colony founded during the Russian Empire in what is now the village of Niemirówka in 1842. Twin towns — sister cities Lublin is twinned with: Former twin towns: Brest, Belarus (terminated on 3 March 2022 as a response to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine) Gallery Notable residents Biernat z Lublina, (~1465-~1529) Polish poet, fabulist, translator and physician Franciszka Arnsztajnowa (1865–1942), née Meyerson, poet, playwright, translator Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer and captain of Poland during World Cup 2006 Józef Czechowicz, (1903–1939), poet, writer, editor Katarzyna Dolinska, contestant on Cycle 10 of America's Next Top Model, came in 5th place Rabbi Jacob ben Ephraim (unknown-1648), "The Gaon Rabbi Jacob of Lublin" Rabbi Joshua Falk (1555–1614), also known as Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin (1830–1902), "The Toras Chessed" Rabbi Aryeh Tzvi Frumer (1884–1943), "The Kozhiglover Rav", Holocaust victim Rafał Gan-Ganowicz (1932–2002), mercenary, journalist, and activist Jacob Glatstein (1896–1971), literary critic Alter Mojze Goldman (1909–1988), resistance fighter Rabbi Zadok HaKohen Rabinowitz (1823–1900) Kitty Hart-Moxon (born 1926), Holocaust survivor Julia Hartwig (1921–2017), poet, writer and translator Paweł Holc (born 1971), footballer Rabbi Moses Isserles (1520–1572), "Rema" Sebastian Klonowic (1545–1602), Polish poet and composer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887), Polish writer, publisher, historian, journalist, scholar, political activist, painter and author Anna Langfus (1920–1966), née Anna Szternfinkiel, writer, Prix de Goncourt winner in 1966 Felix Lembersky (1913–1970), artist, painter Janusz Lewandowski (1951–), MEP, former minister of privatisation Rabbi Solomon Luria (1510–1573), "The Maharshal" Aleksandra Mirosław (born 1994), speed climber Marcin Narwojsz (born 1976), retired footballer Wincenty Pol (1807–1872), poet and geographer Rabbi Jacob Pollak (1460–1541) Stanisław Kostka Potocki (1755–1821), Polish nobleman, politician and writer Rabbi Sholom Rokeach (1781–1855), "Sar Sholom", the first Belzer Rebbe Yitzhak Sadeh (born Isaac Landsberg; 1890–1952), a founder of the Israel Defense Forces Mateusz Sawrymowicz (born 1987), swimmer Rabbi Shalom Shachna (unknown-1558) Rabbi Meir Shapiro (1887–1933), "The Lubliner Rav" Rabbi Joel Sirkis (1561–1640), also known as Joel ben Samuel Sirkis Bartosz Staszewski (1990–), activist and filmmaker Patryk Szysz (1998–), Polish professional footballer Dominik Tarczyński (born 1979), Member of European Parliament Bronisława Wajs (1908–1987), Polish-Romani poet and singer Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880), violinist; born in Lublin Tomasz Wójtowicz (1953–2022), volleyball player, Olympic champion Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin (1745–1815), "The Seer of Lublin" Rabbi Mordecai Yoffe (1530–1612), "The Levush" Wladyslaw Zmuda (born 1954), Polish former professional footballer and four-time World Cup participant Johann Hermann Zukertort (1842–1888), chess grand