Stryków
| Stryków | ||
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Poland | |
| Voivodeship : | Łódź | |
| Powiat : | Zgierz | |
| Area : | 8.15 km² | |
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 54 ′ N , 19 ° 37 ′ E | |
| Residents : | 3478 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Postal code : | 95-010 | |
| Telephone code : | (+48) 42 | |
| License plate : | EZG | |
| Economy and Transport | ||
| Street : | A1 motorway | |
| A2 motorway | ||
| Rail route : | Łódź - Warsaw | |
| Next international airport : | Łódź | |
| Gmina | ||
| Gminatype: | Urban and rural municipality | |
| Gmina structure: | 42 localities | |
| 25 school offices | ||
| Surface: | 157.84 km² | |
| Residents: | 12,649 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 80 inhabitants / km² | |
| Community number ( GUS ): | 1020083 | |
| Administration (as of 2007) | ||
| Mayor : | Andrzej Jankowski | |
| Address: | ul.Kosciuszki 27 95-010 Stryków |
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| Website : | www.strykow.pl | |
Stryków ( 1943–1945 Strickau ) is a city in Poland in the Łódź Voivodeship . It is the seat of an urban and rural municipality in the Powiat Zgierski .
geography
Geographical location
The place is located about 15 kilometers northeast of Łódź on the Moszczenica River .
history
The first written mention of the place comes from the year 1389 . The city charter was Stryków 1394 by King Władysław II. Jagiello awarded. In the 18th century the place was a trading center. In 1744 Sigismund II allowed eight annual fairs to be held . In 1793 Stryków came to Prussia as part of the Second Partition of Poland . In 1807 it became part of the newly formed Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 part of Congress Poland . In the 18th and 19th centuries, thanks to the support of the Russian tsar, textile production developed in Stryków. In 1870 the place lost its town charter like many other cities in the region. The connection to the rail network took place in 1903 on the Łódź - Warsaw line . The town was granted city rights again in 1923. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II , around 5,000 people lived in the village, of whom around 2,000 were Jews. Around 45 percent of the population lost their lives in the war, almost all of them Jews. Since the 1970s, the majority of the population worked in the nearby voivodeship capital Łódź.
Culture and sights
Buildings
- Neo-Baroque St. Martin's Church św. Marcina , built between 1911 and 1914
- Ruins of a 17th century church
- Brick and wooden houses with hip roofs from the 18th and 19th centuries
local community
The urban and rural community has 42 localities, 25 of which are Schulzenämter ; Anielin, Anielin Swędowski, Bartolin, Bratoszewice, Ciołek, Dobieszków, Dobra, Dobra Nowiny, Gozdów, Kalinów, Kiełmina, Klęk, Koźle, Lipka, Ługi, Michałówek, Orzechówek, Niesułkawy, Kolówek, Niesułkowy, Kolóweków, Niesułków, Niesułkówy, Riesułkówy, Riesułkówy, Niesułkówy, Kolóweków, Niesułkawy, Kolóweków, Niesułkawy, Kolóweków, Nowiny, Nowiny Sadówka, Sierżnia, Smolice, Sosnowiec, Sosnowiec Pieńki, Stary Imielnik, Swędów, Tymianka, Krucice, Lipa, Warszewice, Cesarka, Wola Błędowa, Wrzask, Bronin, Wyskoki, Zagłoba and Zelgoszcz.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .