The city’s population:

The second half of the 14th century – 500, 1549 – 750, 1,616 – 1,800, 1793 – 990, 1808 – 2,515, 1817 – 2,166, 1836 – 3,175, 1854 – 4,637, 1870 – 6,449, 1909 – 9,397, 1921 – 11,450, 1938 – 13,000, 1945 – 7,085, 1947 – 11,261, 1970 – 13,200, 1990 – 22,500, 2005 – 23,251, 2007 – 23,039

The number and percentage of the Jewry:

1674 – 24 (11 8%), 1765 – 256, 1793 – 561 (56.2%), 1795 – 606 (43.9%), 1808 – 802 (31.7%), 1818 – 930 (42.9%), 1827 – 1,184 (37%), 1860 – 4,832 (51.3%), 1897 – 4,006 (42.8%), 1909 – 5,242 (55.8%), 1921 – 5,159 (45%), 1931 about 5,000 (about 40%), the first half of 1939 – 4,560 (about 35%), the end of 1939 – 4,987, January 1940 – 3,000 (including 500 refugees), December 1940 – 3,000, 1941 – 2,000.