One of the oldest towns in the Lublin Region, established in 1377. It is known as the capital of Polish brick (due to a large number of private brickyards) and a raspberry centre of the Lubelskie. Interesting historic sights include former buildings of the Canons Regular of the Lateran with a 15th-century Gothic church, later rebuilt in the Renaissance style and housing the tombs of the Tęczyński Family, a monastery, a 17th-century hospital church, and two synagogues from the 18th and the 19th c. The Regional Museum in Kraśnik boasts a rich collection of historic, archaeological and ethnographic exhibits. St. Florian’s Museum presents fire-fighting traditions, banners and equipment, whereas the Museum of the 24th Uhlan Regiment shows the history of the regiment stationed in the town in the 1930s and its further combat action at the fronts of World War II. Another tourist attraction of Kraśnik is a 42-hectare reservoir on the Wyżnica River.