Old Town Square, Łódź, PolandOld Town Square, Łódź, Poland
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Łódź, located right at the center of the country, is the third largest city in Poland. It covers an area of 293.25 sq km (113.2 sq mi) and has a population of 742,000 (2011 estimate), within a metropolitan area of 1.4 million people.

Łódź City HallŁódź City Hall
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Although Łódź was first mentioned in history in 1332, it remained a small village for hundreds of years. Its population even declined from 600 in the 16th century to just 190 in 1810. Then, as industrialization arrived in Łódź, the population began to grow massively. In 1850 it had 15,000 inhabitants, but by 1914, this was risen to half a million.

The rapid growth of Łódź brought mixed blessing, among this a disparity of income, which is apparent from the contrast in its architecture. The city has fine mansions of the wealthy as well as ramshackle flats of the working class.

Manufaktura Center, ŁódźManufaktura Center, Łódź
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The industry that spurred Łódź's growth was textile. After bringing prosperity and growth to the city for over a hundred years, the textile industry finally went into decline in 1990. The downturn was so tremendous that not a single major textile factory in Łódź survived. Filling the vacuum created by the fall of textile are other industries such as logistics and services. Foreign companies also moved in to take advantage of its low labor cost.

Łódź is today a modernizing city developing itself as a tourist destination. Among the highlights of the city include the five-kilometer Piotrkowska Street, touted as the longest shopping street in the world. The city also has the biggest public park in Europe and an impressive number of museums.

Łódź Historical MuseumŁódź Historical Museum
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Visiting Łódź

Łódź Airport (LCJ) gets flights by low-cost carrier Ryannair connectging it to London Stansted, Edinburgh, Dublin, Nottingham, Milan and Liverpool. Wizz Air flights to Dortmund ande London Luton.

Sights & Attractions in Łódź

  1. Basilica Cathedral St. Stanisław Kostka
    The main cathedral of Łódź.

  2. Leopold Kindermann Villa
    Art Nouveau building completed in 1902 featuring fine stained-glassed windows.

  3. Łódź Historical Museum
    Museum housed in Izrael Poznański Palace, an eclectic palace showcases artifacts associated with its famous sons, Władysław Kędra and Artur Rubinstein.

  4. Łódź City Hall
    Civic building in the Neo-Classical style built in 1827.

  5. Lunapark
    Amusement park with an 18-meter roller coaster.

  6. Monument to Tadeusz Kościuszko
    A landmark and popular meeting point for the youths of the city.

  7. Museum of Cinematography
    Museum with a rich collection of displays related to the film industry from its early years to present time.

  8. Museum of Modern Art
    Museum housed in a Florentine Renaissance palazzo showcases works by Poland's most famous modern painters.

  9. Piotrkowska Street (Ulica Piotrkowska)
    The longest shopping street in the world at 5 kilometers.

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