The town of Łódź is the 2nd more big city of Poland and also the chief town of the Voïvodie de Łódź (or of the Country of Łódź).

History

The town of Łódź was built relatively late in comparison at the other big cities of Poland and in spite of its population forever been able to enjoy the same statute only Cracow, Gdańsk or Wrocław. The village of Łódź obtained the statute of city in 1423 of the Polish king Ladislas II Jagellon. At the 19th century, thanks to a good local government, the city was quickly industrialized and became a leader in the industrial development in Poland. The population of the city increased in a remarkable way and also attracted immigrants and an important Jewish population.

In 1918, when the Poland regained its independence, Łódź became the center most important Textile of Europe. Łódź also had the greatest percentage of the Jewish population among the cities of more than 100.000 inhabitants of all Europe. During the Second world war, the city was partially destroyed by the Germans. Łódź lost 420  000 inhabitants compared to his population of 1939, in particular because of the deportation of the Jews towards the camps of death. In spite of these losses, Łódź became suddenly the most populated city of Poland between 1945 and 1954: indeed, during the rebuilding of Warsaw, so demolished by the war which should have been rebuilt the old downtown area, Łódź sheltered the administrations of Poland as well as the most important ministries and had the statute of capital of the country. The importance of the city decreased after the return of the government in Warsaw but it was not the case for the economy of the city which, in spite of the planned economy of the Communisme, placed Łódź in third position as for its importance, after the area of Katowice and the area of Warsaw.

Łódź of today

Łódź knew a fall of population without precedent since 1990 and the population passed from almost 900.000 inhabitants in 1990 to 768.900 in 2004. Within 5 years, Łódź will lose its statute of 2nd town of Poland to the profit of Cracow. The city has a relatively low unemployment rate nevertheless and an economy in growth, the fall of population is allotted in the vicinity of Warsaw and a faster growth of the capital.

Culture

Theater

The theatrical life of Łodz is important since we can count several famous festivals in Poland.

Four kinds of theaters are found. Musical theaters, puppet theaters, theaters known as dramatic, and experimental theaters.

musical theaters ---- Teatr Wielki

It is the theater which has the second larger scene of Poland, it can accommodate to 1300 spectator. He is launched in 1967. He accommodates spectacles Polish but also foreign spectacles, of opera and ballet, traditional or more modern.

He accommodates each year the international festival of the meetings of the ballets

Teatr Muzyczny (musical theater)

Composed of two scenes, largest can accommodate 1114 spectators and it second dedicated to the spectacle has small audience contains only 120 seats. It accommodates spectacles very different energy of traditional opera to the musical tale for children.

puppet theaters ---- Teatr Lalek Arlekin

Teatr Lalki I Aktora Pinokio

dramatic theaters ---- Teatr im. Stefana Jaracza

Separated in two scenes from 94 and 90 places, the theater was often distinguished for the originality from these creations.

Teatr Powszechny

It is a theater which plays mainly of the comedy, the jokes or of the parts for children.

Teatr Nowy

Founded in 1950 it had like first director Kazimierz Dejmek, an eminent Polish director. K. Dejmek will become again the director of the teatr Nowy in 2002.

The theater contains two scene one of 351 seats and the second from 100 to 150.

experimental theaters ---- Studio Teatralne " SŁUP"

The name of the theater comes from the Polish legend of Szymon Słupnik, which decided to go to the north pole with an aim of approaching God. It took distance with the human problems, because it could see the world of outside.

Teatr Logos

Created in 1987 by the priest Waldemar Sondka, the voluntary troop is to constitute students and active people. For the moment it is a theater rather amateur but who starts to make speak about him, thanks to the very good level of these spectacle.

A great number of these spectacles approach the mime, but not only, there exist also spoken spectacles

Teatr off Manhattan

Exist since 1991.

Communications

Airport nearest: Airport of Łódź (Lublinek), accessible from now on since a low cost which connects bets. But Warsaw not being that has a few 120 kilometers, it is very facil to join Łódź, then by the train or the bus.

Administrative division

Łódź is divided into 5 districts. Each one of them has a town hall of district. It is about

  • Łódź-Bałuty

  • Łódź-Górna
  • Łódź-Polesie
  • Łódź-Śródmieście
  • Łódź-Widzew

The most important suburban towns are Pabianice and Zgierz.

Personalities

See too

External bonds

  • Gate of the city

  • Lodz Online
  • Information Infolodz.pl
  • Bars, coffees, restaurants, clubs, lounges with Łódź
  • Football club - Widzew Łódź
  • University of Łódź
  • Airport of Łódź
  • 3Ecole Nationale Sup3erieure of cinema, television and theater Leon Schiller

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