Lublin is the largest city on right side of Vistula river (Wisla).

The first permanent settlement on the site of Lublin was located in the present suburbs of Czwartek between the 6th century and 7th century. In the 10th century and 11th century the Czwartek settlement developed into an important trade centre. In the 12th century a fortified settlement was established, to protect Polish lands from eastern invasions. It was at that time that the name Lublin first began to be used. The oldest historical document mentioning the name Lublin dates from 1198. In 1392 the city received an important trade privilege from king Wladyslaw Jagiello, and with the coming of the peace between Poland and Lithuania developed into a great trade centre carrying a large portion of commerce between the two countries.

In 1474 the area around Lublin was combined to form the Lublin Voivodship.