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    www .uml .lodz .pl. 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.

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  2. Aug 9, 2021 · Lodz was the center of the textile industry in prewar Poland. The Lodz ghetto thus became a major production center under the German occupation. As early as May 1940, the Germans established factories in the ghetto and used Jewish residents for forced labor. By July 1942, there were 74 workshops within the ghetto.

  3. 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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    • Jewish Cemetery. Łódź's Jewish cemetery was founded in 1892 and today is a haunting destination. The largest Jewish graveyard in Europe, it contains around 68,000…
    • City Museum of Łódź. Adjacent to the Manufaktura mall, this museum is housed in the impressive palace of 19th-century textile baron Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański.
    • Centre for Science & Technology. Part of the EC1 complex that forms the heart of Łódź's city centre redevelopment plan, this former coal-fired power station (dating from the early 1900s)…
    • Narodziny Dnia. A courtyard brilliantly covered in the fantastical imaginings of Polish artist Wojciech Siudmak – imps, harlequins and brightly coloured birds.
    • Manufaktura. A showpiece for the city centre’s regeneration over the last 25 years, Manufaktura is a mall and leisure complex incorporating former textile factories.
    • Ulica Piotrkowska. Just shy of five kilometres long, Ulica Piotrkowska is Łódź’s main thoroughfare and one of the longest pedestrian streets in the world.
    • Radegast Train Station. In the Bałuty district, Radegast Train Station was the point of departure to the Auschwitz and Chelmno extermination camps. Some 200,000 Jews from the Łódź Ghetto and all over Poland, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and the former Sudetenland came through this point.
    • Central Museum of Textiles. Textile manufacturing was just a cottage industry in Łódź until facilities like the White Factory cropped up in the 1830s.
  5. Oct 20, 2019 · Epic things to see and do in Lodz. Piotrkowska Street. Side streets of Piotrkowska. Pasaż Róży, one of the most epic things to see in Lodz. "Birth of the Day". "Neighbors" of the Spanish sculptor Isaac Cordal. Mural Aleja Leona Schillera. Charlie Chaplin & Cabinet of Illusions. Mural by Aryz and the Os Gemeos brothers.

  6. Is Lodz safe for tourists? Yes, Lodz is generally safe but should be treated like any big city with common sense precautions. Avoid poorly lit areas at night, only get in marked taxis, and keep valuables secure. What is the best season for visiting Lodz? Late spring and early autumn are ideal with mild weather and smaller crowds of tourists.

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