Chodecz

Chodecz
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Chodecz
Coordinates: 52°24′N 19°02′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Kuyavian-Pomeranian
County	Włocławek
Gmina	Chodecz
City rights	1442-1800, 1822-1870, 1921
Government
• Mayor	Jarosław Grabczyński
Area
• Total	1.39 km^2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021[1])
• Total	2,244
• Density	1,600/km^2 (4,200/sq mi)
Postal code	87-860
Area code	+48 54
Car plates	CWL
Website	http://www.chodecz.pl

Chodecz [ˈxɔdɛt͡ʂ] is a town in Włocławek County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in central Poland. It is situated midway between Lubień Kujawski and Przedecz. It is about 75 km (47 mi) north of Łódź, 150 km (93 mi) west of Warsaw and 28 km (17 mi) south of Włocławek. The southwest side of Chodecz borders on Lake Chodeckie. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,244.[1]

History

Chodecz was a private town, administratively located in the Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1544 King Sigismund I the Old established four annual fairs in Chodecz, and in 1666 King John II Casimir Vasa established a fifth fair.[2]

During the German occupation (World War II), the town was renamed Godetz.

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:[1]

Description	All		Women		Men
Unit	person	percentage	person	percentage	person	percentage
Population	2244	100	1169	52.1%	1075	47.9%
Population density	1614.4		841.0		773.4

Number of inhabitants by year

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,685	—
1931	1,824	+8.2%
1946	1,551	−15.0%
1995	1,899	+22.4%
2000	1,960	+3.2%
2005	1,953	−0.4%
2010	1,927	−1.3%
2015	1,896	−1.6%
2020	1,826	−3.7%
Source: [3][4][5][1]

Landmarks

• parish church; Dominic from 1849 to 1850, Gothic
• cemetery complex of buildings, which includes: Chapel St. James from 1799, late Baroque, columbarium and the house brothers hospital

References

1. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-03. Data for territorial unit 0418064.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 605.
3. Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 197.
4. Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
5. Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403