Konstantynów Łódzki

Konstantynów Łódzki
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Konstantynów Łódzki
Coordinates: 51°45′N 19°20′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Pabianice
Gmina	Konstantynów Łódzki (urban gmina)
Government
• Mayor	Robert Jakubowski
Area
• Total	26.87 km^2 (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/

Konstantynów Łódzki [kɔnstanˈtɨnuf ˈwut͡skʲi] is a town in Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central 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.

History

Devastated church during World War I

It was founded in the 1820s by a landowner who had planned to build a textile industry there. 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. Town rights were revoked in 1870 and restored in 1924.

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945.

Notable residents

• Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (born 1950), Polish-American chemist, Wolf Prize winner

References

1. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 30 October 2021. Data for territorial unit 1008011.

External links

• Official website
• Konstantynów Łódzki chapter of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland, Volume I (Poland)

• [1] Konstantynów Łódzki Jewish Cemetery Restoration