Łódź

(Short edition)

Izrael Poznański’s factory building

Distance

32 km SV, 44 km NV, 26 km E, 14 km V, 18 km NV, 49 km SV, 24 km E, 119 km S, 34 km NE, 108 km V, 192 km S, 144 km SE, 29 km E, 116 km NV, 240 km SE, 68 km NV, 79 km N, 34 km SV, 43 km NV, 55 km NE, 96 km SE, 28 km NV, 18 km SV, 43 km SE, 223 km NV, 93 km S, 62 km E, 62 km SV, 71 km NE, 57 km SE, 69 km SE, 87 km NV, 138 km NE, 108 km SV, 126 km SV, 53 km SV, 52 km SV, 14 km N

Population

737.098 (2010)

Virgin Mary's Ascension Church in Łódź

Location and history

Łódź is located in central Poland, 137 km southwest of Warsaw.
The first known records of Łódź are dated 1332. In 1423, the city was granted market town rights by King Władysław Jagiełło. In the beginning, the town developed favorably, but from the 17th century. the city stood quite still until industrial development – not least the textile industry – gained momentum from the beginning of the 19th century. Today, Łódź is the second largest city in Poland and a well-known industrial city. However, well-developed are also the city's cultural centers, including the Theater and Film School, from which many well-known film directors, e.g. Wajda and Polański, have expired.

Tourist attractions

Selected attractions:

Piotrkowska Street
Ulica Piotrkowska is the city's representative street. It is the longest commercial street in Europe with a length of 4.2 km.

From the city's central street, Ulica Piotrkowska

Izrael Poznański’s factory building
at Ogrodowa Street from 1872-97 (now the Manufaktura Commercial and Cultural Center)

City Museum
- furnished in the former Izrael Poznański’s Mansion.

The Central Museum of Textile Industry
- furnished in L.Geyer’s factory building, called it “White Factory”.

Art Museum
Part of the city's art museum is housed by manufacturer Izrael Poznański’s weaving building from the 19th century.

Botanical Garden.

Roszkowski’s Pastry Shop
The beautiful building that housed the former fashionable Cukiernia Roszkowskiego is located at ul. Piotrkowska no.76.

Andstadt Brewery
on the street ul. Pomorska 34.

Film, Television and Theater School
(Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. L. Schillera)

Museum of Film Art
Muzeum Kinematografii is housed in Karol W.Scheibler’s Mansion, which had its final neo-Renaissance style design in 1888.

Izrael Poznański's Mansion

Accommodation

Booking.com
Urzad Miasta Łodzi (in Polish, English and Ukrainian) – with practical information for tourists

Eating Out:

Urzad Miasta Łodzi (in Polish, English and Ukrainian) – with practical information for tourists

Other Internet sites and sources

Urzad Miasta Łodzi (in Polish, English and Ukrainian)

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Art museums

Botanical gardens

City museums

Cultural centers

Film art museums

Protected factory facilities

Textile museums