Lodz, Poland – detailed information about the city. Guide to Lodz: popular attractions with photos and descriptions.
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Lodz City (Łódź)
Lodz is a large city in Central Poland, one of The largest cities of the country, the center of Lodz province. Title city translates as “boat, boat”. Founded in the 13th century.
- Accommodation
- How to get to Lodz
- Kitchen and food
- Shopping and Shopping in Lodz
- The main attractions of Lodz
- Tourist route to the attractions of Lodz with card
- Lodz – a city of four cultures
Lodz received city rights in the first half of the 15th century. The flowering of the city began with the development of industry here. In the second half of the XIX century in Lodz hundreds of industrial enterprises appeared and the city began to be called “Polish Manchester”.
Lodz Factories
In 1945, after the Second World War, Lodz was three years old (until 1948 years) was actually the capital of Poland, because Warsaw was practically completely destroyed.
Modern Lodz is a large economic and industrial center Poland. Especially here the electronic industry is developed. AT last decades some industrial enterprises of the city closed, the population of the city decreased by 130 thousand people.
Public transport of the city has 58 bus routes and 19 tramways.
Accommodation in Lodz
Finding accommodation in Lodzi is not difficult, despite that the city is not a major tourist center. Here there is a wide network of hotels, hostels. Can also be removed apartments.
How to get to Lodz
Getting to Lodz is more convenient and profitable via Warsaw by plane. The city is located at a distance of 140 km. from the capital of Poland. Further – by train or by bus.
Train schedule -http: //rozklad-pkp.pl/
Bus schedule -http: //www.polskibus.com/pl/index.htm
Kitchen and food
In Lodz, there are many restaurants with Polish, European, Oriental and Asian cuisine, large fast food chains. Recommend visit the restaurants marked on the map.
Shopping and Shopping in Lodz
Lodz provides good shopping opportunities. Here There are several large shopping centers. Here are some of them:
- Manufaktura Shopping Gallery – ul. Drewnowska 58
- Centrum Handlowe Pasaż ódzki (Pasaż Łódzki Shoping Center) – Al. Jana Pawła II 30
- Galeria Łódzka – Al. Piłsudskiego 15/23
Also many shops are located on the main street of the city. -ul. Piotrkowska.
The main attractions of Lodz
White Factory (Biała Fabryka) – the building of the factory of Louis Geer in Lodz, one of the oldest industrial monuments in Poland architecture. This is a complex of buildings of classical style, built in first half of the 19th century. White Factory – a monument to the history of Poland. Now here is a textile museum.
White factory in Lodz
The Palace of Israel of Poznan (Pałac Izraela Poznańskiego) – the palace of the end of the 19th century in the French style neo-renaissance and neo-baroque, built for a major industrialist Israel Poznan. The building is a historical monument. Here The city museum is located. Also sometimes a palace is called “Lodz Louvre”.
Palace of israel Poznan
Palace of Mauritius Poznan (Pałac Maurycego Poznańskiego) – a 19th century palace built for large industrialist Mauritius Poznansky. Since 1947, the building is residence of the Museum of Art.
Palace of Mauritius Poznan
Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Kościół Zesłania Ducha Świętego) – Catholic church, built in the style of neoclassicism in the first half of the 19th century.
Church The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny) – Gothic church, built in the late 19th century. It is a three-nave building with two towers.
Church of the Assumption Holy Mother of God
Town Hall (Ratusz) – one of the oldest buildings in Lodz, monument of classicism architecture. This is one of the first brick buildings of the city, built in the first half of the 19th century.
Town hall
Tourist route to the attractions of Lodz with card
Walk through the most interesting sights and places. cities.
Shopping and Shopping in Lodz
Lodz provides good shopping opportunities. Here There are several large shopping centers. Here are some of them:
- Manufaktura Shopping Gallery – ul. Drewnowska 58
- Centrum Handlowe Pasaż ódzki (Pasaż Łódzki Shoping Center) – Al. Jana Pawła II 30
- Galeria Łódzka – Al. Piłsudskiego 15/23
Also many shops are located on the main street of the city. -ul. Piotrkowska.
The main attractions of Lodz
White Factory (Biała Fabryka) – the building of the factory of Louis Geer in Lodz, one of the oldest industrial monuments in Poland architecture. This is a complex of buildings of classical style, built in first half of the 19th century. White Factory – a monument to the history of Poland. Now here is a textile museum.
White factory in Lodz
The Palace of Israel of Poznan (Pałac Izraela Poznańskiego) – the palace of the end of the 19th century in the French style neo-renaissance and neo-baroque, built for a major industrialist Israel Poznan. The building is a historical monument. Here The city museum is located. Also sometimes a palace is called “Lodz Louvre”.
Palace of israel Poznan
Palace of Mauritius Poznan (Pałac Maurycego Poznańskiego) – a 19th century palace built for large industrialist Mauritius Poznansky. Since 1947, the building is residence of the Museum of Art.
Palace of Mauritius Poznan
Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Kościół Zesłania Ducha Świętego) – Catholic church, built in the style of neoclassicism in the first half of the 19th century.
Church The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny) – Gothic church, built in the late 19th century. It is a three-nave building with two towers.
Church of the Assumption Holy Mother of God
Town Hall (Ratusz) – one of the oldest buildings in Lodz, monument of classicism architecture. This is one of the first brick buildings of the city, built in the first half of the 19th century.
Town hall
Tourist route to the attractions of Lodz with card
Walk through the most interesting sights and places. cities.
Lodz – a city of four cultures
From the 19th century until the beginning of the 20th century, the city existed 4 major cultures: Poles, Germans, Jews and Russians. Thereby in the city you can still find traces of each of the cultures.
Hebrew route одód with map
On the route through the Jewish ód на you look at the Hebrew the cemetery of the late 19th century, the manufactory and the palace of Israel Poznansky – a major industrialist, a synagogue of the late 19th century.
Route in Russian Lodz with a map
On this route you look at the Orthodox churches, cemetery mid 19th century.
Route in German Lodz with a map
The route includes inspection of the manufactory, church, several palaces and villas of German industrialists.
Video – Lodz City
