a kilo of cured meat from 10 up
- a kilo of poultry from 8 to 14
- lunch at student canteen 13.00
- lunch at a restaurant from 15 to 30
Average cost of living is from PLN 600 to 700
MEDICAL CARE AND INSURANCE
Before arrival, every foreign candidate must arrange medical insurance for the whole period of residence in Poland. Candidates from the European Union countries are guaranteed such medical insurance on the basis of the Form E-128, which they bring with themselves. Foreign candidates must obtain information about the way of using Polish medical services from their health-insurance fund (presenting the document each time when using medical services, registering in the Medical Services Register or covering the cost of each medical service and having a refund later in the country of origin).
TRANSPORT
Buses are the basic means of public transport in Zamość. The full fare of one-time ticket is PLN 1.60 which can be bought in every newsagent's stand. The student card entitles to a concessionary fare at PLN 0.80 ( students under 26 years of age are entitled to the concession).
Buses from the railway station to college:
Bus No.1
Buses from the bus station to college:
No. 53 (bus stop next to the station), No. 3,19,4,59 (bus stop in Partyzantów Street)
Zamość public transport website: click here
CITY MAP
For a detailed map of Zamość - click here.