Łódź facts for kids
Łódź (pronounced like this, "whootch") is the third-largest city in Poland, with 776,000 inhabitants. It is in the Łódź Voivodeship in the centre of the country. In Polish the name also means "boat". The mayor of Łódź is Hanna Zdanowska.
History
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.
Geography
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).
Sports
There are two major football teams in Łódź: the first is called ŁKS Łódź and the second is Widzew Łódź.
Notable residents
- Grażyna Bacewicz, composer
- Max Factor, Sr., businessman, founder of the Max Factor cosmetics company
- Piotr Fronczewski, Polish actor
- Marcin Gortat, NBA basketball player for the Phoenix Suns
- Roman Polanski, cinema director, Oscar and Golden Palm winner
- Władysław Reymont, writer, Nobel Prize winner
- Paweł Rogaliński, journalist
- Artur Rubinstein, pianist, settled
- Julian Tuwim, poet
- Miś Uszatek, cartoon character
- Marek Saganowski, football player
- Adam Ostrowski, better known as O.S.T.R., rapper
Images for kids
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Sigillum oppidi Lodzia – seal dating back to 1577
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One of the first city plans, illustrating the housing allotments and new development around Piotrkowska Street, 1823
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Izrael Poznański's industrial complex (Manufaktura) pictured in 1895.
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The Archcathedral of St. Stanislaus Kostka, completed in 1912, is one of Poland's tallest churches.
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Plac Wolności (Liberty Square) with the Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument and Holy Spirit Church in 1930
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Łódź Ghetto (Ghetto Litzmannstadt), was the second-largest ghetto in all of German-occupied Europe
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Retkinia, one of many post-war utilitarian residential areas on the outskirts of Łódź.
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Female employees at a textile factory in Łódź, 1950s
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Sculpture of Artur Rubinstein and his childhood home at Piotrkowska Street
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Light Move Festival in Łódź
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Muzeum Sztuki, ms2 branch, a museum and gallery of modern art
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Las Łagiewnicki (Lagiewniki Forest), part of the Łódź Hills Landscape Park
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Herbst Palace, designed by Hilary Majewski, an art gallery within a historical mansion, which holds paintings from all over Europe
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High-rise buildings in central Łódź
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Manufaktura – once a textile factory, now a shopping centre
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Piotrkowska Centrum tram station, also known as "The Unicorn Stable"
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Atlas Arena, the main indoor arena of Łódź
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Arthur Rubinstein, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, was born in Łódź
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Daniel Libeskind, notable architect and designer
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Andrzej Sapkowski, best known for The Witcher book series
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Marcin Gortat, former Polish NBA player
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Julian Tuwim, poet, a major figure in Polish children's literature
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Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American writer
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Bat-Sheva Dagan, a pioneer in children's Holocaust education
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