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Łódź, city, capital of Łódzkie województwo (province), central Poland. It lies on the northwestern edge of the Łódź Highlands, on the watershed of the Vistula and Oder rivers, 81 miles (130 km) southwest of Warsaw. Łódź is mentioned in 14th-century records as a village. It acquired municipal rights.
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Łódź [a] is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located 120 km (75 mi) south-west of Warsaw. [8] As of 2023, Łódź has a population of 655,279, [1] making it the country's fourth largest city . Łódź first appears in records in 14th-century.
Dec 19, 2020 · Lodz Urban Area Population History. 1950 608,000. 1951 625,000
Feb 29, 2024 · Population in the labour market in Łódzkie Voivodship in the light of the National Census of Population and Housing 2021 results. 29.02.2024.
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The first documents mentioning the city date from 1332. Łódź was awarded city rights (according to the Magdeburg law) in 1432. The Congress of Vienna decided in 1815 that the city should be part of Russia. Only in 1918 did the city fall back to Poland.
The city is about 120 km south-west of Warsaw. In and around the city, there are some textile and electronics industries. Because of prolonged economic difficulties, there has been a decline in the population of the city. The city has a university and a film academy. Łódź has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification).
There are two major football teams in Łódź: the first is called ŁKS Łódź and the second is Widzew Łódź.
Alexander Newski (Orthodox) CathedralOld Market square"Manufaktura" Shopping Centre in post- industrial style.Max Factor, Sr., businessman, founder of the Max Factorcosmetics companyMarcin Gortat, NBA basketball player for the Phoenix SunsThe Łódź metropolitan area (known in Polish as: Łódźki Obszar Metropolitalny) is the metropolitan area of Łódź. The metropolitan area covers ten counties in the Łódź Voivodeship, with an area of 2,496 km 2. [3] The largest cities or towns within the metropolitan area are Łódź, Pabianice, Zgierz and Aleksandrów Łódzki .
In the 19th century, the Polish city of Łódź grew from a tiny farming town into a bustling textile industry metropolis – at a rate unseen anywhere else in Europe at the time. The cosmopolitan city was raised by Poles, Jews, Germans, Russians and other gropus, who peacefully co-existed there for many years. Here, we explore the golden age of Łódź, which ended with World War II.
