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  2. Lodz's 2024 population is now estimated at 655,300. In 1950, the population of Lodz was 608,144. Lodz experienced a decrease of -5,277 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -0.8%. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

  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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  5. The city, a former Polish capital, has a population of 715000 and is the third largest city in Poland. 3. Lodz means boat, but this Polish city couldn’t be further away from water. 4. Liberal minded Lodz elected Hanna Zdanowska of Civic Platform – their first female mayor in 2010. 5.

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    Łódź 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. As of 2023, Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's fourth largest city. Łódź first appears in records in 14th-century.

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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.

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  7. Dec 19, 2020 · Lodz Urban Area Population History. 1950 608,000. 1951 625,000

  8. In 1825, the city's earliest cotton mill began operations, while the next decade saw the very first factory in Poland and Russia to be powered entirely by steam. At that time, approximately four-fifths of the city's entire population was German. A Diverse City of Workers.

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