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Konstantynów Łódzki [kɔnstanˈtɨnuf ˈwut͡skʲi] is a town in Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 18,335 inhabitants (2020).[1] It borders Łódź to the east, Lutomiersk to the west, Aleksandrów Łódzki to the north, and Porszewice to the south. It was founded in the 1820s by a landowner who had planned to build a textile industry there. It was incorporated in 1924.
Konstantynów Łódzki | |
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 Church of Saint Joseph the Worker | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Konstantynów Łódzki | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′N 19°20′E / 51.750°N 19.333°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Pabianice |
| Gmina | Konstantynów Łódzki (urban gmina) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Jakubowski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.87 km2 (10.37 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2020) | |
| • Total | 18,335  [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95-050 |
| Car plates | EPA |
| Website | https://www.konstantynow.pl/ |
In 1821 Konstantynów Łódzki, at that time still a village, became a part of the textile industry of the Łódź region. Shortly thereafter, in 1824 the town was given its current name and was established as a town in 1830.
Notable residents
edit- Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (born 1950), Polish-American chemist, Wolf Prize winner
References
edit- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 30 October 2021. Data for territorial unit 1008011.
External links
edit- Official website
- Konstantynów Łódzki chapter of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland, Volume I (Poland)
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- [1] Konstantynów Łódzki Jewish Cemetery Restoration
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