Łódź - information about the city
Łódź ( [wut͡ɕ]; Yiddish: לאדזש, Lodzh ) is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi) south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canting: depicting a boat, it alludes to the city's name which translates literally as "boat".
Łódź - tourist attractions
Julian Tuwim's Bench in Lodz | Julian Tuwim's Bench is a bronze monument unveiled by Wojciech Gryniewicz on 10th of April 1999 at Piotrkowska 104 in front of the Juliusz Heinzel Palace in Lodz. The statue shows a life-size Tuwim sitting on a bench in the pose of making an impression as if the poet was listening to someone sittin... | ||
Old Town Park in Lodz | Old Town Park in Lodz (known as Herring Park) is located between streets: West, Ogrodowa, Franciscan and Wolborska. It has an area of 17.0 hectares. It was built in the years 1951 - 1953 by the project of K. Chrabelski. The park is located in the Old Town in the valley of river Łódka, which is nowa... | ||
Old Market Square in Lodz | Old Market Square in Lodz is located in the central-northern part of Lodz. It has the form of a large rectangle measuring about 105 to 85 m. From 3 sides - from the north, east and west is surrounded by typical houses with arcades. The buildings on the west side of the square are separated by street... | ||
National Film School in Łódź | The Leon Schiller National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. Leona Schillera w Łodzi) is the most notable academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators and TV staff in Poland. It was founded on ... | ||
Izrael Poznanski factory in Lodz | Izrael Poznanski factory in Lodz - linen factory on Old Bałuty in Lodz, a brick neo-Romanesque construction built in the years 1872 - 1892 and designed by Hilary Majewski for Israel Poznanski. It is the largest factory in Kalisz-Mazowiecki industrial district, nationalized in 1945. It was entered t... | ||
Juliusz Heinzel Palace | Juliusz Heinzel Palace is located at Piotrkowska 104 in Lodz. It was one of three residences of Juliusz Heinzel, the first one was the palace. The first floor of the front facade of the main body is decorated with symmetrically placed elements, decorated with a balustrade railing. Currently the pal... | ||
Izrael Poznanski Palace | Izrael Poznanski Palace - the nineteenth century palace located in Lodz. It was originally designed as a commercial and residential object. When it was purchased by Izrael Poznanski in 1877 it was a simple corner building with modest elevation. From that moment it underwent multiple transformations... | ||
Radegast railway station | Radegast (Radogoszcz) is a former railway station in Łódź, Poland. It was built during World War II just beyond the boundary of the Łódź Ghetto to serve as the ghetto's main transport link to the outside world. In the course of the Holocaust, the station was the place where Jewish and other inhabita... | ||
Lagiewnicki Forest in Lodz | Lagiewnicki Forest - forest complex located within the administrative boundaries of the city of Lodz, occupying an area of 1 205.45 ha, being the largest recreational area in Lodz. It is now one of the largest forests located within the city limits in Europe. The name of the forest comes from the v... | ||
St. Anthony church in Łódź-Łagiewniki | St. Anthony of Padua Church in Łódź-Łagiewniki - Baroque Franciscan parish church, built in the first half of the 18th century, located in Łódź-Łagiewniki (central Poland). Since 1946 it belongs - along with the monastery - to the historic buildings of Łódź. The church of St. Anthony of Padua was b... |
Relevant data
Geographical coordinates:
51.75, 19.4667
Approximate population: 742,387
Approximate population: 742,387
The oldest constructions
- Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Łódź (1364 - 1383, ?)
- St. Anthony church in Łódź-Łagiewniki (1701 - 1723, ?)
- Church of St. Joseph in Lodz (1765 - 1768, ?)
- White Geyer Factory (1835 - 1837, ?)
- Izrael Poznanski factory in Lodz (1872 - 1892, ?)
The highest points
- Mural at Piotrkowska (20 m.)
The longest objects
- Mural at Piotrkowska (30 m.)
Most active architects
- Hilary Majewski (5)
- Otto Gehlig (1)
- Juliusz Jung (1)
- Romuald Miller (1)
Famous architects born in the city
- Daniel Libeskind (1)
- Romuald Miller (1)
Famous architects who died in the city
- Hilary Majewski (5)
- Otto Gehlig (1)