Editing Łódź

{{Short description|City in central Poland}}
{{About|the city in Poland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2010}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Łódź
| settlement_type = [[City with powiat rights|City county]]
| motto = {{lang|la|Ex navicula navis}} ("From a boat a ship")
| image_blank_emblem = Logo_of_Łódź_11.svg
| blank_emblem_type = [[Wordmark]]
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| image1 = 20180426-084611-lodz-Solidarność-Roundabout-Łódź.jpg
| caption1 = [[Solidarity Roundabout]], St. Therese Church
| image2 = SM Łódź Piotrkowska 149 (0).jpg
| caption2 = [[Piotrkowska Street]]
| image3 = Izrael Poznański Palace in Łódź 04 (cropped).jpg
| caption3 = [[Izrael Poznański Palace|I. P. Palace, City Museum]]
| image4 = Kościół Zesłania Ducha Świętego.jpg
| caption4 = [[Liberty Square, Łódź|Plac Wolności]]
| image5 = Księzy Młyn 2024.jpg
| caption5 = [[Księży Młyn (Łódź)|Księży Młyn]]
| image6 = Łódź Fabryczna.jpg
| caption6 = [[Łódź Fabryczna|Łódź Fab.]] 
| image7 = Rynek Manufaktury (cropped).jpg
| caption7 = [[Manufaktura]]}}
| image_flag = POL Łódź flag.svg
| image_shield = [[File:POL Łódź COA.svg|75px]]
| pushpin_map = Poland
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| pushpin_label = Łódź
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Łódź Voivodeship|name=Łódź}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = ''city county''
| leader_title = City mayor
| leader_name = [[Hanna Zdanowska]]
| leader_party = [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|KO]]
| leader_title1 = [[Sejm|Sejm of Poland]]
| leader_name1 = [[Łódź (parliamentary constituency)|Łódź]]
| governing_body = [[Łódź City Council]]
| parts_type = [[Dzielnica|Districts]]
| seat_type = [[Seat of local government|City Hall]]
| seat = [[Juliusz Heinzl Palace]]
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1332
| established_title2 = City rights
| established_date2 = 1423
| area_total_km2 = 293.25
| area_metro_km2 = 2496
| population_as_of = 30 June 2023
| population_total = 655,279 {{decreaseNeutral}} ([[List of cities and towns in Poland|4th]])<ref name="population">{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/ludnosc/ludnosc/ludnosc-stan-i-struktura-ludnosci-oraz-ruch-naturalny-w-przekroju-terytorialnym-stan-w-dniu-31-grudnia,6,34.html|title=Local Data Bank|access-date=10 July 2023|publisher=Statistics Poland|archive-date=19 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619151352/https://stat.gov.pl/obszary-tematyczne/ludnosc/ludnosc/ludnosc-stan-i-struktura-ludnosci-oraz-ruch-naturalny-w-przekroju-terytorialnym-stan-w-dniu-31-grudnia,6,34.html|url-status=live}} Data for territorial unit 1061000.</ref>
| population_density_km2 = 2245
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| population_metro = 1100000
| population_demonym = łodzianin (male)<br/>łodzianka (female) ([[Polish language|pl]])
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/met_10r_3gdp/default/table?lang=en|title=Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions|website=ec.europa.eu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215185052/https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/met_10r_3gdp/default/table?lang=en|archive-date=15 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = [[Łódź metropolitan area|Metro]]
| demographics2_info1 = €16.839 billion (2020)
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| coordinates = {{coord|51|46|37|N|19|27|17|E|region:PL-10_type:city(672,000)|display=title,inline}}
| elevation_max_m = 278
| elevation_min_m = 162
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 90-001 to 94–413
| area_code = +48 42
| website = {{URL|http://www.uml.lodz.pl/}}
| registration_plate = EL
| blank_name_sec2 = Primary airport
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport]]
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Highways in Poland|Highways]]
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}}
{{Maplink|frame=yes|type=shape|text=Łódź interactive map}}
'''Łódź'''{{Efn|
* Pronunciation: 
** British English: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ʊ|tʃ}} {{respell|WUUTCH}};<ref>{{Cite Oxford Dictionaries|Łódź|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite Merriam-Webster|Lodz|access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/lodz|title=Łódź|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=16 September 2018|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202646/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/amp/english/lodz|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|Łódź|access-date=11 April 2019}}</ref>
** American English: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|uː|tʃ|,_|ˈ|l|uː|dʒ}} {{respell|WOOTCH|,_|LOOJ}};<ref>[https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Lodz "Łódź"]{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA"/>
** Polish: {{IPA|pl|wut͡ɕ||Pl-łódź.ogg}}.
* Other names:
** {{langx|de|Lodz}} {{IPA|de|lɔt͡ʃ||De-Lodz.ogg}} or {{lang|de|Lodsch}} {{IPA|de|lɔtʃ||De-Lodsch.ogg}}
** {{langx|la|Lodzia}}.}} is a city in central [[Poland]] and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of [[Łódź Voivodeship]], and is located {{convert|120|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=on}} south-west of [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trasa.info/wyznaczanie-trasy/lodz-warszawa|title=Łódź – Warszawa trasa i odległość na mapie • dojazd PKP, BUS, PKS|publisher=www.trasa.info|access-date=2 August 2018|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802041104/https://www.trasa.info/wyznaczanie-trasy/lodz-warszawa|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2023|post=,}} Łódź has a population of 655,279,<ref name="population" /> making it the country's [[List of cities and towns in Poland|fourth largest city]].

Łódź first appears in records in the 14th century. It was granted [[city rights|town rights]] in 1423 by the Polish King [[Władysław II Jagiełło]] and it remained a private town of the [[Kuyavia]]n bishops and clergy until the late 18th century. In the [[Second Partition of Poland]] in 1793, Łódź was annexed to [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] before becoming part of the [[Napoleon]]ic [[Duchy of Warsaw]]; the city joined [[Congress Poland]], a [[Russian Empire|Russian]] client state, at the 1815 [[Congress of Vienna]]. The [[Second Industrial Revolution]] (from 1850) brought rapid growth in textile manufacturing and in population owing to the inflow of migrants, a sizable part of which were Jews and Germans. Ever since the industrialization of the area, the city had been [[multinational state|multinational]] and struggled with social inequalities, as documented in the novel ''[[The Promised Land (novel)|The Promised Land]]'' by [[Nobel Prize]]–winning author [[Władysław Reymont]]. The contrasts greatly reflected on the architecture of the city, where luxurious mansions coexisted with red-brick factories and dilapidated tenement houses.<ref name="staypoland.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.staypoland.com/about_lodz.htm|title=Lodz Tourism: Tourist Information Lodz, Poland|publisher=eTravel S.A.|department=staypoland.com|access-date=3 July 2016|archive-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512021414/http://www.staypoland.com/about_lodz.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The industrial development and demographic surge made Łódź one of the largest cities in Poland. [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|Under the German occupation]] during [[World War II]], the city's population was persecuted and its large [[History of the Jews in Poland|Jewish]] minority was forced into a walled zone known as the [[Litzmannstadt Ghetto]], after the Nazi renaming of the city, from where they were sent to German [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration and extermination camps]]. The city became Poland's temporary seat of power in 1945.

Łódź experienced a sharp demographic and economic decline after 1989. It was only in the 2010s that the city began to experience revitalization of its neglected downtown area.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cysek-Pawlak |first1=Monika |last2=Krzysztofik |first2=Sylwia |date=2017 |title=Integrated Approach as a Means of Leading the Degraded Post-Industrial Areas Out of Crisis – A Case Study of Lodz |journal= IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering |volume=245 |issue=8 |pages=082036 |doi=10.1088/1757-899X/245/8/082036 |issn= 1757-8981 |eissn= 1757-899X |bibcode=2017MS&E..245h2036C |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name= "revit">[http://lodzpost.com/lodznews/4-billion-pln-for-revitalization-of-downtown-lodz/ "4 Billion PLN for Revitalization of Downtown Łódź."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024303/http://lodzpost.com/lodznews/4-billion-pln-for-revitalization-of-downtown-lodz/ |date=19 July 2018 }} lodzpost.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.</ref> Łódź is ranked by the [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network]] on the "Sufficiency" level of global influence.<ref>{{cite web |title=The World According to GaWC 2020 |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |website=GaWC – Research Network |publisher=Globalization and World Cities |access-date=3 September 2020 |archive-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824031341/https://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2020t.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  The city is internationally known for its [[National Film School in Łódź|National Film School]], a cradle for the most renowned Polish actors and directors, including [[Andrzej Wajda]] and [[Roman Polanski]].<ref name="staypoland.com"/> In 2017, the city was inducted into the [[UNESCO]] [[Creative Cities Network]] and named UNESCO [[City of Film]].<ref>[http://thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/333180,Poland%E2%80%99s-Lodz-named-UNESCO-City-of-Film "Poland's Łódź named UNESCO City of Film."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731213041/http://thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/333180,Poland%E2%80%99s-Lodz-named-UNESCO-City-of-Film |date=31 July 2018 }} Radio Poland. Retrieved 3 November 2017.</ref>

==Name and toponymy==
The [[Polish language|Polish]] name for the city, {{lang|pl|Łódź}}, directly translates to 'boat' in the [[English language]].{{sfn|Albert|2020|p=387}}<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Szperling |first1=Severin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j1JgN3LqtLAC&pg=PA31 |title=A Catalog of Holocaust Medals: A History Etched in Metal |last2=Szperling |first2=Julie |date=2010 |publisher=Wheatmark, Inc. |page=31 |isbn=978-1-60494-421-1 |language=en |access-date=8 February 2023 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208042601/https://books.google.com/books?id=j1JgN3LqtLAC&pg=PA31 |url-status=live }}</ref> There is no unanimous consensus on its precise origin, but popular theories link it with the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] village of Łodzia and the [[canalised]] River Łódka on which the modern city was founded.{{sfn|Rymut|1987|p=145}} It may have also derived from the term {{lang|pl|łoza}} denoting a [[willow|willow tree]] and the personal [[Old Polish language|Old Polish]] name Włodzisław<!-- ISO 639-3 code `zlw-opl` not supported by [[Template:Lang]]-->.{{sfn|Grzegorczyk|2008|pp=12–13}}

==History==
{{main|History of Łódź}}
{{see also|Timeline of Łódź}}

===Early beginnings (1332–1815)===
[[File:Lodz1577.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|{{lang|la|Sigillum oppidi Lodzia}} – seal dating back to 1577]]

Łódź first appears in a 1332 written record issued by [[Władysław the Hunchback]], [[Duchy of Łęczyca|Duke of Łęczyca]], which transferred the village of Łodzia to the [[Bishopric of Włocławek]].{{sfn|Strumiłło|2015|p=1}} The document enumerated the privileges of its inhabitants, notably the right to [[grazing|graze]] land, establish [[pasture]]s and engage in [[Wood industry|logging]].{{sfn|Brunell|2005|p=161}} In 1423, [[King of Poland]] [[Władysław II Jagiełło]] officially granted town rights to the village under [[Magdeburg Law]].{{sfn|Lerski|1996|p=324}} For centuries, it remained a small remote settlement situated among woodlands and [[marsh]]es, which was privately held by the [[Kuyavia]]n bishops.{{sfn|Podgarbi|1990|p=33}} It was administratively located in the Brzeziny County in the [[Łęczyca Voivodeship]] in the [[Greater Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Greater Poland Province]] of the Kingdom of Poland.<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany|year=1998|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Instytut Historii [[Polish Academy of Sciences|Polskiej Akademii Nauk]]|page=3}}</ref> The economy was predominantly driven by [[agriculture]] and farming until the 19th century.{{sfn|Brunet-Jailly|2017|p=178}} The earliest two versions of the [[coat of arms]] appeared on [[seal (emblem)|seal emblems]] in 1535 and 1577, with the latter illustrating a boat-like vessel and a turned [[oar]].{{sfn|Puś|1987|p=10}}

With the [[Second Partition of Poland]] in 1793, Łódź was annexed by [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]].{{sfn|Muzeum Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne w Łodzi|1976|p=48}} In 1798, the Kuyavian bishops' ownership over the region was formally revoked during the [[Secularization (church property)|secularisation of church property]].{{sfn|Rosset|1962|p=5}} The town, governed by a [[burgomaster]] ({{lang|pl|burmistrz}}), at the time had only 190 residents, 44 occupied dwellings, a church and a prison.{{sfn|Brunell|2005|p=161}} In 1806, Łódź was incorporated into the Napoleonic [[Duchy of Warsaw]].{{sfn|Muzeum Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne w Łodzi|1976|p=48}} In the aftermath of the 1815 [[Congress of Vienna]], the duchy was dissolved and the town became part of the [[Congress Kingdom of Poland]], a [[client state]] of the [[Russian Empire]].{{sfn|Malone|2007|p=210}}

===Partitions and development (1815–1918)===
[[File:Lodz 1823 Plan Osady Sukienniczej Nowe Miasto.jpg|thumb|left|One of the first city plans, illustrating the [[Land lot|housing allotments]] and new development around [[Piotrkowska Street]], 1823]]

In 1820, the government of the Congress Kingdom designated Łódź and its rural surroundings for [[Planned community|centrally planned]] industrial development.{{sfn|Larkham|Conzen|2014|p=153}} [[Rajmund Rembieliński]], head of the [[Administrative Council#Congress Poland|Administrative Council]] and prefect of [[Masovia]], became the president of a commission that subdivided the works two major phases; the first (1821–23) comprised the creation of a new city centre with an octagonal square (contemporary {{lang|pl|[[Liberty Square, Łódź|plac Wolności]]}}; Liberty Square) and arranged [[Land lot|housing allotments]] on [[greenfield land]] situated south of the old marketplace; the second stage (1824–28) involved the establishment of [[cotton mill]] colonies and a linear street system along with an arterial north–south thoroughfare, [[Piotrkowska Street|Piotrkowska]].{{sfn|Larkham|Conzen|2014|p=153}} Many of the early dwellings were timber cottages built for housing [[weaving|weavers]] ({{lang|pl|domy tkaczy}}).{{sfn|Larkham|Conzen|2014|pp=153–154}}

During this time, a sizeable number of [[Germans|German]] craftsmen settled in the city,{{sfn|Larkham|Conzen|2014|pp=153–154}} encouraged by exemptions from tax obligations.{{sfn|Susquehanna University|1975|p=51}} Their settlement in Poland was encouraged by renowned philosopher and statesman [[Stanisław Staszic]], who acted as the director of the Department of Trade, Crafts and Industry.{{sfn|Reddaway|Penson|Halecki|2016|p=279}}

[[File:Bronisław Wilkoszewski – Fabryka Tow. Ak. Poznańskiego.jpg|thumb|left|[[Izrael Poznański]]'s industrial complex ({{lang|pl|[[Manufaktura]]}}) pictured in 1895]]

In 1851, the Imperial authorities abolished a [[customs]] barrier which was imposed on Congress Poland following the failed [[November Uprising]] (1830–1831).{{sfn|Brand|Thomas|2013|p=149}} The suppression of tariffs allowed the city to freely export its goods to Russia, where the demand for textiles was high.{{sfn|Brand|Thomas|2013|p=149}} Poland's first [[steam engine|steam-powered]] loom commenced operations at Ludwik Geyer's [[White Factory]] in 1839.{{sfn|Leslie|1983|p=44}} During the first weeks of the [[January Uprising]] (1863–1864), a unit of 300 Polish insurgents entered the city without resistance and seized weapons, and later on, there were also clashes between Polish insurgents and Russian troops in the city.{{sfn|Zieliński|1913|pp=22, 35, 47}} In 1864, the inhabitants of adjacent villages were permitted to settle in Łódź [[abolition of serfdom in Poland|without restrictions]].{{sfn|Liszewski|Young|1997|p=16}} The development of railways in the region was also instrumental in expanding the textile industry; in 1865 the [[Łódź–Koluszki railway|Łódź–Koluszki line]], a branch of the [[Warsaw–Vienna railway]], was opened, thus providing a train connection to larger markets.{{sfn|Liszewski|Young|1997|pp=16–17}} In 1867, the city was incorporated into the [[Piotrków Governorate]], a local province.{{sfn|University of Łódź|1979|pp=22–23}}

The infrastructure and edifices of Łódź were built at the expense of industrialists and [[business magnate]]s, chiefly [[Karl Wilhelm Scheibler]] and [[Izrael Poznański]], who sponsored schools, hospitals, orphanages, and [[Place of worship|places of worship]].{{sfn|van Pelt|2015|p=12}} From 1872 to 1892, Poznański established a major [[Manufaktura|textile manufactory]] composed of twelve factories, power plants, worker [[tenements]], a private fire station, and a large [[Izrael Poznański Palace|eclectic palace]].{{sfn|Charles|2015|p=28}} By the end of the century, Scheibler's {{lang|pl|[[Księży Młyn (Łódź)|Księży Młyn]]|italic=no}} became one of Europe's largest industrial complexes, employing 5,000 workers within a single facility.{{sfn|Wakeman|2020}} The years 1870–1890 saw the most intense industrialisation,{{sfn|Wandycz|2001|p=161}} which was marked by social inequalities and dire working conditions.{{sfn|Blanc|2021|p=33}} Łódź soon became a notable centre of the [[socialism|socialist]] movement and the so-called [[Łódź rebellion]]<sup>([[:pl:Bunt łódzki|pl]])</sup> in May 1892 was quelled by a military intervention.{{sfn|Blanc|2021|p=33}}

[[File:Archiwum Włodzimierza Pfeiffera PL 39 596 321.png|thumb|right|The [[Łódź Cathedral|Archcathedral of St. Stanislaus Kostka]], completed in 1912, is one of Poland's tallest churches.]]

The turn of the 20th century coincided with cultural and technological progress; in 1899, the first stationary [[Movie theater|cinema]] in Poland ({{lang|pl|Gabinet Iluzji}}) was opened in Łódź.{{sfn|Cudny|2016|p=127}} In the same year, [[Józef Piłsudski]], the future [[Marshal of Poland]], settled in the city and began printing the ''[[Robotnik (1894–1939)|Robotnik]]'' (The Worker; p.&nbsp;1894–1939), an [[Polish underground press|underground newspaper]] published by the [[Polish Socialist Party]].{{sfn|Zimmerman|2022|p=138}} During the [[Łódź insurrection|June Days]] (1905), approximately 100,000 unemployed labourers went on a mass strike, barricaded the streets and clashed with troops.{{sfn|Toporowski|2013|pp=9–10}} Officially, 151 demonstrators were killed and thousands were wounded.{{sfn|Toporowski|2013|p=10}} In 1912, the [[Łódź Cathedral|Archcathedral of St. Stanislaus Kostka]] was completed and its tower at {{convert|104|m|ft}} is one of the tallest in Poland.{{sfn|Stefański|2003|p=102}}{{sfn|Bujak|2007|p=292}}

Despite the impending crisis preceding [[World War I]], Łódź grew exponentially and was one of the world's most densely populated industrial cities, with a population density of {{convert|13200|PD/km2|PD/sqmi}} by 1914.{{sfn|Liszewski|Young|1997|p=117}} In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Łódź (1914)|Battle of Łódź]] (1914), the city came under [[German Empire|Imperial German]] occupation on 6 December.{{sfn|DiNardo|2010|p=14}} With [[History of Poland (1918–39)|Polish independence]] restored in November 1918, the local population disarmed the [[Imperial German army|German army]].{{sfn|Biskupski|2012|p=28}} Subsequently, the textile industry of Łódź stalled and its population briefly decreased as ethnic Germans left the city.{{sfn|Berend|2013|p=195}}

===Restored Poland (1918–1939)===
[[File:Archiwum Włodzimierza Pfeiffera PL 39 596 328.png|thumb|{{lang|pl|[[Liberty Square, Łódź|Plac Wolności]]}} (Liberty Square) with the [[Tadeusz Kościuszko]] Monument and Holy Spirit Church in 1930]]

Despite its large population and economic output, Łódź did not serve as the seat of its province until the 20th century.{{sfn|University of Łódź|1979|p=23}} Following the establishment of the [[Second Polish Republic]], it became the capital of the [[Łódź Voivodeship]] in 1919.{{sfn|Czerny|2006|p=57}} The early [[interwar period]] was characterised by considerable economic hardship and industrial stagnation.{{sfn|Roszkowski|2015|p=207}} The [[Great Depression]] and the [[German–Polish customs war]] closed western markets to Polish textiles while the [[Russian Revolution (1917)|Bolshevik Revolution]] and the [[Russian Civil War|Civil War]] in Russia put an end to the most profitable trade with the East.{{sfn|Roszkowski|2015|p=207}}{{sfn|Czerny|2006|p=57}}

Because of rapid and, consequently, chaotic development in the previous century, Łódź did not possess the adequate infrastructure and living standards for its inhabitants.{{sfn|Feitelson|2017|p=118}} Pollution was acute, sanitary conditions were poor and the authorities did not invest in a [[sewage treatment]] system until the 1920s.{{sfn|Feitelson|2017|pp=118–119}}{{sfn|Karamouz|2021|p=386}} From 1918 to 1939, many cultural, educational and scientific institutions were created, including elementary schools, museums, art galleries and [[Public library|public libraries]] which prior to the First World War did not exist.{{sfn|Cudny|2016|pp=126–127}} Łódź also began developing an [[entertainment]] scene, with 34 movie theatres opened by 1939.{{sfn|Cudny|2016|pp=126–127}} On 13 September 1925, the city's first airport, [[Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport|Lublinek]], commenced operations.{{sfn|Badziak|Łapa|2009|p=160}} In 1930, the first [[radio]] transmission from a newly founded broadcasting station took place.{{sfn|Wojalski|1992}}

The ideological orientation of Łódź was strongly [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] and the city was a notable centre of socialist, [[Communism|communist]] and [[Bundism|bundist]] activity in Polish politics during the interbellum.{{sfn|Brunell|2005|pp=179–180}}

===Second World War (1939–1945)===
{{see also|Battle of Łódź (1939)| Łódź Ghetto}}
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-133-0703-20, Polen, Ghetto Litzmannstadt, Brücke.jpg|thumb|right|[[Łódź Ghetto]] ({{lang|de|Ghetto Litzmannstadt}}), was the second-largest [[Nazi ghettos|ghetto]] in all of [[German-occupied Europe]].]]

During the [[invasion of Poland]] in September 1939, the Polish forces of General [[Juliusz Rómmel]]'s [[Łódź Army|Army Łódź]] defended the city against the German assault by forming a line of resistance between [[Sieradz]] and [[Piotrków Trybunalski]].{{sfn|Forczyk|2019|p=212}} The attack was conducted by the [[8th Army (Wehrmacht)|8th Army]] of [[Johannes Blaskowitz]], who encircled the city with the [[X Army Corps (Wehrmacht)|X Army Corps]].{{sfn|Forczyk|2019|p=260}} After fierce resistance, a Polish delegation surrendered to the Germans on 8 September, and the first {{lang|de|[[Wehrmacht]]|italic=no}} troops entered in the early hours of 9 September.{{sfn|Forczyk|2019|pp=260–261}} The German {{lang|de|[[Einsatzgruppen|Einsatzgruppe III]]}} paramilitary death squad entered the city on 12 September.{{sfn|Wardzyńska|2009a|p=114}} [[Arthur Greiser]] incorporated Łódź into a new administrative subdivision of Nazi Germany called {{lang|de|[[Reichsgau Wartheland]]}} on 9 November 1939,{{sfn|Crowe|2021|p=168}} and on 11 April 1940 the city was renamed to {{lang|de|Litzmannstadt}} after German general and [[NSDAP]] member [[Karl Litzmann]].{{sfn|von Plato|Leh|Thonfeld|2010|p=87}}

The city became subjected to immediate [[Germanisation in Poland (1939–1945)|Germanisation]], with Polish and Jewish establishments closed, and [[Polish language|Polish-language]] press banned.{{sfn|von Plato|Leh|Thonfeld|2010|pp=87–88}} Low-wage [[forced labour]] was imposed on the city's inhabitants aged 16 to 60; many were subsequently deported to Germany.{{sfn|von Plato|Leh|Thonfeld|2010|p=88}} As part of the {{lang|de|[[Intelligenzaktion]]}}, Polish intellectuals from the city and region were imprisoned at [[Radogoszcz prison|Radogoszcz]] and then either sent to [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camps]] or murdered in the forests of Łagiewniki and the village of [[Lućmierz-Las]].{{sfn|Wardzyńska|2009a|pp=203–205}} Polish children were [[kidnapping of ethnic Polish children by Nazi Germany|forcibly taken from their parents]],{{sfn|Ledniowski|Gola|2020|p=149}} and from 1942 to 1945 the German ''[[Sicherheitspolizei]]'' operated a camp for kidnapped Polish children from various regions in Łódź.{{sfn|Ledniowski|Gola|2020|p=147}}

The German authorities established the [[Ghetto Litzmannstadt|Łódź Ghetto]] ({{lang|de|Ghetto Litzmannstadt}}) in the city and populated it with more than 200,000 Jews from the region, who were systematically sent to [[Nazi extermination camp|German extermination camps]].{{sfn|Trunk|Shapiro|2006|pp=XI, 9–13}} It was the second-largest ghetto in [[German-occupied Europe|occupied Europe]],{{sfn|Trunk|Shapiro|2006|p=XXXIII}} and the last major ghetto to be liquidated, in August 1944.{{sfn|Wieviorka|2006|pp=7–8}} The [[Polish resistance movement in World War II|Polish resistance movement]] ({{lang|pl|[[Żegota]]}}) operated in the city and aided the Jewish people throughout its existence.{{sfn|Datner|1968|p=69}} However, only 877 Jews were still alive by 1945.{{sfn|Trunk|Shapiro|2006|p=XI}} Of the 223,000 Jews in Łódź before the invasion, 10,000 survived [[the Holocaust]] in other places.{{sfn|Peck|1997}} The Germans also created camps for [[Gentile|non-Jews]], including the [[Romani people]] deported from abroad, who were ultimately [[Romani genocide|murdered]] at [[Chełmno extermination camp|Chełmno]],{{sfn|Trunk|Shapiro|2006|p=L}} as well as a penal [[forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] camp,{{sfn|Wardzyńska|2009b|p=30}} four transit camps for Poles [[expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany|expelled]] from the city and region, and a [[racial policy of Nazi Germany|racial research]] camp.{{sfn|Ledniowski|Gola|2020|pp=148–149}}

===Post World War II (1945–1989)===
[[File:SMD Lodz 2023 aerial.jpg|thumb|left|Śródmieście Residential District - built in 1975–1982, one of many modernist housing estates from the times of the Polish People's Republic]]
Following liberation by Soviet forces on 19 January 1945, and the end of the [[World War II]], Łódź informally and temporarily took over the functions of Poland's capital, and most of the government and country administration resided in the city prior to the reconstruction of [[Warsaw]].{{sfn|Cudny|Kunc|2021}}

Łódź also experienced an influx of refugees from [[Kresy]]. Many migrated into the suburbs and occupied the empty properties.{{sfn|Cudny|Kunc|2021}} Under the [[Polish People's Republic]], the city's industry and private companies were subject to [[nationalisation]].{{sfn|Cudny|Kunc|2021}} On 24 May 1945, the [[University of Łódź]] was inaugurated.{{sfn|Werra|Woźny|2018|p=481}} On 8 March 1948, the [[Łódź Film School|National Film School]] was opened, later becoming Poland's primary academy of drama and cinema.{{sfn|Dixon|2015|p=207}}

The spatial and [[urban planning]] after World War II was conducted in accordance with the [[Athens Charter]], where the population from the old core was relocated into new [[residential area]]s.{{sfn|Müller|2005|p=172}} However, as a result, the inner-city and historical areas fell in significance and degenerated into a [[slum]].{{sfn|Müller|2005|p=172}} A number of extensive [[panel building|panel]] block housing estates were constructed, including [[Retkinia]], Teofilów, Widzew, Radogoszcz, and Chojny. These block housing estates were constructed between 1960 and 1990, covering an area of almost {{convert|30|km2|sqmi}} and accommodating a large part of the populace.{{sfn|Kłysik|1998|p=175}}

In mid-1981 Łódź became famous for its massive [[summer 1981 hunger demonstrations in Poland|hunger demonstration of local mothers and their children]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Polish Revolution: Solidarity |first=Timothy Garton |last=Ash |date=1 January 1999 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=0300095686 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/28/world/polish-minister-and-union-reach-compromise-on-meat-ration-cut.html?sec=health | title=Polish Minister and Union Reach Compromise on Meat Ration Cut | author1=James M. Markham | work=The New York Times | date=1981-07-28 | access-date=13 August 2022 | archive-date=13 May 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513142104/https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/28/world/polish-minister-and-union-reach-compromise-on-meat-ration-cut.html?sec=health | url-status=live }}</ref>

===Contemporary history (1990–present)===
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| footer            = In the second decade of the 21st century, a program for the revitalization of streets and restrictions on car traffic in the city center of Łódź was implemented. Since 2014, several dozen [[woonerf]]s (streets prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists) have been created in the city.<ref name="woonerf">{{Cite web |url=https://lodz.pl/artykul/woonerfy-w-lodzi-powstalo-ich-kilkadziesiat-a-w-planach-kolejne-zdjecia-54230/|title=Woonerfy w Łodzi. Powstało ich kilkadziesiąt, a w planach kolejne.}}</ref>
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After 1989 the [[textile industry]] in Łódź collapsed and the city suffered from social and economic decline. The city's [[industrial heritage]] and examples of [[Art Nouveau in Poland|Polish Art Nouveau]] became an early tourist attraction. In the 2000s the city's main street, the Piotrkowska Street, was revitalized, providing space for shops and restaurants. By 2011 the city hosted around 60 festivals per year.<ref>{{Cite book|title= Routledge Handbook of Tourism Cities | editor1=Alastair M. Morrison | editor2= J. Andres Coca-Stefaniak |publisher= Taylor & Francis |year=2020 |isbn=9780429534805 | pages=}}</ref>

The local government's efforts to transform the former industrial city into a thriving urban environment and tourist destination formed the basis for the city's failed bid to organise the 2022 International EXPO exhibition on the subject of urban renewal.<ref>[http://thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/335369,Poland-to-invest-in-Lodz-despite-failed-bid-for-Expo-2022 "Poland to invest in Łódź despite failed bid for Expo 2022."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718234618/http://thenews.pl/1/12/Artykul/335369,Poland-to-invest-in-Lodz-despite-failed-bid-for-Expo-2022 |date=18 July 2018 }} ''Radio Poland''. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017</ref>

== Geography ==
Łódź covers an area of approximately {{convert|293|km2|abbr=out}} and is located in the centre of Poland.{{sfn|Cudny|2016|p=120}} The city lies in the [[upland and lowland|lowlands]] of the [[North European Plain|Central European Plain]], not exceeding 300 metres in elevation.{{sfn|Cudny|2016|p=120}} Topographically, the Łódź region is generally characterised by a flat landscape, with only several highlands which do not exceed 50 metres above the terrain level.{{sfn|Marszał|Kobojek|Niewiadomski|Tołoczko|2014|p=90}} The soil is predominantly sandy (62%) followed by [[clay]] (24%), [[silt]] (8%), and organogenic formations (6%) from regional wetlands.{{sfn|Marszał|Kobojek|Niewiadomski|Tołoczko|2014|p=91}} The [[forest cover]] (equivalent to 4.2% of the whole country) is considerably low compared to other cities, regions, and provinces of Poland.{{sfn|Marszał|Kobojek|Niewiadomski|Tołoczko|2014|pp=91–92}}
[[File:Lodz plac Wolnosci (dron 1) (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|320px|Panorama of the Łódź city center]]

=== Climate ===
Łódź has a humid continental climate (''Dfb'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]). The lowest temperature was recorded in January 1987.

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| Feb record high C = 17.5
| Mar record high C = 23.8
| Apr record high C = 29.9
| May record high C = 32.7
| Jun record high C = 36.3
| Jul record high C = 37.3
| Aug record high C = 37.6
| Sep record high C = 34.7
| Oct record high C = 25.9
| Nov record high C = 19.2
| Dec record high C = 14.9
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| Feb high C = 2.9
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| Oct high C = 13.0
| Nov high C = 6.8
| Dec high C = 2.4
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| Feb mean C = -0.3
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| Jun mean C = 17.1
| Jul mean C = 19.2
| Aug mean C = 18.7
| Sep mean C = 13.7
| Oct mean C = 8.6
| Nov mean C = 3.9
| Dec mean C = 0.0
| year mean C = 8.8
| Jan low C = -4.0
| Feb low C = -3.3
| Mar low C = -0.7
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| May low C = 8.2
| Jun low C = 11.6
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| Aug low C = 13.3
| Sep low C = 9.0
| Oct low C = 5.0
| Nov low C = 1.3
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==Administration==
===Government===
[[File:20180913 182134 Pałac Juliusza Heinzla.jpg|thumb|right|[[Juliusz Heinzl Palace]] (left) serves as the seat of city authorities and the local council.]]
The city's governance is executed by ''Urząd Miasta Łodzi'', a local council or [[town hall]], currently based at [[Juliusz Heinzl Palace]].<ref name="Bip1">{{cite web |url=https://bip.uml.lodz.pl/urzad-miasta/ |title=Urząd Miasta |date=2024 |website=bip.uml.lodz.pl |publisher=Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> The power is divided between the [[List of mayors of Łódź|President of Łódź]] (''Prezydent Łodzi''), a title held by the [[mayor]], and the ''Rada Miejska'' assembly comprising 37 elected deputies.<ref name="Bip2">{{cite web |url=https://bip.uml.lodz.pl/wladze/rada-miejska-w-lodzi/ |title=Rada Miejska w Łodzi |date=2024 |website=bip.uml.lodz.pl |publisher=Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> The term in office for deputies is 5 years.<ref name="Bip2"/> Łódź also acts as a [[city with powiat rights]], exercising the powers and duties of a local [[powiat]] county.<ref name="Bip3">{{cite web |url=https://bip.uml.lodz.pl/wladze/ |title=Władze |date=2024 |website=bip.uml.lodz.pl |publisher=Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>

Łódź is the capital of [[Łódź Voivodeship]], one of Poland's 16 provinces, and hosts the [[voivodeship sejmik]] – a regional assembly.{{sfn|Badziak|Łapa|2009}}{{page needed|date=September 2024}} The city is also the seat of the [[voivode]], the province's governor who is the representative of the [[Council of Ministers (Poland)|Polish Council of Ministers]] in the voivodeship, is the head of the combined government administration, acts as supervisory authority over local government units and as a higher-level authority within the meaning of the provisions on administrative proceedings.{{sfn|Badziak|Łapa|2009}}{{page needed|date=September 2024}}
[[File:2024 Niemieckie Gimnazjum Reformowane 1.jpg|thumb|Court of Appeal in Łódź covering the jurisdiction of the district courts in [[Kalisz]], Łódź, [[Piotrków Trybunalski]], [[Płock]] and [[Sieradz]]]]

In medieval times, the town was governed by the [[burgomaster]], who began his term as early as 1470. The first individual who held the title of 
"president" was Karol Tangermann, a close aide of [[Rajmund Rembieliński]], when it was still a part of [[Congress Poland]].<ref name="Podolska">{{cite book |last1=Podolska |first1=Joanna |last2=Waingertner |first2=Przemysław |date=2008 |title=Prezydenci miasta Łodzi  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZA0sAQAAIAAJ&q=karol%20tangermann |location=Łódź |publisher=Tow. Naukowe |page=6 |isbn=9788387749866 |language=pl}}</ref> The first president of Łódź under the independent [[Second Polish Republic]] was [[Leopold Skulski]] (1917–1919), who subsequently became the [[prime minister of Poland]].{{sfn|Badziak|Łapa|2009}}{{page needed|date=September 2024}} The incumbent president since 2010 is [[Hanna Zdanowska]] from the [[Civic Coalition (Poland)|Civic Coalition]] party.

===Administrative division===
Łódź was previously divided into 5 major boroughs (''[[dzielnica]]'') – Bałuty, Górna, Polesie, Śródmieście, and Widzew. In January 1993, the system of boroughs was abolished and the city became a single entity with no real subdivisions. In April 2000, a system of 36{{efn|List of the 36 units or neighbourhoods: Bałuty-Centrum, Bałuty-Doły, Bałuty Zachodnie, Julianów-Marysin-Rogi, Łagiewniki, Radogoszcz, Teofilów-Wielkopolska, Osiedle Wzniesień Łódzkich, Chojny, Chojny-Dąbrowa, Górniak, Nad Nerem, Piastów-Kurak, Rokicie, Ruda, Wiskitno, Osiedle im. Józefa Montwiłła-Mireckiego, Karolew-Retkinia Wschód, Koziny, Lublinek-Pienista, Retkinia Zachód-Smulsko, Stare Polesie, Zdrowie-Mania, Złotno, Śródmieście-Wschód, Osiedle Katedralna, Andrzejów, Dolina Łódki, Mileszki, Nowosolna, Olechów-Janów, Stary Widzew, Stoki, Widzew-Wschód, Zarzew, and Osiedle nr 33.}} neighbourhoods or dependent units (''[[osiedle]]'') was imposed by the City Council for administrative purposes only; these units have no local governing or regulatory authority.

==Demographics==
[[File:Ignacy Płażewski, Prządki przy pracy, I-4717-4.jpg|thumb|left|Female employees at a textile factory in Łódź, 1950s]]

According to [[Statistics Poland]] (GUS), Łódź was inhabited by 672,185 people and had a [[population density]] of 2,292&nbsp;persons per square kilometre (5,940/sq mi), {{as of|2020|12|lc=y|post=.}}{{sfn|Statistical Office in Łódź – Łódzkie Centre for Regional Surveys|2021|pp=3, 7}} Approximately 55.7 per cent of inhabitants are of working age (18–64 years), which is a considerable decrease from 64.1 per cent in 2010.{{sfn|Statistical Office in Łódź – Łódzkie Centre for Regional Surveys|2021|p=7}} An estimated 29.1 per cent is of post-working age compared to 21.8 per cent ten years earlier.{{sfn|Statistical Office in Łódź – Łódzkie Centre for Regional Surveys|2021|pp=7, 8}} In 2020, 54.39 per cent (365,500) of all residents were women.{{sfn|Statistical Office in Łódź – Łódzkie Centre for Regional Surveys|2021|pp=7, 8}} Łódź has one of the highest [[feminization (sociology)|feminisation]] rates among Poland's major cities, a legacy of the city's industrial past, when the textile factories attracted large numbers of female employees.{{sfn|Cudny|2012|pp=11–12}}

{{Historical populations|1950|620183|1960|709698|1970|762454|1978|823326|1988|854261|2002|789318|2011|728892|2021|670642|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=1950 census|url=https://statlibr.stat.gov.pl/exlibris/aleph/a22_1/apache_media/V23BYCLDIL473QC8MPYRQGUYFKVYDV.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1960 census|url=https://statlibr.stat.gov.pl/exlibris/aleph/a22_1/apache_media/81YKKICKRTXKV5LAER54LARGAJ6BEJ.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=1970 census|url=https://statlibr.stat.gov.pl/exlibris/aleph/a22_1/apache_media/76EMNHPUX2B49GMQEDMCT2V3K4HFFT.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Demographic and occupational structure and housing conditions of the urban population in 1978-1988|url=https://statlibr.stat.gov.pl/exlibris/aleph/a22_1/apache_media/RQ1U9XAX48KJJDQ54QSAFQKQ6AK6GS.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics Poland - National Censuses|url=https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/dane/podgrup/temat/}}</ref>}}

At its peak in 1988 the population was around 854,000;{{sfn|Obraniak|2007|p=5}} however, this has since declined due to low [[fertility]] rates, [[emigration|outward migration]] and a lower life expectancy than in other parts of Poland.{{sfn|Szukalski|Martinez-Fernandez|Weyman|2013|p=7}} Łódź was the country's second largest city until 2007, when it lost its position to [[Kraków]].{{sfn|Cudny|2012|pp=11–12}} A major contributing factor was the abrupt transition from [[planned economy|socialist]] to [[market economy|market-based]] economy after 1989 and the resulting economic crisis,{{sfn|Cox|2014|p=14}} but the economic growth which followed has not reversed the trend.{{sfn|Holm|Marcińczak|Ogrodowczyk|2015|pp=169–170}} [[Depopulation]] and ageing are major impediments for the future development of the city, putting strain on social infrastructure and medical services.{{sfn|Cudny|2012|pp=11–12}} As a result of the continuing demographic crisis and rapid population loss, Łódź was overtaken by [[Wrocław]] and dropped to become the country's fourth-largest city in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wroclaw.pl/dla-mieszkanca/wroclaw-trzecim-najwiekszym-miastem-polski-spis-powszechny#:~:text=GUS%3A%20w%202021%20roku%20Wroc%C5%82aw,najwi%C4%99kszym%20miastem%20Polski%2C%20wyprzedzaj%C4%85c%20%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA |title=GUS: Wrocław stał się trzecim największym miastem Polski, wyprzedzając Łódź |last=Wołodko |first=Maciej |date=20 September 2022 |website=Wrocław.pl |access-date=14 August 2024}}</ref>

Historically, Łódź was multi-ethnic and its diverse population comprised migrants from other regions of [[Europe]]. In 1839, approximately 78 per cent (6,648) of the total population was [[Germans|German]]. In 1913, Łódź had a population of 506,100 people, of whom 251,700 (49.7%) were [[Polish people|Poles]], 171,900 (34%) were [[History of Jews in Poland|Jews]], 75,000 (14.8%) were Germans, and 6,300 (1.3%) were [[Russians]].{{Sfn|Kossert|2010|p=40}} According to the [[Polish census of 1931|1931 Polish census]], the total population of 604,000 included 375,000 (59%) Poles, 192,000 (32%) Jews and 54,000 (9%) Germans. By 1939, the Jewish minority had grown to well over 200,000.<ref>Gordon J Horwitz. ''Ghettostadt: Łódź and the Making of a Nazi City''. [[Harvard University Press]]. 2009. p. 3.</ref>

===Religion===
[[File:SM Łódź Bazylika archikatedralna św. Stanisława Kostki (2017) (1) ID 613028 (cropped).jpg|thumb|160px|[[Łódź Cathedral|Catholic Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka]]]]
The majority of believers in Łódź adhere to [[Roman Catholicism]], the largest [[religious denomination]] in Poland.<ref name="niedziela">{{cite web |url=https://www.niedziela.pl/artykul/89241/Lodz-Koscielne-statystyki |title=Łódź: Kościelne statystyki |last=Bugaj |first=Marcin |date=2023 |website=niedziela.pl |publisher=Instytut Niedziela |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> The first Catholic [[bishopric]] was established in December 1920 and has been elevated to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Łódź]] in 1992 by [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref name="JakSto">{{cite book |last1=Jakubowski |first1=Wojciech |last2=Stolarczyk |first2=Marek |date=2011 |title=Organizacja Kościoła Rzymskokatolickiego na ziemiach polskich od X do XXI wieku |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WkRSAQAAIAAJ&q=lodzka%20diecezja%201920%201992 |location=Warszawa (Warsaw) |publisher=Aspra-JR |page=288 |isbn=9788375452624 |language=pl}}</ref> The primary church for Catholic worship is the [[Łódź Cathedral|Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka]], which is often reserved for special occasions or during religious holidays.<ref name="JakSto"/> Constructed in 1912 in the [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] style, it is the tallest building in the city and one of Poland's tallest churches since the completion of the tower in 1927.<ref name="Arch">{{cite web |url=https://www.archidiecezja.lodz.pl/parafia/swietego-stanislawa-kostki |title=Parafia Świętego Stanisława Kostki w Łodzi |date=2024 |website=archidiecezja.lodz.pl |publisher=Kuria Metropolitalna Łódzka |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> The [[Feast of Corpus Christi]] is widely celebrated and annual marches take place on Piotrkowska Street, in front of the cathedral. Despite this, [[church attendance]] in Łódź is one of the lowest in Poland; mass attendance was estimated at 26% in 2013 and fell to 17% by 2023.<ref name="niedziela"/> Statistics also show that the city and its environs have one of the highest concentration of [[atheists]] in Poland.<ref name="pomorska">{{cite web |url=https://pomorska.pl/polskie-zaglebie-ateizmu-zaczyna-sie-we-wloclawku-poznaj-tajemnice-zakletego-kregu/ar/c1-17938065 |title=Polskie zagłębie ateizmu zaczyna się we Włocławku? Poznaj tajemnice "zaklętego kręgu" |date=2023 |website=pomorska.pl |publisher=Gazeta Pomorska |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>

Historically, Łódź had a strong and influential [[Protestant]] population (11% in 1921, 9.2% in 1931) that had its origins with the migration of German-speaking weavers and textile workers throughout the 19th century.<ref name="Rzepkowski">{{cite journal |last1=Rzepkowski |first1=Arkadiusz |date=2008 |title=Skład narodowościowy, wyznaniowy i językowy ludności Łodzi w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej |url=https://cejsh.icm.edu.pl/cejsh/element/bwmeta1.element.hdl_11089_19440/c/3-087_104-Rzepkowski.pdf |journal=Przegląd Nauk Historycznych |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=87–104 |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> The [[Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland|Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession]] representing [[Lutherans]] is the largest of the Protestant denominations. The city falls under the [[Lutheran Diocese of Warsaw]], though the congregation is headquartered at the [[Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Pabianice|Church of St. Peter and St. Paul]] in [[Pabianice]]. The only active Lutheran church in Łódź is the historic [[St. Matthew's Church, Łódź|St. Matthew's Church]], which seasonally serves as a concert hall. There is also a [[parish]] of the [[Polish Reformed Church]] ([[Reformed Christianity|Calvinist]]), dating back to 1888, as well as [[Methodism|Methodist]] and [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] temples. Łódź is considered to be one of the centres of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]' activity in Poland.

[[Judaism]] was once the city's second largest denomination (33.4% in 1931), with up to 250 [[synagogue]]s and [[shtiebel]]s in existence prior to 1939 and a strong cultural output.<ref name="Rzepkowski"/> The [[Stara Synagogue (Łódź)|Stara Synagogue]], commonly known as Alte Szil, and [[Ezras Israel Synagogue]] were the primary places of worship for [[Orthodox Jews]]. The [[Great Synagogue (Łódź)|Great Synagogue]], the largest of its kind, served the [[Reform Judaism|Reformed Jewish community]]. All were destroyed during the Second World War, except for the defunct 19th-century Synagoga Reicherów. The [[Union of Jewish Religious Communities in Poland]] (ZGWŻ) manages the Łódź municipality; the local base is situated at a newer synagogue on Pomorska Street where the Community maintains kosher facilities and a [[mikveh]].<ref name="kehila">{{cite web |url=http://kehilalodz.com/o-nas/#:~:text=Synagoga%20przy%20ul.,wymogi%20koszerno%C5%9Bci%20oraz%20wszelkie%20standardy. |title=O nas |date=2024 |website=kehilalodz.com |publisher=Gmina Wyznaniowa Żydowska |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>

Łódź is the seat of a [[Mariavite Church]] diocese, initially created in 1910.<ref name="Górecki">{{cite book |last=Górecki |first=Artur |date=2010 |title=Próby odnowy życia religijnego w Królestwie Polskim po powstaniu styczniowym |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ooBPAQAAIAAJ&q=mariawici%20lodz%201910 |location=Toruń |publisher=Europejskie Centrum Edukacyjne |page=140 |isbn=9788362363100 |language=pl}}</ref> The Marivites are followers of [[Old Catholicism]] and a considerable minority; there are only three Mariavite [[diocese]]s across the country.<ref name="Saładaj">{{cite web |url=https://um.pabianice.pl/artykul/110/2972/mariawici |title=Mariawici |last=Saładaj |first=Sławomir |website=um.pabianice.pl |publisher=Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej |access-date=15 August 2024 |language=pl |archive-date=18 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230818141705/https://um.pabianice.pl/artykul/110/2972/mariawici |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" caption="Important places of worship">
File:Widok kościoła od strony placu (cropped).jpg|Holy Spirit Church
File:Lodz kosciol Wniebowziecia NMP (dron).jpg|Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
File:SM Łódź Kościół św Mateusza 2017 (2) ID 613039 (cropped).jpg|[[St. Matthew's Church, Łódź|St. Matthew's Church]]
File:SM Łódź Cerkiew katedralna św Aleksandra Newskiego 2017 (1) ID 613040 (cropped).jpg|[[Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Łódź|Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral]]
File:Łódź ul Sienkiewicza kościół jezuitów 2013 MZW 6430 (cropped).JPG|Church of St. John the Evangelist
File:Kościół Podwyższenia Świętego Krzyża w Łodzi - wieża (cropped).jpg|Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
File:Sw Wojciech (cropped)2.jpg|Church of St. Adalbert
File:Kościół pw. Św. Teresy - panoramio (cropped)2.jpg|Church of St. Therese
</gallery>

==Economy and infrastructure==
[[File:EC1-Łódź-Budynek.jpg|thumb|left|[[EC1 Science and Technology Center in Łódź|EC1 Science and Technology Center]] in a former [[power plant]]]]
Before 1990, the economy of Łódź was heavily reliant on the [[textile|textile industry]], which had developed in the city in the nineteenth century owing to the abundance of rivers used to power the industry's fulling mills, bleaching plants and other machinery.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kobojek |first1=Elżbieta |date=2017 |title=A Small River Within the Urban Space: the Evolution of the Relationship Using the Example of Łódź |journal=Space-Society-Economy |volume=19 |issue=19 |pages=7–20 |doi=10.18778/1733-3180.19.01 |url=http://repozytorium.uni.lodz.pl:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11089/22637/0_1_%5b7%5d-20_Kobojek.pdf |issn=1733-3180 |access-date=13 July 2018 |doi-access=free |archive-date=13 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713200410/http://repozytorium.uni.lodz.pl:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11089/22637/0_1_%5b7%5d-20_Kobojek.pdf |url-status=live }} (p. 10).</ref> Because of the growth in this industry, the city has sometimes been called the "Polish [[Manchester]]"<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lamprecht |first1=Mariusz |date=2014 |title=Fluctuations in the Development of Cities. A Case Study of Lodz. |journal=Studia Regionalia |volume=38 |pages=77–91 |url=http://journals.pan.pl/Content/98189 |issn=0860-3375 |access-date=13 July 2018 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928212105/https://journals.pan.pl/Content/98189/mainfile.pdf |url-status=live }} (p. 82).</ref> and the "[[lingerie]] capital of Poland".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/style/polish-bras.html|title=The Best Bras Might Be Made in Poland|last=Cormier|first=Amanda|date=2019-12-25|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-30|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230053340/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/25/style/polish-bras.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, Łódź grew from a population of 13,000 in 1840 to over 500,000 in 1913. By the time right before World War I Łódź had become one of the most densely populated industrial cities in the world, with 13,280 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>, and also one of the most polluted. The textile industry declined dramatically in 1990 and 1991, and no major textile company survives in Łódź. However, countless small companies still provide a significant output of textiles, mostly for export. Łódź is no longer a significant industrial centre, but it has become a major hub for the business services sector in Poland owing to the availability of highly skilled workers and active cooperation between local universities and the business sector.<ref>{{cite report |date=2019 |title=Business Services Sector in Poland 2019 |url=https://absl.pl/storage/app/uploads/public/5d0/7a1/406/5d07a140668f0191663458.pdf |publisher=Association of Business Service Leaders (ABSL) |pages=28, 55 |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111132002/https://absl.pl/storage/app/uploads/public/5d0/7a1/406/5d07a140668f0191663458.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Rynek Manufaktury, budynek wykańczalni.jpg|thumb|right|[[Manufaktura]] – a textile factory that became a shopping centre]]

The city benefits from its central location in Poland. A number of firms have located their logistics centres in the vicinity. Two motorways, [[A1 autostrada (Poland)|A1]] spanning from the north to the south of Poland, and [[A2 autostrada (Poland)|A2]] going from the east to the west, intersect northeast of the city. {{As of|2012|post=,}} the A2 is complete to Warsaw and the northern section of A1 is largely completed. With these connections, the advantages of the city's central location should increase even further. Work has also begun on upgrading the railway connection with Warsaw, which reduced the 2-hour travel time to make the {{convert|137|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} journey 1.5 hours in 2009. {{As of|2018|post=,}} travel time from Łódź to Warsaw is around 1.2 hours with the modern [[Pesa SA]] Dart trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pl.omio.com/pociagi/lodz/warszawa|title=Pociągi Łódź – Warszawa – Omio|website=www.pl.omio.com|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106182710/https://pl.omio.com/pociagi/lodz/warszawa|url-status=live}}</ref>

Recent years have seen many foreign companies opening and establishing their offices in Łódź. The Indian IT company [[Infosys]] has one of its centres in the city. In January 2009 [[Dell]] announced that it will shift production from its plant in [[Limerick]], Ireland to its plant in Łódź, largely because the labour costs in Poland are a fraction of those in Ireland.<ref name="afp_jan">{{cite web|author=(AFP)–24 Jan 2009 |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfg1UcJtfo3IzRq-Dne3j2H1cSoA |title=AFP: Dell seeks refuge in Poland as crisis bites |date=24 January 2009 |access-date=11 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525040047/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jfg1UcJtfo3IzRq-Dne3j2H1cSoA |archive-date=25 May 2012 }}</ref> The city's investor friendly policies have attracted 980 [[Foreign direct investment|foreign investors]] by January 2009.<ref name="afp_jan"/> [[Foreign direct investment|Foreign investment]] was one of the factors which decreased the [[unemployment|unemployment rate]] in Łódź to 6.5 per cent in December 2008, from 20 per cent four years earlier.<ref name="afp_jan"/>

===Transport===
[[File:Łódź Fabryczna - hol dworca (1).JPG|thumb|Main hall of the Łódź Fabryczna station]]

Łódź is situated near the geographical centre of Poland, only a short distance away from the motorway junction in [[Stryków]] where the two main north–south ([[National road 1 (Poland)|A1]]) and east–west ([[A2 autostrada (Poland)|A2]]) Polish transport corridors meet, which positions the city on two of the ten major trans-European routes: from [[Gdańsk]] to [[Žilina]] and [[Brno]] and from [[Berlin]] to [[Moscow]] via [[Warsaw]].<ref name="Wiśniewski">{{cite journal |last1=Wiśniewski |first1=Szymon |date=2017 |title=Łódź in the Regional and National Transportation System |journal=Space-Society-Economy |volume=19 |issue=19 |pages=65–86 |doi=10.18778/1733-3180.19.04 |url=http://dspace.uni.lodz.pl:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11089/22640/0_4_%5b65%5d-86_Wi%c5%9bniewski.pdf |issn=1733-3180 |access-date=17 July 2018 |doi-access=free |archive-date=17 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717212553/http://dspace.uni.lodz.pl:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11089/22640/0_4_%5b65%5d-86_Wi%c5%9bniewski.pdf |url-status=live }} p. 66.</ref> It is also part of the [[Eurasian Land Bridge|New Silk Road]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Shepard |first=Wade |title=Europe Finally Wakes Up To The New Silk Road, And This Could Be Big |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/11/10/europe-finally-wakes-up-to-the-new-silk-road |work=Forbes |date=10 November 2016 |access-date=22 July 2018 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722130308/https://www.forbes.com/sites/wadeshepard/2016/11/10/europe-finally-wakes-up-to-the-new-silk-road |url-status=live }}</ref> a regular cargo rail connection with the Chinese city of [[Chengdu]] operating since 2013.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bentyn |first1=Zbigniew |date=2016 |title=Poland as a Regional Logistic Hub Serving the Development of the Northern Corridor of the New Silk Route |journal=Journal of Management, Marketing and Logistics |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=135–44 |url=http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/jmml/article/download/5000196803/5000170450 |issn=2148-6670 |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-date=22 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722132124/http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/jmml/article/download/5000196803/5000170450 |url-status=dead }} (p. 142).</ref> Łódź is served by the [[national roads in Poland|national motorway network]], an international airport, and long-distance and regional railways. It is at the centre of a [[regional rail|regional]] and [[commuter rail]] network operating from the city's various train stations. Bus and tram services are operated by a municipal public transport company. There are {{convert|193|km|abbr=on}} of bicycle routes throughout the city (as in January 2019).<ref>{{cite web| url=https://rowerowalodz.pl/infrastruktura/statystyki-rowerowek| title=Statystyki rowerówek| trans-title=Bike roads statistics| website=rowerowalodz.pl| access-date=2020-11-10| language=pl| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815195139/https://rowerowalodz.pl/infrastruktura/statystyki-rowerowek| archive-date=2019-08-15| url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:LodzDocelowyUkladDrog.svg|thumb|left|Major road network in the city (2009)]]

Major roads include:
* [[A1 autostrada (Poland)|A1]]: Gdańsk – Toruń – Łódź – Częstochowa – Cieszyn (national border)
* [[A2 autostrada (Poland)|A2]]: Świecko (national border) – Poznań – Łódź – Warszawa
* [[Expressway S8 (Poland)|S8]]: Wrocław – Sieradz – Łódź – Piotrków Trybunalski – Warszawa – Białystok
* [[Expressway S14 (Poland)|S14]]: Pabianice – Konstantynów Łódzki – Aleksandrów Łódzki – Zgierz
* DK14: Łowicz – Stryków – Łódź – Zduńska Wola – Sieradz – Złoczew – Walichnowy
* DK72: Konin – Turek – Poddębice – Łódź – Brzeziny – Rawa Mazowiecka
* [[National road 91 (Poland)|DK91]]: Gdańsk – Tczew – Toruń – Łódź – Piotrków Trybunalski – Radomsko – Częstochowa

====Airport====
{{main|Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport}}
The city has an international airport: [[Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport]] located {{convert|6|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} from the city centre. Flights connect the city with destinations in Europe including Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lotnisko.lodz.pl/en/our-destinations.html|title=Our destinations – Port Lotniczy Łódź im. Władysława Reymonta|last=www.lifemotion.pl|work=lodz.pl|access-date=28 January 2016|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203093413/http://lotnisko.lodz.pl/en/our-destinations.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 the airport handled 253,772 passengers.<ref>Wiśniewski, p. 79.</ref> It is the 8th largest airport in Poland.<ref>Statistic taken from the Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport Wikipedia article on 19 July 2015.</ref>{{circular reference|date=August 2020}}

====Public transport====
{{see also|Trams in Łódź}}
[[File:Pesa Swing and Moderus Gamma Łódź Olechów (2).jpg|thumb|right|Trams in Łódź]]
[[File:Transfer station Piotrkowska-Centrum, Łódź Piłsudskiego Av. November 2015 01.jpg|thumb|right|Piotrkowska Centrum tram station, also known as "The Unicorn Stable"]]
The Municipal Transport Company – Łódź (Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacyjne – Łódź), owned by the Łódź City Government, is responsible for operating 58 bus routes and 19 tram lines.<ref>Sourced from the Łódź article on the Polish Wikipedia site on 19 July 2015</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mpk.lodz.pl/showarticleslist.action?category=1079&About%20MPK|title=About MPK – MPK-Lodz Spolka z o.o.|work=lodz.pl|access-date=12 October 2016|archive-date=8 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408125533/http://www.mpk.lodz.pl/showarticleslist.action?category=1079&About%20MPK|url-status=live}}</ref> The tram network is one of the longest in the country and was the first electrified cable tramway in [[Congress Poland]], beginning its operation on 23 December 1898. The regional tramway network also connects Łódź with the adjacent cities of [[Pabianice]] (since 2023) and [[Konstantynów Łódzki]] (since 2024), which are within the Łódź Agglomeration. The rolling stock largely comprises older but modernised wagons by [[Konstal]] and newer Polish-manufactured types such as [[Pesa Swing]] and [[Moderus Gamma]]. Among the popular models for buses are Mercedes Conecto LF and [[Solaris Urbino 18]].

====Rail====
Łódź has a number of long distance and local railway stations. There are two main stations in the city, but with no direct rail connection between them—a legacy of 19th-century railway network planning. Originally constructed in 1866, the centrally-located [[Łódź Fabryczna]] was a [[terminus station]] for a branch line of the [[Warsaw-Vienna railway]],<ref>Grzegorczyk, p. 144.</ref> whereas [[Łódź Kaliska railway station|Łódź Kaliska]] was built more than thirty years later on the central section of the [[Warsaw-Kalisz Railway|Warsaw-Kalisz railway]]. For this reason most intercity train traffic goes to this day through Łódź Kaliska station, despite its relative distance from the city centre, and Łódź Fabryczna serves mainly as a terminal station for trains to [[Warsaw]]. The situation will be remedied in 2026 after the construction of a tunnel connecting the two,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/lodz-tunel-srednicowy--kolejne-dwa-lata-opoznienia-117918.html |title= Łódź: Tunel średnicowy – kolejne dwa lata opóźnienia |access-date= 26 April 2024 |archive-date= 11 April 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240411125402/https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/lodz-tunel-srednicowy--kolejne-dwa-lata-opoznienia-117918.html |url-status= live }}</ref> which is likely to make Łódź Poland's main railway hub.<ref name="dworzec">{{cite news |url=http://www.tvn24.pl/lodz,69/tak-bedzie-wygladalo-lodzkie-prawie-metro,696399.html |title=Superdworzec już jest, będzie (prawie) metro. Łódź ma być komunikacyjnym centrum kraju |date=2 December 2016 |website=TVN24 |access-date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709010217/https://www.tvn24.pl/lodz,69/tak-bedzie-wygladalo-lodzkie-prawie-metro,696399.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The tunnel will additionally serve [[Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna|Łódź Commuter Railway]], providing a [[rapid transit]] system for the city, dubbed the Łódź Metro by the media and local authorities.<ref name="metro">{{cite web |url=http://lodz.wyborcza.pl/lodz/1,44788,20093817,lodz-bedzie-miala-metro-i-to-juz-niedlugo.html |title=Łódź będzie miała 'metro'. I to już niedługo |date=18 May 2016 |website=Wyborcza.pl: Magazyn Łódź. |access-date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=19 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919090758/http://lodz.wyborcza.pl/lodz/1,44788,20093817,lodz-bedzie-miala-metro-i-to-juz-niedlugo.html? |url-status=live }}</ref> Three new stations are being constructed on the underground line, one serving the needs of the [[Manufaktura]] complex, another one serving Koziny neighbourhood and the third one located in the area of [[Piotrkowska Street]].<ref name="metro" />
[[File:Stadler FLIRT 100-lecie Bitwy Warszawskiej (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|[[Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna]] is a commuter and regional rail service in Łódź]]

In December 2016, a few years after the demolition of the old building of {{lang|pl|Łódź Fabryczna|italic=no}} station, a [[Łódź Fabryczna|new underground station]] was opened.<ref name="dworzec" /> It is considered to be the largest and most modern of all train stations in Poland and is designed to handle increased traffic after the construction of the tunnel.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogaczewska |first=Beata |url=http://www.rp.pl/Zycie-Ziemi-Lodzkiej/311019890-Lodz-Fabryczna-najwiekszy-podziemny-dworzec-kolejowy-w-Polsce-i-trzeci-w-Europie.html |title=Łódź Fabryczna: największy podziemny dworzec kolejowy w Polsce i trzeci w Europie |date=1 November 2016 |website=rp.pl |access-date=3 August 2017 |archive-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804052923/http://www.rp.pl/Zycie-Ziemi-Lodzkiej/311019890-Lodz-Fabryczna-najwiekszy-podziemny-dworzec-kolejowy-w-Polsce-i-trzeci-w-Europie.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It also serves as a multimodal transport hub, featuring an underground intercity bus station, and is integrated with a new transport interchange serving taxis and local trams and buses.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kozlowski |first1=Remigiusz |last2=Palczewska |first2=Anna |last3=Jablonski |first3=Jakub |chapter=The Scope and Capabilities of ITS – The Case of Łódź |editor1-last=Mikulski |editor1-first=Jerzy |date=2016 |title=Challenge of Transport Telematics |publisher=Springer |pages=305–16 |isbn=9783319496450}} (p. 308)</ref> The construction of the new Łódź Fabryczna station was part of a broader project of [[urban renewal]] known as [[Nowe Centrum Łodzi]] (New Centre of Łódź).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://urbact.eu/new-centre-%C5%82%C3%B3d%C5%BA-has-local-action-plan-0|title=The New Centre of Łódź has a Local Action Plan – URBACT|work=urbact.eu|access-date=19 July 2015|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308031712/https://urbact.eu/new-centre-%C5%82%C3%B3d%C5%BA-has-local-action-plan-0|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The third-largest train station in Łódź is [[Łódź Widzew railway station|Łódź Widzew]]. There are also many other stations and train stops in the city, many of which were upgraded as part of the [[Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna]] commuter rail project. The rail service, founded as part of a major regional rail upgrade and owned by [[Łódź Voivodeship]], operates on routes to [[Kutno]], [[Sieradz]], [[Skierniewice]], [[Łowicz]], and on selected days to [[Warsaw]], with plans for further expansion after the construction of the tunnel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kurierkolejowy.eu/aktualnosci/29253/rekorodowy-rok-lodzkiej-kolei-aglomeracyjnej.html |title=Rekordowy rok Łódzkiej Kolei Aglomeracyjnej |date=22 December 2016 |access-date=3 August 2017 |website=kurierkolejowy.eu |archive-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804113106/https://kurierkolejowy.eu/aktualnosci/29253/rekorodowy-rok-lodzkiej-kolei-aglomeracyjnej.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Education==
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| image2 = Wille Łodzi.jpg
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| caption1 = [[University of Łódź]] rector's office
| caption2 = [[Lodz University of Technology|Łódź University of Technology]] rector's office
| caption3 = [[National Film School in Łódź|National Film School]]
| caption4 = [[Academy of Music in Łódź]]
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{{Main|Education in Łódź}}
Łódź is a thriving center of academic life. Łódź hosts three major [[Public ownership|state-owned]] universities, six higher education establishments operating for more than a half of the century, and a number of smaller schools of higher education. The tertiary institutions with the most students in Łódź include:

*[[University of Łódź]] (''UŁ'' – {{lang|pl|Uniwersytet Łódzki}})
*[[Lodz University of Technology]] (''PŁ'' – {{lang|pl|Politechnika Łódzka}})
*[[Medical University of Łódź]] ({{lang|pl|Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi}})
*[[National Film School in Łódź]] ({{lang|pl|Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna w Łodzi}})
*[[Academy of Music in Łódź]] ({{lang|pl|Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów w Łodzi}})
*[[Academy of Fine Arts In Łódź]] ({{lang|pl|Akademia Sztuk Pięknych im. Wł. Strzemińskiego w Łodzi}})

In the 2018 general ranking of state-owned tertiary education institutions in Poland, the University of Łódź came 20th (6th place among universities) and Lodz University of Technology 12th (6th place among technical universities). The Medical University of Łódź was ranked 5th among Polish medical universities. Leading courses taught in Łódź include administration (3rd place), law (4th) and biology (4th).

There is also a number of private-owned institutions of higher learning in Łódź. The largest of these are the University of Social Sciences ({{lang|pl|Społeczna Akademia Nauk}}) and the University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź ({{lang|pl|Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Łodzi}}). In the 2018 ranking of private universities in Poland the former was ranked 9th, and the latter 23rd.

===National Film School in Łódź===
{{Main|National Film School in Łódź}}

The [[Leon Schiller]] National Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre in Łódź ({{lang|pl|Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. Leona Schillera w Łodzi}}) is the most notable academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators and TV staff in Poland. It was founded on 8 March 1948 and was initially planned to be moved to Warsaw as soon as the city was rebuilt following the [[Warsaw Uprising]]. However, in the end the school remained in Łódź and became one of the best-known institutions of higher education in the city.

At the end of the Second World War Łódź was the only large Polish city besides Kraków which war had not destroyed. The creation of the [[National Film School in Łódź|National Film School]] gave Łódź a role of greater importance from a cultural viewpoint, which before the war had belonged exclusively to Warsaw and Kraków. Early students of the School include the directors [[Andrzej Munk]], [[Roman Polanski]], [[Andrzej Wajda]], [[Kazimierz Karabasz]] (one of the founders of the so-called Black Series of Polish Documentary) and [[Janusz Morgenstern]], who at the end of the 1950s became famous as one of the founders of the [[Polish Film School]] of Cinematography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lodz.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/janusz-morgenstern-rezyser-m-in-stawki-wiekszej-niz-zycie,3181307,art,t,id,tm.html|title=Janusz Morgenstern, reżyser m.in. "Stawki większej niż życie" nie żyje|first=Przemek|last=Dana|date=16 January 2015|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=15 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023331/http://lodz.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/janusz-morgenstern-rezyser-m-in-stawki-wiekszej-niz-zycie,3181307,art,t,id,tm.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Culture==
===Landmarks and events===
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The most notable and recognizable landmark of the city is [[Piotrkowska Street]], which remains the high-street and main tourist attraction in the city, runs north to south for a little over {{convert|5|km|mi|spell=in|abbr=off}}. This makes it one of the longest commercial streets in the world. Most of the building façades, many of which date back to the 19th century, have been renovated.<ref>[https://www.poland.travel/en/lodz/piotrkowska-street-stroll "Piotrkowska Street Stroll."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729004747/https://www.poland.travel/en/lodz/piotrkowska-street-stroll |date=29 July 2017 }} ''Poland's Official Travel Website''. Retrieved 18 July 2017.</ref> It is the site of most restaurants, bars and cafes in Łódź's city centre. Important monuments of architecture along Piotrkowska Street are the Old Town Hall, the Descent Of The Holy Spirit Church, the [[Łódź Cathedral|Łódź Catholic Cathedral]] and the [[St. Matthew's Church, Łódź|St. Matthew's Lutheran Church]]. Other important churches in the city center include the [[Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Łódź|Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral]] and the [[Karol Scheibler's Chapel]], Lutheran part of Ogrodowa Street Cemetery.

Many neglected tenement houses and factories throughout the entire city centre have been renovated in recent years as part of the ongoing revitalization project run by the local authorities.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Krakowiak |first1=Beata |date=2015 |title=Museums in Łódź as an Element of Tourism Space and the Connection Between Museums and the City's Tourism Image |journal=Tourism |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=87–96 |doi=10.1515/tour-2015-0008 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/tour.2015.25.issue-2/tour-2015-0008/tour-2015-0008.xml |issn=0867-5856 |eissn=2080-6922 |access-date=18 July 2017 |doi-access=free |hdl=11089/20697 |hdl-access=free }}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (p. 93).</ref> The best example of urban regeneration in Łódź is the [[Manufaktura]] complex, occupying a large area of a former cotton factory dating back to the nineteenth century.<ref name="Kaczmarek">{{cite book |last1=Kaczmarek |first1=Sylwia |last2=Marcinczak |first2=Szymon |editor1-last=Leary |editor1-first=Michael E. |editor2-last=McCarthy |editor2-first=John |title=The Routledge Companion to Urban Regeneration |publisher=Routledge |date=2013 |pages=98–106 |chapter= The Blessing in Disguise: Urban Regeneration in Poland in a Neo-Liberal Milieu |isbn=978-0-415-53904-3}} (p. 103).</ref> The site, which was the heart of [[Izrael Poznański]]'s industrial empire, hosts a shopping mall, numerous restaurants, 4-star hotel, multiplex cinema, factory museum, bowling and fitness facilities and a science exhibition centre.<ref name="Strumiłło">{{cite book |last=Strumiłło |first=Krystyna |editor-last=Charytonowicz |editor-first=Jerzy |title=Advances in Human Factors and Sustainable Infrastructure |publisher=Springer |date=2016 |pages=51–59 |chapter=Adaptive Reuse of Buildings as an Important Factor of Sustainable Development |isbn=978-3-319-41940-4}} (p. 56).</ref> Opened in 2006, it quickly became a centre of cultural entertainment and shopping,<ref name="Strumiłło" /> as well as a recognizable city landmark attracting both domestic and foreign tourists.<ref name="Kaczmarek" /> Another example is the former factory of [[Karl Wilhelm Scheibler|Karl Scheibler]] on [[Księży Młyn (Łódź)|Księży Młyn]], which was turned into a mixed-use complex of offices and housing.
[[File:Kamienica Dawida Sendrowicza (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Dawid Sendrowicz's tenement house presents historical architecture, which is characterized by neo-Gothic, neo-Baroque and Neo-Renaissance elements.]]

Łódź also provides plenty of green spaces for recreation. Woodland areas cover 9.61% of the city, with parks taking up an additional 2.37% of the area of Łódź ({{as of|2014|lc=y|post=).}}<ref name="dlugonski">{{cite journal |last1=Długoński |first1=Andrzej |last2=Szumański |first2=Marek |date=2015 |title=Analysis of Green Infrastructure in Lodz, Poland |journal= Journal of Urban Planning and Development |volume=141 |issue=3 |pages=n. pag |issn=0733-9488 |eissn=1943-5444 |doi=10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000242}}</ref> {{lang|pl|Las Łagiewnicki}} ('Łagiewnicki Forest') is recognized as the largest forested area within the administrative borders of any city in Europe.<ref name="jaskulski">{{cite journal |last1=Jaskulski |first1=Marcin |last2=Szmidt |first2=Aleksander |date=2015 |title=The Tourism Attractiveness of Landforms in Łagiewnicki Forest, Łódź |journal=Tourism |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=27–35 |access-date=28 July 2017 |issn=0867-5856 |eissn=2080-6922 |doi=10.1515/tour-2015-0003 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/tour.2015.25.issue-2/tour-2015-0003/tour-2015-0003.xml |doi-access=free |hdl=11089/20692 |hdl-access=free }}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (p. 27)</ref> It has an area of 1,245 ha<ref name="dlugonski" /> and is cut across by a number of hiking trails that traverse the hilly landscape on the western edge of [[Łódź Hills Landscape Park]].<ref>See Jaskulski and Szmidt, p. 29, for a map of tourism trails in the forest.</ref> A "natural complex which has remained nearly intact as oak-hornbeam and oak woodland,"<ref name="jaskulski" /> the forest is also rich in history, and its attractions include a [[Franciscan]] friary dating back to the early 18th century and two 17th-century wooden chapels.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ilustrowana Encyklopedia Historii Łodzi |date=2015 |publisher=MyDesign |isbn=978-83-939822-0-2 |editor1-last=Grzegorczyk |editor1-first=Arkadiusz |location=Łódź |pages=59–61}}</ref>

Out of a total of 44 parks in Łódź ({{as of|2014|lc=y|post=),}} 11 have historical status, the oldest of them dating back to the middle of the 19th century.<ref>Kaniewska, Anna. [http://www.lodz.ap.gov.pl/art,58,najstarsze-lodzkie-parki "Najstarsze łódzkie parki.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131071740/https://www.lodz.ap.gov.pl/art,58,najstarsze-lodzkie-parki |date=31 January 2022 }} ''Archiwum Państwowe w Łodzi''. [''The State Archive in Łódź'']. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2017.</ref> The largest of these, Józef Piłsudski Park ({{convert|188.21|ha|sqmi}}),<ref name="dlugonski" /> is located near the [[Łódź Zoo]] and the city's botanical garden, and together with them it comprises an extensive green complex known as {{lang|pl|Zdrowie}} serving the recreational needs of the city. Another notable park located in Łódź is the [[Józef Poniatowski Park in Łódź|Józef Poniatowski Park]].
[[File:ZOO Lodz tunel.jpg|right|thumb|Orientarium in the [[Łódź Zoo]], opened in 2022]]

The [[Jewish Cemetery, Łódź|Jewish Cemetery at Bracka Street]], one of the largest of its kind in Europe, was established in 1892. After the [[invasion of Poland]] by [[Nazi Germany]] in 1939, this cemetery became a part of Łódź's ''eastern territory'' known as the enclosed Łódź ghetto (''Ghetto Field''). Between 1940 and 1944, approximately 43,000 burials took place within the grounds of this rounded-up cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishlodzcemetery.org/EN/AboutCemetery/AboutCemeteryAtBrackaStreet/Default.aspx|title=Jewish Lodz Cemetery – About Cemetery At Bracka Street|access-date=25 January 2017|archive-date=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107091938/http://www.jewishlodzcemetery.org/EN/AboutCemetery/AboutCemeteryAtBrackaStreet/Default.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1956, a monument by Muszko in memory of the victims of the [[Łódź Ghetto]] was erected at the cemetery. It features a smooth obelisk, a [[menorah (Temple)|menorah]], and a broken oak tree with leaves stemming from the tree (symbolizing death, especially death at a young age). {{As of|2014|post=,}} the cemetery has an area of {{convert|39.6|ha}}. It contains approximately 180,000 graves, approximately 65,000 labelled tombstones, ohels and mausoleums. Many of these monuments have significant architectural value; 100 of these have been declared historical monuments and have been in various stages of restoration. The mausoleum of [[Izrael Poznański|Izrael and Eleanora Poznański]] is perhaps the largest Jewish tombstone in the world and the only one decorated with mosaics.<ref>{{cite web |title=The New Cemetery in Łódź |url=http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lodz/newcem.htm |publisher=Lodz ShtetLinks |access-date=12 January 2013 |archive-date=13 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313232301/http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lodz/newcem.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jewish Cemetery |url=http://www.lodzjews.org/root/form/en/cmentarz/index.asp |publisher=Fundacja Monumentum Iudaicum Lodzese |access-date=12 January 2013 |archive-date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418053651/http://www.lodzjews.org/root/form/en/cmentarz/index.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" caption="Tenement houses at Piotrkowska Street">
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 99 2017 (0) ID 613244.jpg|Szaja Goldblum's tenement house
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 143 (1) ID 613254 (cropped).jpg|Krusche & Ender's tenement house
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 86 2017 (1) ID 613240.jpg|House under Gutenberg
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 109 2017 (0) (cropped).jpg|109 Piotrkowska Street
File:Kamienica Scheiblerów Łódź 01 (cropped).jpg|Karol Scheibler's tenement house
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 149 (0) (cropped).jpg|149 Piotrkowska Street
File:Łódź Piotrkowska 152 DSC 0084 (cropped).jpg|152 Piotrkowska Street
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 74 2017 (0) ID 613237 (cropped).jpg|Ludwik Geyer's bank
File:Łódź, ul. Piotrkowska - panoramio (6) (cropped).jpg|Teodor Steigert's tenement house
File:Łódź - Ulica Piotrkowska 53.jpg|Herman Konstadt's tenement house
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 31 2017 (0) ID 613225 (cropped).jpg|Sender Dyszkin's tenement house
File:Dom bankowy Wilhelma Landaua Łódż 01 (cropped)2.jpg|Wilhelm Landau's bank
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 147 (0) ID 613255.jpg|Antoni Petzold's tenement house
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 145 (0) (cropped).jpg|145 Piotrkowska Street 
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 128 2017 (1) ID 613251 (cropped).jpg|Schychts' tenement house
File:Kamienica I.K. Poznańskiego w Łodzi 01 (cropped).jpg|Izrael Poznański's tenement house
File:SM Łódź Piotrkowska 19 2017 (0) ID 613222 (cropped).jpg|Abram Lubiński's tenement house
</gallery>

===Museums in Łódź===
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| image1 = Pałac Maurycego Poznańskiego z 1896 r, obecnie muzeum sztuki - panoramio.jpg
| image2 = Łódź, ul. Ogrodowa 17, tkalnia wysoka (ob. ms2), 1895 -4.JPG
| image3 = Lodz Biala Fabryka (3).jpg
| image4 = Filharmonia Łódzka im. Artura Rubinsteina - panoramio (1).jpg
| caption1 = [[Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź|Museum of Art]]
| caption2 = [[Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź|ms2 Muzeum Sztuki]], gallery of modern art
| caption3 = [[Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź|Central Museum of Textiles]]
| caption4 = [[Łódź Philharmonic]]
}}

* Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum
* Book Art Museum
* [[Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź|Central Museum of Textiles]]
* City of Lodz History Museum
* Film Museum
* Herbst Palace Museum
* [[Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź|Muzeum Sztuki]] (Museum of Art)
* Natural History Museum, University of Łódź
* Muzeum Tradycji Niepodległościowych (Independence Traditions Museum) with three parts:
** [[Radegast train station]]
** Mausoleum and museum in Radogoszcz – [[Radogoszcz prison]]
** exhibition Kuźnia Romów ([[Romani people|Roma]] forge) in former [[Łódź Ghetto]]
* [[Se-ma-for]] museum of stop-motion film animation
* The EC1 complex in a former [[power plant]], which includes the Centre for Science and Technology, the Museum of Comics and Interactive Narration, as well as the [[National Centre for Film Culture]] opened in 2023, the largest institution devoted to cinematography in Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=Narodowe Centrum Kultury Filmowej w Łodzi otwarte. Wyjątkowe miejsce na filmowej mapie miasta [ZDJĘCIA + WIDEO] - Radio Łódź |url=https://radiolodz.pl/narodowe-centrum-kultury-filmowej-w-lodzi-otwarte-wyjatkowe-miejsce-na-filmowej-mapie-miasta-zdjecia-wideo,302453/ |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=radiolodz.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref> 
Łódź has one of the best museums of modern art in Poland. {{lang|pl|[[Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź|Muzeum Sztuki]]|italic=no}} has three branches, two of which (ms1 and ms2) display collections of 20th and 21st-century art. The newest addition to the museum, ms2 was opened in 2008 in the Manufaktura complex.<ref name="Krakowiak, p. 88">Krakowiak, p. 88.</ref> The unique collection of the Museum is presented in an unconventional way. Instead of a chronological lecture on the development of art, works of art representing various periods and movements are arranged into a story touching themes and motifs important for the contemporary public. The third branch of {{lang|pl|Muzeum Sztuki|italic=no}}, located in one of the city's many industrial palaces, also has more traditional art on display, presenting works by European and Polish masters such as [[Stanisław Wyspiański]] and [[Henryk Rodakowski]].<ref>Krakowiak, p 91</ref>[[File:Pałac Edwarda Herbsta.jpg|thumb|right|Herbst Palace, designed by [[Hilary Majewski]], an art gallery within a historical mansion, which holds paintings from all over Europe]]

Among the 14 registered museums to be found in Łódź,<ref>Krakowiak, p. 88. Krakowiak also lists 13 more institutions that operate as museums but are not registered with the National Institute for Museums and Public Collections (p. 95), bringing the total number of museums in Łódź to 27.</ref> there is the independent Book Art Museum, awarded the American Printing History Association's Institutional Award for 2015 for its outstanding contribution to the study, recording, preservation, and dissemination of printing history in Poland over the last 35 years.<ref>[http://www.aepm.eu/news/discover-the-book-art-museum-lodz-poland/ "Discover the Book Art Museum, Łódź, Poland."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724093553/http://www.aepm.eu/news/discover-the-book-art-museum-lodz-poland/ |date=24 July 2018 }} ''AEPM: Association of European Printing Museums''. January 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.</ref> Other notable museums include the [[Central Museum of Textiles]] with its open-air display of wooden architecture, the Cinematography Museum, located in Scheibler Palace, and the Museum of Independence Traditions, occupying the building of a historical Tsarist prison from the late 19th century.<ref name="Krakowiak, p. 88"/> A more unusual establishment, the {{lang|pl|Dętka|italic=no}} museum offers tourists a chance to visit the municipal sewer designed in the early years of the 20th century by the British engineer [[William Heerlein Lindley]]. 

===Łódź in literature and cinema===
Three major novels depict the development of industrial Łódź: [[Władysław Reymont]]'s ''[[The Promised Land (novel)|The Promised Land]]'' (1898), [[Joseph Roth]]'s ''[[Hotel Savoy (novel)|Hotel Savoy]]'' (1924) and [[Israel Joshua Singer]]'s ''[[The Brothers Ashkenazi]]'' (1937). Roth's novel depicts the city on the eve of a workers' riot in 1919. Reymont's novel was [[The Promised Land (1975 film)|made into a film]] by [[Andrzej Wajda]] in 1975.<ref name="Alena Aniskiewicz">{{Cite web |url=https://culture.pl/en/article/hollylodz-a-film-lovers-guide-to-polands-most-cinematic-city |title='HollyŁódź': A Film Lover's Guide to Poland's Most Cinematic City |website=culture.pl |author=Alena Aniskiewicz |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=30 March 2024 |archive-date=30 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330125820/https://culture.pl/en/article/hollylodz-a-film-lovers-guide-to-polands-most-cinematic-city |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1990 film ''[[Europa Europa]]'', [[Solomon Perel]]'s family flees pre-World War II Berlin and settles in Łódź. [[Paweł Pawlikowski]]'s film ''[[Ida (film)|Ida]]'' was partially shot in Łódź.<ref name="Alena Aniskiewicz"/> Chava Rosenfarb's Yiddish trilogy "The Tree of Life" (1972; English translation 1985) portrays life within the Łódź Ghetto.

===Theatre===
*[[Grand Theatre, Łódź|Grand Theatre]] (''Teatr Wielki'')
*[[Stefan Jaracz Theatre]] (''Teatr Stefana Jaracza'')
*[[Studio Theatre, Łódź|Schiller's Studio Theatre]] (''Teatr Studyjny Schillera'')

===Cuisine and food===
[[File:Zalewajka pomorska from Pila.JPG|thumb|right|''[[Zalewajka]]'' sour potato soup.]]
Among the traditional dishes of Łódź and the [[Łódź Voivodeship]] are ''[[zalewajka]]'' – a [[sour cereal soup|sour cereal]] and potato soup, often served with mushrooms, [[kielbasa]] sausage and bread – and [[cabbage soup]] (''kapuśniak'') served with potato dumplings and pork [[cracklings]].<ref name="lodzpl">{{cite web |url=https://lodz.pl/galeria/czy-warto-odwiedzic-lodz-te-powody-rozwieja-wszelkie-watpliwosci-przewodnik-56641/?imgNum=10&cHash=e0b3053d371388702c61cea70e990af3 |title=Czy warto odwiedzić Łódź? Te powody rozwieją wszelkie wątpliwości |last=Salamon |first=Natalia |date=12 May 2023 |website=Lodz.pl |access-date=14 August 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> These were once the staples of the working-class population employed in textile factories. Popular breads and baked goods include the ''[[Veka (pastry)|angielka]]'' baguette roll and ''żulik'' bun with [[raisin]]s.<ref name="lodzpl"/> [[Aspic]] in various forms (''galareta'', ''zimne nóżki'' or ''drygle'') was once a well-established comfort and party food in the city. Łódź and the surrounding region is also known for having a strong preference for [[mushroom soup]] over [[barszcz]] (borscht) for the Polish [[Wigilia]] [[Christmas Eve]] supper.<ref name="onet">{{cite web |url=https://gotowanie.onet.pl/artykuly/barszcz-czy-grzybowa-wiemy-co-wola-polacy/bccrcpj |title=Barszcz czy grzybowa? Wiemy, co wolą Polacy |date=22 December 2022 |website=Onet.pl |publisher= |access-date=14 August 2024 }}</ref>

Major food venues are primarily located at Piotrkowska Street, for example the [[OFF Piotrkowska]], a mixed-use development complex situated in a heritage-listed red brick factory. [[Food truck]]s are a common sight around the city centre and several neighbourhoods.

=== Sport ===
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| image1 = Atlas Arena - Łódź.jpg
| image2 = Lodz Moto Arena.jpg
| image3 = Lodz stadion LKS.jpg
| image4 = Stadion Widzewa, Widok z lotu drona. Łódź Widzew 29-07-2017.jpg
| caption1 = [[Atlas Arena]], the main indoor arena of Łódź
| caption2 = [[Moto Arena Łódź]], home venue of [[Orzeł Łódź]]
| caption3 = [[Władysław Król Municipal Stadium]], home venue of [[ŁKS Łódź]]
| caption4 = [[Widzew Łódź Stadium]]
}}
The city has experience as a host for international sporting events such as the [[2009 EuroBasket]],<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6328/_/index.html 2009 EuroBasket] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807052744/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6328/_/index.html |date=7 August 2016 }}, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, Retrieved 5 June 2016.</ref> the [[EuroBasket Women 2011|2011 EuroBasket Women]], the [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]] and the [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], with the opening and final of the latter taking place at [[Widzew Łódź Stadium|Widzew Stadium]]. Łódź will also host the sixth edition of the [[European Universities Games]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pavitt |first=Michael |date=13 April 2018 |title=Poland and Hungary awarded upcoming editions of European Universities Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063929/poland-and-hungary-awarded-upcoming-editions-of-european-universities-games |work=insidethegames.biz |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=14 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234512/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063929/poland-and-hungary-awarded-upcoming-editions-of-european-universities-games |url-status=live }}</ref>

Under [[communism]] it was common for [[sports club|clubs]] to participate in many different sports for all ages and sexes. Many of these traditional clubs still survive. Originally they were owned directly by a public body, but have become independently operated by clubs or private companies. However, they get public support through the cheap rent of land and other subsidies from the city. Some of their sections have gone professional and separated from the clubs as private companies. For example, Budowlani S.A is a private company that owns the only professional rugby team in Łódź, while Klub Sportowy Budowlani remains a community amateur club.

* [[Budowlani Łódź]] – [[rugby union|rugby]] (six times Polish champions), [[field hockey|hockey]], [[wrestling]], [[volleyball]]
* [[ŁKS Łódź]] – [[association football]] (two times Polish champions), [[basketball]] (Polish champions 1953), [[volleyball]] (two times Polish champions), [[handball]], [[boxing]]
* [[UKS SMS Łódź|SMS Łódź]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smslodz.pl/|title=Szkoła Mistrzostwa Sportowego im. K. Górskiego w Łodzi – Oficjalna strona internetowa Szkoły Mistrzostwa Sportowego w Łodzi|work=smslodz.pl|access-date=12 March 2015|archive-date=11 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311110450/https://smslodz.pl/|url-status=live}}</ref> – association football, volleyball, basketball
* KS Społem Łódź – [[road bicycle racing|road]] and [[track cycling]]
* SKS Start Łódź<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sksstart.com/|title=Spółdzielczy Klub Sportowy START Łódź ul. św. Teresy 56/58 – Oficjalny serwis|work=sksstart.com|access-date=12 March 2015|archive-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428131804/http://www.sksstart.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> – football, swimming
* [[Widzew Łódź]] – association football (four time Polish champions, semi-finalists of the [[1982–83 European Cup]])
* [[Orzeł Łódź]] - motorcycle speedway team
* Sroki Łódź - [[Rugby league]] (three times Polish champions)

In [[Ekstraklasa (beach soccer)|Ekstraklasa of Polish beach soccer]] Łódź have three professional clubs: [[Grembach Łódź|Grembach]], [[KP Łódź|KP]] and {{ill|BSCC Łódź|lt=BSCC|pl|}}.

===Horticultural Expo 2029===
Łódź bid for the [[Expo 2023|Specialized Expo 2022/2023]] but lost out to [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina.

Łódź was planned to host the Horticultural Expo in 2024. However, multiple Expo events were delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], a [[2021 World Horticultural Exposition|Horticultural Expo in Doha, Qatar]] from 2021/22 to 23/24 among them.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/2021-doha| title=Expo 2021 Doha| publisher=[[Bureau International des Expositions]]| quote=The Government of the State of Qatar has formally requested BIE approval to change the opening dates of Expo 2021 Doha to 2 October 2023 – 28 March 2024. The request follows in depth discussions [...] on the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Executive Committee of the BIE unanimously agreed to propose the postponement of Horticultural Expo 2021 Doha, with the BIE General Assembly to vote on the recommendation during its next meeting on 1 December 2020.| access-date=2020-11-15| archive-date=12 April 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412092245/https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/2021-doha| url-status=live}}</ref> As a result, the Horticultural Expo in Łódź has been rescheduled to 2029 to maintain a required time interval between them.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://uml.lodz.pl/aktualnosci/artykul/rok-2029-nowy-termin-zielonego-expo-w-lodzi-id36688/| title=Rok 2029: nowy termin Zielonego Expo w Łodzi| date=2020-09-23| language=pl| publisher=Urząd Miasta Łodzi| access-date=2020-11-08| archive-date=28 September 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928212123/https://uml.lodz.pl/aktualnosci/artykul/rok-2029-nowy-termin-zielonego-expo-w-lodzi-id36688/| url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
[[File:78 Piotrkowska Street.jpg|thumb|Sculpture of [[Artur Rubinstein]] and his childhood home at [[Piotrkowska Street]]]]
[[File:Artur Rubenstein 1968.JPG|thumb|upright|right|[[Arthur Rubinstein]], one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, was born in Łódź]]
[[File:Marcin Gortat 13.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Marcin Gortat]], former [[NBA]] player]]
[[File:Festakt zur Neueröffnung des Militärhistorischen Museums der Bundeswehr - Daniel Libeskind.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Daniel Libeskind]], notable architect and designer]]
[[File:Andrzej Sapkowski - Book World Fair 2010 Prague.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Andrzej Sapkowski]], best known for ''[[The Witcher]]'' book series]]
[[File:Strzemiński.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Władysław Strzemiński]], painter]]
*[[Daniel Amit]] (1938–2007), Israeli physicist
*[[Yehuda Ashlag]] (1885–1954), rabbi
*[[Grażyna Bacewicz]] (1909–1969), composer
*[[Aleksander Bardini]] (1913–1995), theatre director and actor
*[[Andrzej Bartkowiak]] (born 1950), cameraman and film director
*[[Jurek Becker]] (1937–1997), writer
*[[Sylwester Bednarek]] (born 1989), high jumper
*[[Marek Belka]] (born 1952), politician, former Prime Minister
*[[Karolina Bielawska]] (born 1999), model and [[Miss World 2021]]
*[[Kazimierz Brandys]] (1916–2000), writer
*[[Artur Brauner]] (1918–2019), film producer
*[[Edward G. Brisch]] (1901–1960), industrial coding and classification expert
*[[Jacob Bronowski]] (1908–1974), writer, mathematician and Britain's leading academic TV figure of the 1970s
*[[Sabina Citron]] (1928–2023), Holocaust survivor, activist and author
*[[Bat-Sheva Dagan]] (1925–2024), Holocaust survivor, teacher, psychologist and author
*[[Karl Dedecius]] (1921–2016), translator
*[[Elizabeth Diller]] (born 1954), American architect
*[[Marek Edelman]] (1919/1922–2009), politician, human rights activist and Holocaust survivor
*[[Jacob Eisner]] (born 1947), Israeli basketball player
*[[Max Factor Sr.]] (1877–1938), businessman, founder of the [[Max Factor]] cosmetics company
*[[Magdalena Fręch]] (born 1997), tennis player
*[[Dov Freiberg]] (1927–2008), [[Holocaust survivor]] and writer
*[[Joseph Friedenson]] (1922–2013), Holocaust survivor and writer
*[[Piotr Fronczewski]] (born 1946), Polish actor
*[[Maciej Golubiewski]] (born 1976), Polish political scientist and diplomat, [[Polish Consulate General, New York City|Consul General of the Republic of Poland in New York City]]
*[[Marcin Gortat]] (born 1984), basketball player
*[[Mendel Grossman]] (1913–1945), Łódź ghetto photographer
*[[Józef Hecht]] (1891–1951), engraver and printmaker
*[[Jerzy Janowicz]] (born 1990), tennis player
*[[Josef Joffe]] (born 1944), journalist
*[[Michał Kalecki]] (1899–1970), [[Marxian economist]]
*[[Roman Kantor]] (1912–1943), épée fencer
*[[Jan Karski]] (1914–2000), diplomat and anti-nazi resistant
*[[Aharon Katzir]] (1914–1972), Israeli pioneer in study of electrochemistry of biopolymers; killed in [[Lod Airport Massacre]]
*[[Paul Kletzki]] (1900–1973), conductor
*[[Katarzyna Kobro]] (1898–1951), sculptor
*[[Lea Koenig]] (born 1929), Israeli actress
*[[Tomasz Konieczny]] (born 1972), opera singer
*[[Jerzy Kosinski]] (1933–1991), writer
*[[Jan Kowalewski]] (1892–1965), cryptologist
*[[Karolina Kowalkiewicz]] (born 1985), mixed martial artist
*[[Feliks W. Kres]] (1966–2022), fantasy writer
*[[Anna Lewandowska]] (born 1988), karateka and nutrition expert
*[[Nathan Lewin]], [[Washington, D.C.]] attorney
*[[Daniel Libeskind]] (born 1946), architect
*[[Eliezer Livneh]] (1902–1975), Zionist activist, journalist, publicist, and Israeli politician
*[[Mikołaj Marczyk]] (born 1995), rally driver
*[[Binyamin Mintz]] (1903– 1961), Israeli Minister of Postal Services 
*[[Tadeusz Miciński]] (1873–1918), poet
*[[Izabella Miko]] (born 1981), actress
*[[Stanisław Mikulski]] (1929–2014), actor
*[[Ruth Minsky Sender]] (1926–2024), author and survivor
*[[Zew Wawa Morejno]] (1916–2011), [[Chief Rabbi]]
*[[Henry Morgentaler]] (1923–2013), physician 
*[[Konstantin Petrovich Nechaev]] (1883–1946), [[White movement]] leader and mercenary commander in [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]]
*[[Zbigniew Nienacki]] (1929–1994), writer
*[[Marek Olędzki]] (born 1951), archaeologist
*[[Marian P. Opala]] (1921–2010), Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice
*[[O.S.T.R.]] (born 1980), rapper
*[[Adam Palma]] (born 1974), Polish-British guitarist and teacher
*[[Aghvan Papikyan]] (born 1994), Polish-Armenian international football player
*[[Władysław Pasikowski]] (born 1959), film director
*[[Roman Polanski]] (born 1933), film director
*[[Piotr Pustelnik]] (born 1951), alpine and high-altitude climber, the 20th man to climb all 14 eight-thousanders
*[[Ze'ev Raban]] (born Wolf Rawicki; 1890–1970), Israeli painter and sculptor
*[[Adolph Moses Radin]] (1848–1909), rabbi
*[[Damian Radowicz]] (born 1989), footballer
*[[Władysław Reymont]] (1867–1925), writer, [[Nobel Prize]] winner
*[[Joseph Rotblat]] (1908–2005), physicist, Nobel Prize winner
*[[Stefan Rozental]] (1903–1994), nuclear physicist
*[[Arthur Rubinstein]] (1887–1982), pianist
*[[Arnold Rutkowski]], opera singer
*[[Zbigniew Rybczyński]] (born 1949), animator
*[[Marek Saganowski]] (born 1978), footballer
*[[Andrzej Sapkowski]] (born 1948), fantasy writer
*[[Karl Wilhelm Scheibler]] (1820–1881), industrialist
*[[Ebi Smolarek]] (born 1981), footballer
*[[Piotr Sobociński]] (1958–2001), cinematographer
*[[Andrzej Sontag]] (born 1952), track-and-field athlete
*[[Natan Spigel]] (1900–1942), painter
*[[Władysław Strzemiński]] (1893–1952), painter
*[[Borys Szyc]] (born 1978), actor and musician
*[[Arthur Szyk]] (1894–1951), artist
*[[Adam Szymczyk]] (born 1970), art critic and curator
*[[Alexandre Tansman]] (1897–1986), composer and pianist
*[[Jack Tramiel]] (1928–2012), computer manufacturer, the founder of [[Commodore International|Commodore]]
*[[Julian Tuwim]] (1894–1953), poet
*[[Andrzej Udalski]] (born 1957), astronomer and astrophysicist
*[[Miś Uszatek]], cartoon character
*[[Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski]] (born 1984), engineer and reserve astronaut of the [[European Space Agency]]
* [[Avraham Verdiger]] (1921–2013), Israeli politician
* [[Istvan Vizvary]], Polish science fiction writer
*[[Michał Wiśniewski]] (born 1972), singer
*[[Paweł Zatorski]] (born 1990), volleyball player
*[[Hanna Zdanowska]] (born 1959), politician, Mayor of Łódź
*[[Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm]] (born 1949), writer

==International relations==
{{multiple image|align=right|caption_align=center|perrow=2|total_width=300
| image1 = Consulate of Denmark in Łódź 1.jpg
| image2 = Willa Oskara Zieglera, ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 11.jpg
| image3 = Pałac Maksymiliana Goldfedera w Łodzi.jpg
| image4 = Konsulat Republikii Albanii w Łodzi 3.jpg
| footer = From top, left to right: honorary consulates of Denmark, Czechia, Ukraine and Albania}}
Łódź is home to fourteen foreign consulates, i.e. honorary consulates general of [[Hungary]] and [[Turkey]], and honorary consulates of [[Albania]], [[Armenia]], [[Austria]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Denmark]], [[France]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Malta]], [[Moldova]] and [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/misje-dyplomatyczne-urzedy-konsularne-i-organizacje-miedzynarodowe-w-polsce|title=Misje dyplomatyczne, urzędy konsularne i organizacje międzynarodowe w Polsce|website=Portal Gov.pl|language=pl|access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref>

===Twin towns – sister cities===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland}}
Łódź is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web|title=Miasta Partnerskie|url=https://bip.uml.lodz.pl/miasto/miasta-partnerskie/|publisher=Biuletyn informacji publicznej Łódź|language=pl|access-date=2024-01-08|archive-date=5 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805135958/https://bip.uml.lodz.pl/miasto/miasta-partnerskie/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Chemnitz]], Germany <small>(since 1972)</small>
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stuttgart]], Germany <small>(since 1988)</small>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lyon]], France <small>(since 1991)</small>
*{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Vilnius]], Lithuania <small>(since 1991)</small>
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Odesa]], Ukraine <small>(since 1993)</small>
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Tianjin]], China <small>(since 1993)</small>
*{{flagicon|ISR}} [[Tel Aviv]], Israel <small>(since 1994)</small>
*{{flagicon|GEO}} [[Rustavi]], Georgia <small>(since 1995)</small>
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Barreiro (city)|Barreiro]], Portugal <small>(since 1996)</small>
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Tampere]], Finland <small>(since 1996)</small>
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Puebla (city)|Puebla]], Mexico <small>(since 1996)</small>
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Murcia]], Spain <small>(since 1999)</small>
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lviv]], Ukraine <small>(since 2003)</small>
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Szeged]], Hungary <small>(since 2008)</small>
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Guangzhou]], China <small>(since 2014)</small>
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chengdu]], China <small>(since 2015)</small>
{{div col end}}

Łódź belongs also to the [[Eurocities]] network.

After the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Łódź terminated the partnership with Russian cities [[Ivanovo]] and [[Kaliningrad]], and with [[Minsk]], the capital of [[Belarus]] on 2 March 2022.<ref>{{citation| url=https://uml.lodz.pl/aktualnosci/artykul/podsumowanie-lvi-nadzwyczajnej-sesji-rady-miejskiej-w-lodzi-id48031/2022/3/2/| title=Podsumowanie LVI nadzwyczajnej sesji Rady Miejskiej w Łodzi| trans-title=Summary of the 56. extraordinary session of the Łódź City Council| author=Dorota Adamska, City Council Office| website=Urząd Miasta Łodzi, uml.lodz.pl| language=pl| date=2022-03-02| access-date=2 March 2022| archive-date=2 March 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302120501/https://uml.lodz.pl/aktualnosci/artykul/podsumowanie-lvi-nadzwyczajnej-sesji-rady-miejskiej-w-lodzi-id48031/2022/3/2/| url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Poland|European Union}}
* [[History of Łódź]]
* [[Łódź Design Festival]]
* [[International Festival of Comics and Games]] in Łódź
* [[Bednarska Street, Łódź]]
* [[Karol Anstadt Avenue, Łódź]]
* [[Helenów Park in Łódź]]
* [[Fabrykant Oak]]

== Explanatory notes ==
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*{{cite book |last=van Pelt |first=Robert Jan |date=2015 |title=Lodz and Getto Litzmannstadt : promised land and croaking hole of Europe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xy_aCQAAQBAJ&dq=sponsored+schools+hospitals+lodz&pg=PA12 |location=Toronto |publisher=Art Gallery of Ontario |isbn=9781894243803 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928215643/https://books.google.com/books?id=xy_aCQAAQBAJ&dq=sponsored+schools+hospitals+lodz&pg=PA12#v=onepage&q=sponsored%20schools%20hospitals%20lodz&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Wakeman |first=Rosemary |date=2020 |title=A Modern History of European Cities: 1815 to the Present |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PqXFDwAAQBAJ&dq=one+of+the+largest+europe+factories+poznanski+lodz&pg=PT67 |location=London |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=9781350017665 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928215644/https://books.google.com/books?id=PqXFDwAAQBAJ&dq=one+of+the+largest+europe+factories+poznanski+lodz&pg=PT67#v=onepage&q=one%20of%20the%20largest%20europe%20factories%20poznanski%20lodz&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last1=Liszewski |first1=Stanisław |last2=Young |first2=Craig |date=1997 |title=A Comparative Study of Łódź and Manchester |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aYHiAAAAMAAJ&q=1864+Lodz+koluszki+rail |location=Łódź |publisher=University Press |isbn=9788371710957 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928220145/https://books.google.com/books?id=aYHiAAAAMAAJ&q=1864+Lodz+koluszki+rail |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last1=Brand |first1=Peter |last2=Thomas |first2=Michael |date=2013 |title=Urban Environmentalism: Global Change and the Mediation of Local Conflict |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZkA8uCbJo0C&dq=russia+%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA+1851&pg=PA149 |location=Hoboken |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9780203970263 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928220150/https://books.google.com/books?id=GZkA8uCbJo0C&dq=russia+%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA+1851&pg=PA149#v=onepage&q=russia%20%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA%201851&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Davies |first=Norman |date=1982 |title=God's Playground; A History of Poland in Two Volumes |volume=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oCEWzQEACAAJ&q=gods+playground+history+of+poland+in+two+volumes+1982 |location=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=0231043260 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928220158/https://books.google.com/books?id=oCEWzQEACAAJ&q=gods+playground+history+of+poland+in+two+volumes+1982 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last1=Obraniak |first1=Włodzimierz |title=Ludność Łodzi i innych wielkich miast w Polsce w latach 1984-2006. |url=http://lodz.stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/lodz/pl/defaultaktualnosci/756/3/1/1/200712_p_lud_lodz_miast_19842006.pdf |location=Łódź |publisher=Urząd Statystyczny w Łodzi |page=5 |date=2007 |access-date=27 July 2017 |archive-date=13 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113222259/http://lodz.stat.gov.pl/download/gfx/lodz/pl/defaultaktualnosci/756/3/1/1/200712_p_lud_lodz_miast_19842006.pdf |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |author=Statistical Office in Łódź – Łódzkie Centre for Regional Surveys |date=2021 |title=Łódź in figures |url=https://lodz.stat.gov.pl/files/gfx/lodz/pl/defaultstronaopisowa/1376/2/47/202112_lodz_w_liczbach_2021.pdf |location=Łódź |publisher=Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny GUS) |access-date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=16 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616173155/https://lodz.stat.gov.pl/files/gfx/lodz/pl/defaultstronaopisowa/1376/2/47/202112_lodz_w_liczbach_2021.pdf |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Leslie |first=Roy Francis |date=1983 |title=The History of Poland Since 1863 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0tYVKUsnw9IC&dq=Lodz+%221839%22+steam&pg=PA44 |location=Cambridge |publisher=University Press |isbn=0521226457 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928220705/https://books.google.com/books?id=0tYVKUsnw9IC&dq=Lodz+%221839%22+steam&pg=PA44#v=onepage&q=Lodz%20%221839%22%20steam&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last1=Larkham |first1=Peter J. |last2=Conzen |first2=Michael P. |date=2014 |title=Shapers of Urban Form: Explorations in Morphological Agency |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dubpAwAAQBAJ&q=staszic&pg=PA153 |location=New York |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781317812517 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928220706/https://books.google.com/books?id=dubpAwAAQBAJ&q=staszic&pg=PA153#v=onepage&q=staszic&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last1=Reddaway |first1=W. F. |last2=Penson |first2=J. H. |last3=Halecki |first3=Oskar |date=2016 |title=The Cambridge History of Poland |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eB7iDAAAQBAJ&dq=staszic+%22director%22+Lodz+industry&pg=PA279 |location=Cambridge |publisher=University Press |isbn=978-1316620038 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221208/https://books.google.com/books?id=eB7iDAAAQBAJ&dq=staszic+%22director%22+Lodz+industry&pg=PA279#v=onepage&q=staszic%20%22director%22%20Lodz%20industry&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |author=Susquehanna University |date=1975 |title=Susquehanna University Studies |volume=10 |series=1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V5tYAAAAYAAJ&q=1816+germans+lodz+tax+exemption |location=Selinsgrove |publisher=University Press |issn=0361-8250 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221208/https://books.google.com/books?id=V5tYAAAAYAAJ&q=1816+germans+lodz+tax+exemption |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Malone |first=Peter |date=2007 |title=Through a Catholic lens: religious perspectives of nineteen film directors from around the world |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=McB6rLNuqVwC&dq=lodz+1815+congress+poland&pg=PA210 |location=Lanham |publisher=Sheed & Ward |isbn=978-1299386389 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221208/https://books.google.com/books?id=McB6rLNuqVwC&dq=lodz+1815+congress+poland&pg=PA210#v=onepage&q=lodz%201815%20congress%20poland&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite journal |author=Muzeum Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne w Łodzi |date=1976 |title=Prace i materiały Muzeum Archeologicznego i Etnograficznego w Łodzi |journal=Prace i materiały Muzeum Archeologicznego i Etnograficznego w Łodzi |volume=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qYsaAQAAMAAJ&q=lodz+1806+ksiestwo+warszawskie |location=Łódź |publisher=PWN |issn=0458-1520 |language=pl |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221208/https://books.google.com/books?id=qYsaAQAAMAAJ&q=lodz+1806+ksiestwo+warszawskie |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Podgarbi |first=Bronisław |date=1990 |title=The Jewish Cemetery in Lodz |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=24dLAAAAIAAJ&q=%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA+1423+trade |location=Łódź |publisher=Artus |page= |isbn=8385132007 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221209/https://books.google.com/books?id=24dLAAAAIAAJ&q=%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA+1423+trade |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Lerski |first=Halina |date=1996 |title=Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luRry4Y5NIYC&dq=lodz+1332+1423&pg=PA324 |location=Santa Barbara |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=1282427539 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221209/https://books.google.com/books?id=luRry4Y5NIYC&dq=lodz+1332+1423&pg=PA324 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Brunell |first=Laura |date=2005 |title=Institutional Capital: Building Post-communist Government Performance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R8IYZn2mucsC&dq=lodz+1332+city&pg=PA161 |location=Lanham |publisher=University Press of America |isbn=0761829555 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221210/https://books.google.com/books?id=R8IYZn2mucsC&dq=lodz+1332+city&pg=PA161#v=onepage&q=lodz%201332%20city&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Strumiłło |first=Krystyna |date=2015 |title=New Image of Post-factory Buildings in Lodz in Kopernika Street |url=http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/eaea2015_t1_paper10.pdf |location=Łódź |publisher=Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning, Lodz University of Technology |access-date=20 April 2022 |archive-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226235912/http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/eaea2015_t1_paper10.pdf |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Berend |first=Ivan |date=2013 |title=Case studies on modern European economy : entrepreneurs, inventions, institutions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lxndiWaFMvMC&dq=lodz+%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA+diacritic&pg=PA355 |location=London |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9780415639941 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221754/https://books.google.com/books?id=lxndiWaFMvMC&dq=lodz+%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA+diacritic&pg=PA355#v=onepage&q=lodz%20%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA%20diacritic&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite journal |last=Grzegorczyk |first=Arkadiusz |publisher=Urząd Miasta Łodzi Biuro Analiz Medialnych i Wydawnictw |date=2008 |title=Okres Pradziejów i Średniowiecza |url=https://uml.lodz.pl/files/public/dla_mieszkanca/o-miescie/Ilustrowana_Historia_Lodzi/ENcyklopedia_lodzi_nr1.pdf |journal=Ilustrowana Encyklopedia Historii Łodzi |issue=1 |issn=1731-092X |oclc=749406762 |access-date=20 April 2022 |language=pl |archive-date=9 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309013053/https://uml.lodz.pl/files/public/dla_mieszkanca/o-miescie/Ilustrowana_Historia_Lodzi/ENcyklopedia_lodzi_nr1.pdf |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Rymut |first=Kazimierz |date=1987 |title=Nazwy miast Polski |url=https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/43389/edition/24803/content |location=Wrocław |publisher=Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo |isbn=8304024365 |language=pl |access-date=20 April 2022 |archive-date=15 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415085625/https://rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/43389/edition/24803/content |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Albert |first=Sylvie |date=2020 |title=Innovative Solutions for Creating Sustainable Cities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8TmvDwAAQBAJ&dq=Lodz+boat+name&pg=PA387 |location=Newcastle upon Tyne |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=9781527535930 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221717/https://books.google.com/books?id=8TmvDwAAQBAJ&dq=Lodz+boat+name&pg=PA387#v=onepage&q=Lodz%20boat%20name&f=false |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Puś |first=Wiesław |date=1987 |title=Dzieje Łodzi przemysłowej |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pLVFAAAAIAAJ&q=lodz+1577+piecz%C4%99%C4%87 |location=Łódź |publisher=Muzeum Historii Miasta Łodzi, Centrum Informacji Kulturalnej |oclc=749443747 |language=pl |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221712/https://books.google.com/books?id=pLVFAAAAIAAJ&q=lodz+1577+piecz%C4%99%C4%87 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Rosset |first=Edward |date=1962 |title=Łódź w latach 1945–1960 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hBBpAAAAMAAJ&q=1798+biskup+%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA |location=Łódź |publisher=Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Łodzi |oclc=1150542144 |language=pl |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221713/https://books.google.com/books?id=hBBpAAAAMAAJ&q=1798+biskup+%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA |url-status=live }}
*{{cite book |last=Brunet-Jailly |first=Emmanuel |date=2017 |title=Borderlands: comparing border security in North America and Europe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-1_ADAAAQBAJ&dq=Lodz+agriculture+1423&pg=PA178 |location=Ottawa |publisher=University Press |isbn=9780776627151 |access-date=18 May 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221714/https://books.google.com/books?id=-1_ADAAAQBAJ&dq=Lodz+agriculture+1423&pg=PA178#v=onepage&q=Lodz%20agriculture%201423&f=false |url-status=live }}
* Alan Adelson and Robert Lapides, ''Łódź Ghetto : A Community History Told in Diaries, Journals, and Documents'', Viking, 1989. {{ISBN|0-670-82983-8}}
* "A Stairwell in Lodz," Constance Cappel, 2004, Xlibris, (in English).{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}}
* {{Cite book |title=Ghettostadt: Łódź and the making of a Nazi city |last=Horwitz |first=Gordon J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRxzTw83ZVEC&q=Uebelhoer |via=Google Books, preview |access-date=21 March 2015 |year=2009 |publisher=[[Harvard University Press]] |location=Cambridge, Massachusetts |isbn=978-0674038790 |pages=27, 54–55, 62 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928221755/https://books.google.com/books?id=hRxzTw83ZVEC&q=Uebelhoer#v=snippet&q=Uebelhoer&f=false |url-status=live }}
* "Lodz&nbsp;– The Last Ghetto in Poland," Michal Unger, [[Yad Vashem]], 600 pages (in Hebrew)
* Stefański, Krzysztof (2000). ''Gmachy użyteczności publicznej dawnej Łodzi'', Łódź 2000 {{ISBN|83-86699-45-0}}.
* Stefański, Krzysztof (2009). ''Ludzie którzy zbudowali Łódź Leksykon architektów i budowniczych miasta (do 1939 roku)'', Łódź 2009 {{ISBN|978-83-61253-44-0}}.
*{{Cite book|last1=Trunk|first1=Isaiah|last2=Shapiro|first2=Robert Moses|title=Łódź Ghetto: a history|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugVsNrbMSx4C|access-date=6 March 2010|year=2006|publisher=[[Indiana University Press]], Bloomington, Indiana|isbn=978-0-253-34755-8|ref=Trunk69}}
* {{cite book |title=Łódź Ghetto: A History |last1=Trunk |first1=Isaiah |author-link1=Isaiah Trunk |last2=Shapiro |first2=Robert Moses |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugVsNrbMSx4C |via=Google Books, preview |publisher=[[Indiana University Press]] |location=Bloomington, Ind. |year=2008 |orig-year=2006 |access-date=29 September 2015 |isbn=978-0253347558 }}
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.lodz.pl/}}
* [http://www.mpk.lodz.pl/ Public Transport Official Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051024093811/http://www.mapa.lodz.pl/eng/ City map of Łódź]
* [http://www.bfcollection.net/cities/poland/lodz/lodz_01.html Historic images of Łódź]
* [http://www.sse.lodz.pl/ Łódź Special Economic Zone]
* [http://www.airport.lodz.pl/ Łódź-Lublinek Airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414220953/http://www.airport.lodz.pl/ |date=14 April 2012 }}
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Lodz |volume= 16 | page = 862 |short= 1}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905204306 |date=5 September 2019 |title=''The Łódź Post''}} —English language newspaper
* [http://www.holocaustresearchproject.net/ghettos/Lodz/lodzghetto.html The Łódź Ghetto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020080058/http://www.holocaustresearchproject.net/ghettos/Lodz/lodzghetto.html |date=20 October 2018 }}
* {{JewishGen-LocalityPage|513922|Łódź, Poland}}
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