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Poland 

Location and borders: The Republic of Poland is located in Central 

Europe. It borders on Germany in the west, the Czech Republic and 

Slovakia in the south, Belarus and Ukraine in the east, Lithuania and 

Russia in the north-east (Kaliningrad districts) while its northern border 

is limited by the Baltic Sea coast. 

General information: The population of over 38.5 million people occupy 

an area of 312,700 square kilometres. Polish language is the official 

language. Poland’s national emblem is a white eagle with a golden crown 

on a red background. The national colours are white and red. The national 

flag is made of two horizontal stripes of identical height, the upper 

– white and the lower - red. 

Polska 

Capital city and administrative division: Warsaw with a population of 

about 1,700,000, is the capital of Poland. The city is located upon the 

longest Polish river, the Vistula. Warsaw is an excellent communication 

centre, serving as an air, rail and road hub. Other major Polish cities 

are the following: Wrocław, Poznań, Kraków, Łódź, Katowice, Szczecin 

and Gdańsk. Administratively Poland is divided into 16 voivodships (regions) 

with minor units of poviats (districts) and gminas (communes). 

The lie of the land, nature: Poland is a country with diversified landscape. 

The Baltic coast enchants with beautiful, sandy beaches that are often 

cliffy. A lake district belt: Pomorskie, Mazurskie, and Suwalskie stretches 

to the south of the coast, a home for numerous lakes, rivers and canals set 

among forests and picturesque hills. Further south there is a vast belt of 

the Polish Lowlands and still further the landscape becomes more hilly 

to change into a belt of uplands: Śląska, Krakowsko-Częstochowska, 

Małopolska and Lubelska and the Podkarpacie Region. The southern 

border runs along mountain ridges of the Sudeten and the Tatras with the 

highest peaks Mt Śnieżka (1603 m) and Mt Rysy (2499) respectively. So 

far Poland has had 23 national parks and over 120 Areas of Outstanding 

Natural Beauty (AONBs) including mountain ranges, unique river basins, 

lake districts, fragments of ancient forests and inaccessible marshes, rich 

fauna and flora and interesting geological forms. 

Climate: Poland lies in a moderate climatic zone; average temperatures 

in summer amount to 17ºC whereas in winter fall to -4ºC. Summers 

can be scorching and dry and winters long and frosty. 

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Łódź Region 

The Łódź Region (Voivodship) is situated in central Poland. The 

surface of 18,000 square kilometres is inhabi-ted by 2,6 million 

people with majority living in Łódź and its satellite towns. The 

biggest cities are Łódź – the capital of the region, Piotrków Trybunalski, 

Skierniewice, Pabianice, Wieluń and Radomsko. 

The northern part of the region is occupied by parts of Lowlands 

of Mazovia and Wielkopolska and the southern parts are 

dominated by a hilly landscape. The Krakowsko-Częstochowska 

Upland occupies the south-west and the Kielecko-Sandomierska 

Upland lies in the south-eastern part of the region. The 

main rivers of the regions are the Warta, the Pilica and the Bzura. 

The landscape of lowlands varies due to artificial lakes: Sulejów 

man-made lake on the Pilica and the Jeziorsko man-made 

lake on the Warta. Protected areas take over 16% of the region’s 

surface: 7 AONB parks and 89 nature reserves, safeguard species 

of plants and animals threatened with extinction 

and preserve interesting landforms 

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Łódź and its environs 

– the region on the trail 

Welcome to the region where all the roads from the north to the south and from the east to the 

west meet. The region that is equally close to any nook of our country. 

The Łódź region can offer various attractions, which will satisfy even the most demanding tourists. 

Vast scenic parks, nature reserves, the enchanting valleys of the Pilica and Warta rivers, and the 

Jeziorsko and Sulejów man-made lakes attract everyone who likes resting in the bosom of nature. 

In beautiful surroundings you can admire precious monuments of architecture: the collegiate church 

in Tum, former abbeys in Sulejów and Witów, monasteries in Gidle, Wielgomłyny and Piotrków 

Trybunalski, churches in Inowłódz and Warta, castles and ruins of castles in Łęczyca, Piotrków, 

Oporów or Bolesławiec, former residences of noblemen and bishops in Nieborow, Walewice, Wolbórz 

or Skierniewice, historic manor houses in Ożarów and Tubądzin, and various examples of wooden 

folk, sacred architecture. These places preserve the history of Poland and the region. The history 

which is worth learning about and which can astonish and entertain you. 

Hiking trails, bicycle routes and riding trails await the lovers of active holidays. Enthusiasts of 

kayaking, sailing and surfing can also find something for themselves. Tourists and sportsmen are 

invited to come to Spała – a pre-war residence of the Polish presidents and tsars, the place where 

members of royal families used to hunt. Currently it is a well-known rest and recreation resort and 

the Olympic Preparation Centre. 

Each of the sub-regions of the Łódź area carefully cultivates the local folklore customs and rites. 

Traditions of embroidery, paper cutting and wickerwork are very vivid. You can still admire works 

of sculptors, blacksmiths, hand weavers and potters. Folk groups are very active such as folk bands, 

and folk artists – singers, folk musicians and storytellers. 

And what about Łódź – the capital of the region? This is the city that can be either loved or 

hated. It is the city where the history of old factories intersperses with the here and now and modern 

technology. It is a still vivid lesson of the past and modern history taught by museums of: Textiles, 

Cinematography, of the City of Łódź or Traditions of Independence. The Łodź Museum of Fine Arts 

is one of the oldest and best-known museums of modern art in Europe. 

Finally, you are bound to take a stroll down Piotrkowska Street – the main promenade of the city 

– with magnificent Art Nouveau and eclectic edifices and palaces of the former industrialists. You can 

pay a visit to the Poznański Palace nearby or see the industrial complex of “Księży Młyn” or simply 

take a rest in the shade of a pavement café or sip your beer in one of hundreds of pubs in Łódź. 

Łódź is the region “on the trail” with diversified accommodation places. You can put up a tent, 

place a caravan, hire a bungalow, and rent a room in a farmhouse, guesthouse or luxurious hotel. This 

is the region that is really worth visiting. 

Welcome to the Łódź Region! 


“The first tourist system in Europe based on QR codes has been installed in Łódź voivodeship – these 

small square images will let us get more information about monuments on our own mobile phone. Simply 

take a photo of the code, using a special decoder to access information about places, listen to a commentary, 

view a map, or even download a wallpaper for your phone – all this in three languages. 

60 places can be found along the following three trails in Łódź: 

- Piotrkowska Street 

- Villas and Palaces 

- Industrial architecture 

Any mobile phone with a camera can QR codes. 

1. Send a text message* ODKODUJ to (+48) 507 67 69 67 to download a free application.** 

2. Launch the application and take a photo of the code. 

3. Get access to the multimedia content! 

4. Once downloaded, the application can be used for decoding 

all the QR codes on your way. 

* normal fees for sending text messages apply 

** a data connection is needed - about 350 kB needs to be downloaded 

(for the icon – places tagged in the Decode Łódź system) 

more information can be found at www.OdkodujLodz.pl 

and under the QR code “

Łódź 

Piotrkowska Street 

Piotrkowska Street was created in the place of the route leading to Piotrków 

Trybunalski, which in the 19th century constituted the axis of city development. 

Today, the street is colloquially called ‘Pietryna’ and still serves 

as the backbone of Łódź. It provides a point of reference when determining 

the location of different places. Along the street there are over 100 pubs and 

restaurants, open until the crack of dawn. There are also designer shops and, 

in the summertime, colourful tea gardens, inviting to relaxation. 

‘Pietryna’ can be explored by rickshaw or retro tourist ‘trambus’. On the 

way, it is worth looking up and admiring beautiful renovated tenement houses 

– witnesses to the history of the city. We especially recommend the building 

of the ‘Grand’ Hotel, dating from 1888, with a period restaurant, the former 

palace – bank house of Maksymilian Goldfeder (no. 86) and the tenement 

house with the monument to Jan Hutenberg in the façade (no. 86). 

The former Palace of Juliusz Heinzl (no. 104) is currently used as the seat 

of the Municipal Office of the City of Łódź and of the provincial authorities, 

in front of which there is one of the most characteristic monuments of Łódź 

– the so called Tuwim’s Bench. Under number 137/139 there is the Palace of 

Juliusz Kindermann with a Venetian mosaic on the façade. The side wall of 

the tenement house under number 152 is decorated with the largest grafitti 

in Poland. Other street monuments are also interesting: the Monument to 

Three Manufacturers at no. 32, the Monument to the Lampman at no. 37, the 

Monument to Arthur Rubinstein with the piano at the tenement house at no. 

78, where the famous musician lived, the Monument to Władysław Reymont 

at no. 137 and the Monument to Stefan Jaracz at no. 152. 

The Monument to Łódź Residents of the Turn of the Millennium is very 

original. It is made of over 13 thousand basalt cobblestones with engraved 

names of both unknown and famous residents of the city. In front of the Grand 

Hotel there is the Avenue of Stars, with the most famous names of Polish 

cinematography. In the John Paul II Square there is the most monumental 

sacred building in Łódź – the metropolitan cathedral dedicated to St Stanisław 

Kostka. Its tower is over 100 metres high. 

Moreover, audio and multimedia guides provide information about the 

history and modern functions of the monuments located in ‘Pietryna’. The 

audio guides are available in the souvenir shop at 87 Piotrkowska Street. 

‘Pietryna’ is the venue of festivities, fairs, artistic happenings and sports 

competitions. The most popular festivities are the Łódź Days (celebrated 

every year in May), during which one may watch music performances, listen 

to buskers, taste local delicacies, buy souvenirs and meet famous residents 

of the city. 

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Tourist Information Centre in Łódź 

87 Piotrkowska Str., 90-423 Łódź 

Tel./fax: (+48) 42 638 59 55; Tel. (+48) 42 638 59 56 

E-mail: cit@uml.lodz.pl 

Local Information Centre 

67 Sienkiewicza Str., 90-009 Łódź 

Tel./fax.: (+48) 42 662 09 70 

E-mail: it.centrum@rotwl.pl 


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Łódź 

GOLDEN 

CERTIFICATE 

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Manufaktura 

New face of Poznański’s empire 

The empire of Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański started to develop in 1862, 

when his father founded a manufactory. 

It was the biggest factory in Łódź, located on a plot of approx. 30 hectares 

at Ogrodowa Street. In 1878 an impressive cotton mill building (170 metres 

long, 5 storeys high) was erected here. It was made of characteristic red brick 

without plaster. According to the custom of Łódź, the palace of the Poznański 

family was built right next to the mill. The palace is eclectic, mainly because 

of its owner who, when asked about the desired style of the building, said 

he could afford all the styles. Today, this most magnificent industrialist’s 

residence in Europe houses the Museum of History of the City of Łódź, with 

exhibitions devoted to famous inhabitants of the city: J. Tuwim, K. Dedcius, 

A. Rubinstein and Wł. St. Reymont. 

At present, the revitalised factory buildings are known as ‘Manufaktura’ 

– a retail, entertainment and cultural centre. 

Its extensive plaza with the longest fountain in Europe, surrounded by 

numerous restaurants and cafes, the enchanting Factory Museum, the 

Museum of History of the City of Łódź and the visionary Art Museum, is 

one of the favourite meeting places of the residents of Łódź. There is also 

a multiplex, including an IMAX cinema, modern disco, bowling alley, play 

area for children and many other attractions for visitors. 

Moreover, ‘Manufaktura’ offers audio and multimedia guides presenting 

the history and the modern functions of individual factory buildings. 

The largest of the former factory buildings has been turned into the exclusive 

Andel’s Hotel composed of 278 rooms, including 4 two-level Maisonette 

rooms and a luxury apartment with a terrace. There are also 7 conference 

rooms and a ballroom, which makes this modern facility an ideal place for 

business and social meetings. 

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Museum of the City of Łódź 

15 Ogrodowa Str., 91-065 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 654 03 23, (+48) 42 254 90 00 

E-Mail: muzeum@muzeum-lodz.pl 

www.poznanskipalace.muzeum-lodz.pl 

Tourist Information - Manufaktura 

Manufaktura Rynek, 91-002 Łódź 

Tel./fax.: (+48) 695 13 11 13 

E-mail: it.manufaktura@rotwl.pl 




Tel./fax: (+48) 42 638 59 55, Tel. (+48) 42 638 59 56 


Park Miniatur S.A. 


Tel.: (+48) 42 632 76 04, Fax: (+48) 42 630 64 02 

www.parkminiatur.pl 

andel’s Hotel Łódź 


Tel.: (+48 42) 279 10 00, fax.: (+48 42) 279 10 01 

E-mail: info@andelslodz.com 

www.andelslodz.com 


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Łódź 

The Priest’s Mill 

Factories and residences 

The Priest’s Mill, a residential and factory complex which in the 19th century belonged to the richest industrialist in Łódź – Karol Wilhelm 

Scheibler – and to his heirs, is located on former water and factory grounds on the Jasień River. On a plot with a surface area of 500 ha a ‘factory 

town’ was created, with a complex of industrial buildings, workers’ housing estate, several family residences, ballroom, community centre, 

church, hospital with outpatient clinic, school, railway station, fire brigade, shops, public park and a 100-hectare grange. 

Thanks to its unique character, the Priest’s Mill attracts film-makers, photographers and legions of tourists who want to feel the spirit of 

a 19th-century town in the 21st century. The old weaving mill buildings are being turned into luxury lofts and the other buildings of the 

workers’ estate are being successively restored to their former glory. 

In the vicinity of the industrial and residential part there is one of the most beautiful palaces of Łódź – Herbst’s residence. It houses a branch 

of the Art Museum, presenting Polish and foreign art collections. Visitors to the museum will find there a number of paintings from the 

19th century and from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries by, for example, Stanisław Wyspiański, Jan Matejko, Reinier de la Haye 

or Nicolaes Maes. 

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The Herbst’s Palace 

72 Przędzalniana Str., 90-338 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 674 96 98, Fax: (+48) 42 674 99 82 

E-Mail: herbst@msl.org.pl 

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Łódź 

Palaces of the Promised Land 


The factories in Łódź were monumental buildings built from red bricks. Workers’ housing estates nearby factories were designed in a monotonous, 

barrack-like style. Industrialists’ palaces were built in sophisticated, subtle or monumental architectural forms with some elements of 

Italian Renaissance, Baroque and lavish eclectic decoration. Interiors were filled with furnishings brought from Western Europe. Walls were 

decorated with tapestries, wooden panels, ceramic tiles or mirrors, and ceilings were decorated with allegoric, plafond paintings. Sometimes 

a winter garden was built inside the palace and a park with a richly decorated fountain was arranged outside. 

Karol Poznański’s palace is located not far from this place (32 Gdańska Street). The architecture of the palace draws on Florentine Renaissance. 

Visitors can observe an accumulation of pilasters, rusticated elevation, decorativeness of mass, balustrades and fantasy finial of windows in 

the corner break. The palace is the seat of the Academy of Music. 

The palace of Maurycy Poznański belongs to one of the most interesting examples of such constructions (36 Więckowskiego Street). Measured 

divisions of walls, columns between windows, rusticated corners, bay windows, balconies, balustrades, fantastic ornaments and beautiful 

stained glass windows immensely impress its visitors. At present, the Museum of Fine Arts famous for a unique collection of avant-garde art 

is localized here (see museums and galleries). The palace of the Biedermann family is also very interesting. 

 

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The Academy of Music (Karol Poznański’s Palace) 

32 Gdańska Str., 90-716 Łódź, 

Tel: (+48) 42 662 16 00 

E-Mail: rektorat@amuz.lodz.pl, www.amuz.lodz.pl 

Visiting on consent of Academy authorities 

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The Museum of Fine Arts 

36 Więckowskiego Str.,90-734 Łódź 

Tel: (+48) 42 633 97 90, (+48) 426 339 791 Fax: (+48) 42 632 99 41 

E-Mail: muzeum@msl.org.pl 

www.msl.org.pl

Łódź 

Łódź 

Capital of Polish Art Nouveau 

Łódź is called the capital of Polish Art Nouveau. It was here that the villa of Leopold Kindermann was built at 31/33 Wólczańska Street in 1903, 

according to a design by Gustaw Landau-Gutenteger. The villa is considered the most beautiful example of Art Nouveau in Poland. This picturesque 

asymmetric building is crowned with a high roof. It reveals a successful combination of different building materials and plaster textures. The 

elevation is covered with rich Art Nouveau embellishments – period flowers, tree stumps, animals and fruit. In the stairwell and the music salon 

there are colourful Art Nouveau stained-glass windows. At present, the villa houses the Municipal Art Gallery. 

It is also worth visiting Reinhold Richter’s villa (6 Skorupki Street), built in 1904 according to a design by I. Stebelski. Every elevation is different 

– Neo-Renaissance decorations are dominant, yet one can also notice some Art Nouveau details. The ornamental portal and vestibule draw 

on old aristocratic residences, whereas the bright hall and parlours introduce Art Nouveau atmosphere. 

The Art Nouveau monuments in Łódź are not only residences and villas. There are also Art Nouveau industrial facilities, which were a speciality 

of the city. The building of the first power station of Łódź in Targowa Street deserves special attention. It was erected in the years 1906-1907 

according to a design by Dawid Lande. It will become part of a cultural and entertainment complex which is currently under construction. 

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Municipal Art Gallery – ‘Willa’ Gallery 

31 Wólczańska Str., 90-607 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 632 79 95, (+48) 42 632 24 16, 

E-mail: dyrektor@miejskagaleria.lodz.pl, www.miejskagaleria.lodz.pl 

Factories and residences 

Łódź 

Textile traditions of Łódź 


The textile spirit of Łódź can be felt in many corners of the city, yet the best place to find it is in the Central Textile Museum in the Ludwik 

Geyer White Factory – one of the oldest monuments of industrial architecture in Łódź. The complex of classical buildings, which housed 

the first mechanical cotton spinning and weaving mill in the city, is currently used as an exhibition venue presenting the largest collection 

of modern artistic fabric. The former factory floors are an excellent background for displaying the biggest Polish collection of historic textile 

tools and machines, industrial fabric samplers, Polish artistic fabric, national costumes, cloths and fashion accessories from the 19th and 20th 

centuries, as well as documents and iconography. 

In the Władysław Reymont Park, which adjoins the Central Textile Museum, there is the only Open-air Museum of Urban Wooden 

Architecture in Poland. It reconstructs a typical street of Łódź from the 1820s and offers an incredible trip to the past. Along the main street of 

the Open-air Museum – called Łódzka Street – there are authentic wooden workers’ and craftsmen’s houses. A historic church from Nowosolna 

dating from 1848 and an Art Nouveau holiday home from Ruda Pabianicka are located at the intersecting Parkowa Street. The Open-air 

Museum also presents the disappearing wooden urban development of Łódź. It reflects the perpendicular layout of streets, characteristic of 

a 19th-century town. In the reconstructed houses there are authentic appliances, once used by the workers and craftsmen of Łódź. 

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Central Textile Museum 

282 Piotrkowska Str., 93-034 Łódź, 

Tel./fax: (+48) 42 684 33 55, Tel.: (+48) 42 684 61 42 

E-mail: ctmustex@muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl 

www.muzeumwlokiennictwa.pl 

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Tel./fax: (+48) 42 638 59 55, Tel. (+48) 42 638 59 56 

E-mail: cit@uml.lodz.pl

Łódź 

Łódź 

Following the Łódź Jews’ tracks 

The city od four cultures 

Among many ethnic groups of old Łódź, Jews were the first ones to settle down in the Łódź area. The number of the Jewish community in 

the 19th century increased from several thousand to over 200 thousand. Industrial tycoons (T.K.Poznański, M.Silberstein, St.Jarociński and 

O.Kon), traders, bankers, architects (D.Lande and G.Landau- Gutenteger), writers (J.Tuwim and J.Kosiński) were of Jewish origin. 

A few Judaic traces, which have been preserved in Łódź, are: a miraculously saved synagogue of Wolf Reicher (Rewolucji 1905 Street no.28) 

and a new Jewish cemetery (Bracka Street) founded in 1892 – the biggest necropolis of the Jewish faith (41 ha) in Europe. Around 230.000 

Jews who contributed to the history of the “Promised Land” were buried here. While visiting the cemetery it is recommended to pay attention 

to the Izrael Poznański mausoleum and tombs of manufacturers and their families: the Prussaks and Silbersteins. There is a part of the necropolis 

which is called “the ghetto field”. 200.000 Jews not only from Łódź but also from other countries went through the ordeal of the ghetto, 

which was situated in the northern part of the city. Today’s tourists can learn about the history of “Litzmannstadtghetto” following the trail 

which starts at Bałucki Square and finishes at the Radegast station from where transports with ghetto inhabitants departed for Chełmno and 

Oświęcim (Auschwitz) A specially prepared map and a guidebook (available in the Tourist Information Centre) will be of great help while 

visiting particular points on the trail. 


Monumentum Iudaicum Lodzenese Foundation 

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Tel/Fax: (+48) 42 638 59 55 

Tel: (+48) 42 638 59 56 

E-Mail: cit@uml.lodz.pl 

18 Pomorska Str., 91-416 Łódź 

Tel/fax: (+48) 42 639 72 33 

E-Mail: fundacja@lodzjews.org 

www.lodzjews.org 

The Jewish Community in Łódź 

18 Pomorska Str., 91-416 Łódź 

Tel/fax: (+48) 42 632 04 27, 

Fax: (+48) 42 633 51 56 

E-Mail: fundacja@lodzjews.org 

www.lodzjews.org 

Łódź 

The Łódź Germans 


In the 1830s German handicraftsmen, first of all, weavers and cloth makers came in flocks to Łódź.The first cotton mill of Christian 

Wendisch started its production in 1827 and next mill was opened by Ludwik Geyer in 1828. The beginnings of the fifties of the 19th century 

witnessed a new era in the development of Łódź industry related to the progress of Karol Scheibler’s empire. Together with the thriving textile 

industry, fortunes of manufacturers settled in Łódź multiplied and grander and grander factories and palaces, which constitute today’s heritage 

of multi-cultural Łódź, were built. Łódź owes the fact of becoming “Polish Manchester” mainly to Germans and Jews. 

The tourist trail spanning the buildings erected by German industrialists: Scheibler, Schweikert, Geyer, Grohman, and Heinzel as well as 

evangelical churches, public edifices, former German theatres and schools is to introduce tourists visiting Łódź to the history of the city and 

its German inhabitants. 

The most distinguishing destinations on the trail are: the industrial and residential complex of K.Scheibler, the “White Factory” of Ludwik 

Geyer, the palace of Juliusz Heinzel (today’s seat of the City of Łódź Office), the Schweikerts’ palace (currently the European Institute), and 

three evangelical churches including the most impressive church of St Matthew (Piotrkowska Street 283) which has been used till today. 

 

PTTK (guided tours) 


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12a Wigury Str., 90-301 Łódź 

Tel./Fax: (+48) 42 636 15 09, (+48) 42 636 87 64 

E-Mail: pttk.lodz@wp.pl, www.lodz.pttk.pl 


Tel/Fax: (+48) 42 638 59 55 

Tel: (+48) 42 638 59 56 


Fabricum Group s.c., (guided tours) 

Drewnowska 58 Street 91-002 Łódź 

Tel./Fax: (+48) 42 636 28 25 

E-Mail: biuro@fabricum.pl, www.fabricum.pl

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Russian traces in Łódź 

In the history of the development of Łódź industry Russians did not play a very important role but till today there are numerous monuments 

related to the presence of Russians in times of Russian rule in Łódź. These are mainly Orthodox churches and chapels, buildings of former Russian 

institutions (e.g. banks) and tombstones and graves preserved in cemeteries of the city. 

Undoubtedly, the best-known monument is the Orthodox cathedral church dedicated to Aleksander Newski (at the corner of Narutowicza Street 

and Kilińskiego Street). The church was designed by Hilary Majewski and erected after endeavours of the construction committee whose members 

were the richest industrialist of other religions: Izrael Poznański and Karol Scheibler. The church, built in neo-Byzantine style on an octagonal 

plan with the dome in the centre and a small tower in the façade, has a décor of the interior typical of Orthodox religion: a grand iconostas brought 

from St Petersburg, walls covered with old icons and procession crosses from the 17th and 18th centuries. 

Not far from the place, in a side street (Piramowicza Street) tourists can see the church of St Olga, another Orthodox one, which used to be once 

a part of an orphanage. Near the Old Cemetery there stands a former garrison Orthodox Church dedicated to St Aleksy (1895-96) and built for 

the Tsar regiment stationed in Łódź in times of the Russian rule (Św. Jerzego Street). The church was used also as a riding arena. In the Orthodox 

quarter of the “Na Dołach” cemetery (Telefoniczna Street) there is a cemetery chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Falling Asleep. 

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Tel/Fax: (+48) 42 638 59 55 

Tel: (+48) 42 638 59 56, E-Mail: cit@uml.lodz.pl 

Fabricum Group s.c. 

E-Mail: biuro@fabricum.pl, www.fabricum.pl 

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Bureau of Promotion, Tourism and International 

Cooperation City of Łódź Office 


Tel: (+48) 42 638 44 76, Fax: (+48) 42 638 40 89 

E-Mail: promocja@uml.lodz.pl, www.uml.lodz.pl 

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Tel./Fax: (+48) 42 636 15 09 

(+48) 42 636 87 64 

E-Mail: pttk.lodz@wp.pl, www.lodz.pttk.pl 

The city od four cultures 

Łódź 

The Old Cemetery 


The Old Cemetery is the burial place for Catholics, Protestants and believers of Orthodox faith. Magnificent mausoleums, tombs and 

graves of all those contributing to the grandeur of industrial Łódź can be found here. The Catholic quarter of the necropolis, apart from an 

eclectic mausoleum of Juliusz Heinzel and his family, is more modest than the Protestant part and its graves have much lower artistic value. 

However, historically it is much more significant. Polish intelligentsia, heroes of the January Uprising (1863-64), the 1905-07 revolution, the 

Polish-Bolshevik War (1919-21) and World War II (1939-1945) and many famous Łódź inhabitants found their last resting places here. 

The majority of the most valuable monuments are located in the Protestant part of the cemetery since Protestants were the wealthiest group 

among Łódź industrialists, traders, entrepreneurs and local intellectuals. The neo-Gothic mausoleum of Karol Scheibler and his family is the 

most prized monument of this part of the cemetery. 

The old Orthodox cemetery is the smallest part of the necropolis. These are graves of representatives of the Russian community living in 

Łódź since the second half of the 19th century. They were mostly officials, policemen and military men whose tombstones are usually modest 

and of lower artistic value. The exception is a sepulchral chapel of the Gojżewskis bordering the Catholic part of the cemetery. An interesting 

thing here is that Mr Gojżewski was buried in the Orthodox part and his wife, who was Catholic, was buried in the Catholic part. 

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The Old Cemetery Welfare Organization 

At Ogrodowa Street in Łódź 

Mailing address: 

12a Wigury Str., (PTTK), 90-301 Łódź 

Fabricum Group s.c., (guided tours) 

E-Mail: biuro@fabricum.pl, www.fabricum.pl 

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E-Mail: pttk.lodz@wp.pl, www.lodz.pttk.pl

Łódź 

Łódź 

Museum of History of the City of Łódź 

Łódź 

Museum of Cinematography 

www.ziemialodzka.pl Museums and galleries 

 

One of the most beautiful buildings in the city – Izrael Poznański’s 

Palace – is used as the seat of the Museum of History of the City 

of Łódź. This interdisciplinary museum was founded in 1975 and 

has gathered a wide range of artefacts related to the history of Łódź 

– a city from the medieval period, yet celebrating its ‘golden age’ 

in the 19th century. When visiting the historic interiors you can 

learn about the history and culture of the past ages and about the 

dynamics of transformations in the last and the present centuries. 

The museum also presents important figures and events connected 

with Łódź – A. Rubinstein, A. Tansman, J. Kosiński and J. Karski, 

as well as collections commemorating the events which shaped this 

multinational, multicultural and multidenominational industrial 

metropolis. 

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www.muzeum-lodz.pl 

Łódź 

Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum 

The museum was created in 1956 as a result of combining the 

Archaeological Museum and the Ethnographic Museum. The permanent 

exposition encompasses an ethnographic and numismatic 

exhibition, illustrating the history of money in Poland. At the end 

of 2008 the permanent exposition was enriched with archaeological 

exhibition, reconstructing the history of settlement in central 

Poland, from the distant past to the 17th century. This is the only 

museum in the country with a rich collection of exhibits related 

to puppet theatre and puppet films. The Puppet Show Section 

presents décor designs, puppets, elements of stage scenery, recordings, 

programmes, posters and photographic documentation of 

performances. 

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Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum in Łódź 

pl. Wolności 14, 91-415 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 632 84 40, Tel./fax: (+48) 42 632 97 14 

E-Mail: maie@maie.art.pl, www.maie.lodz.pl 

The museum is housed in the 19th-century palace of Karol 

Scheibler, one of the most important industrialists of Łódź. The 

Museum of Cinematography, which took over the building in 1986, 

collects exhibits and documents the history of Polish cinematography 

– film art, technique and production – which has been centred 

around Łódź for many years. The museum collection includes valuable, 

often unique appliances of the period immediately preceding 

the development of cinema: magic lanterns, stereoscopes and optical 

toys. An important part of the collection are film set designs, costumes, 

décor for animated and feature films, and one of the largest 

European collections of Polish and foreign film posters. 

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Museum of Cinematography 

pl. Zwycięstwa 1, 90-312 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 674 09 57, fax: (+48) 42 674 90 06 

E-mail: muzeum@kinomuzeum.pl, www.kinomuzeum.pl 

Łódź 

Art Museum 

The Art Museum of Łódź, operating since 1930, is famous and 

valued in the whole world. It presents works by such celebrities as 

Max Ernst, Pablo Picasso, Władysław Strzemiński, Katarzyna Kobro 

and Henryk Stażewski. In 2008 a new chapter in the history of 

the Art Museum in Łódź started. A new building of the museum 

– MS² – was opened on the premises of the Manufaktura complex. 

3000 m² of the new Art Zone will be occupied by permanent exposition 

and 600 m² will be designated for the organisation of temporary 

displays. A demanding exhibition programme, accompanying 

meetings, film projections and concerts make the museum a place 

vibrant with life. 

ms – Art Museum 

i 36 Więckowskiego Str., 90-734 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 633 97 90 

E-Mail: muzeum@msl.org.pl, www.msl.org.pl 

ms² 19 Ogrodowa Str., 91-065 Łódź 

i Tel.: (+48) 42 634 39 48, Fax: (+48) 42 634 39 62 

E-Mail: muzeum@msl.org.pl, www.msl.org.pl

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Łódź 

Factory Museum 

Łódź 

‘Inner Tube’ of Łódź 

A modern, interactive exposition of the museum illustrates the 

history of the factory, created by Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznański in 

the second half of the 19th century, the history of the industrial 

fortune of the Poznański family, the development of textile mills, 

the technique of manufacturing of cotton fabric and the everyday 

work of workers. The exhibition is supplemented with regular 

demonstrations of the operation of original weaving looms from 

the 19th century, and with old chronicles, documentary films and 

samples of factory materials and products. Museum visitors also 

have a chance to listen to stories told by old factory workers. The 

workshops, as an active form of exploring the museum, contribute 

to transferring the knowledge of this place and people who lived 

here to the next generations. 

Factory Museum 

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58 Drewnowska Str., 91-002 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 664 92 93 

E-Mail: muzeum@manufaktura.com 

www.muzeum.manufaktura.com 

Łódź 

Museum of Cartoons 

The ‘Inner Tube’ is the first canal in Poland open to visitors. Its 

construction started in 1926, according to a design of the author 

of the sewage and water supply system in Łódź – William Lindley. 

This 142-metre long, 1.5-metre wide and nearly 2-metre long brick 

tunnel was designed as a system for rinsing big collector sewers 

under the streets running from Wolności Square in all directions. 

The ‘Inner Tube’ operated in this form until the 1970s. 

The modern design of the ‘Inner Tube’ is based on the presentation 

of archive photographs and documents concerning the construction 

of Łódź canals. The documentary photographs displayed 

in the ‘Inner Tube’ (glass negatives with a unique collection of 

photographs of pre-war Łódź) come from the archive of a local 

water and sewage company. 

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www.muzeum-lodz.pl 

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Galleries 

Museums and galleries 


An exhibition held in the new headquarters of the legendary film 

studio Se-ma-for, located in one of the buildings of the historic 

EC-1 thermal power plant. The exhibition consists of dolls and 

parts of the scenery of the most popular cartoons and animated 

films made by the studio. Children will discover new characters, 

and their parents will recall fond memories of their childhood: Miś 

Uszatek, Penguin Pik-Pok, the Moomins. The museum guide will 

share the secrets of creating films, animation techniques, and show 

one of the most valuable exhibits of the museum: an Oscar statuette 

given to Se-ma-for for one of its newest films – Peter and the Wolf. 

Animated film screenings and many different workshops aimed at 

children enrich the Museum offer. 

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Museum of Cartoons 

1/3 b. Targowa Str., 90-022 Łódź 

tel. (+48 42 681 54 74, (+48) 502 496 350 

e-mail: muzeum@se-ma-for.com 

www.se-ma-for.com 

In Łódź there are also many galleries, presenting different art 

forms. The most important galleries include: 

• Municipal Art Gallery 

www.miejskagaleria.lodz.pl 

• Ars Nova 

www.arsnova.pl 

• Atlas of Art 

www.atlassztuki.pl 

• FF Gallery 

www.galeriaff.eu 

• Galleries of the Academy of Fine Arts 

www.asp.lodz.pl 

• East Gallery 

www.wschodnia.pl 

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Cultural Information Centre in Łodź 

102a Piotrkowska Str., 90-004 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 633 92 21 

E-mail: biuro@cik.lodz.pl 

www.cik-lodz.pl 

• Opus 

www.galeriaopus.pl 

• Icon 

www.galeriaikona.pl 

• Adi Art. 

www.adi-art.com 

• ŁTF Gallery 

www.ltf.com.pl 

• Manhattan 

www.galeriamanhattan.pl 

• (ZPAP) – ‘Upstairs’ Gallery 

www.zpap.org.pl

Łódź 

Łódź 

‘Fala’ Aquapark 

Culture and leisure 

The ‘Fala’ Aquapark is the largest complex of swimming pools in Poland, opened at the beginning of 2008. It consists of an indoor part 

and an outdoor part, open in the summertime. The aquapark design draws on orangeries and palm houses (which were once a centre of social 

life and a place of leisure and recreation), thanks to which it has the atmosphere of a tropical garden in the middle of the city. The whole 

complex occupies 10 hectares and the total surface of the swimming pools is 2,450 m². The indoor part includes: 4 swimming pools (sports 

swimming pool, leisure swimming pool, children’s swimming pool and, of course, swimming pool with a wave machine), a complex of 5 

saunas and a ‘SPA and Wellness’ centre, which offers standard face and body beauty treatments, aromatherapy and music therapy. The outdoor 

part features swimming pools and a special beach of 120 m². There is also a play area and a paddling pool with heated water (32°C) for the 

youngest visitors. Every day, the entrance tickets cover special water entertainment – games for children, aqua aerobics, water activities for 

seniors and parents with children, and swimming lessons. Additonally, the ‘Fala’ Aquapark organises a wide range of events, such as a Tuning 

Show, ‘Miss Fali’ beauty competition and – very popular – Naturists’ Night. 

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Aquapark Łódź Sp. z o.o. 

Unii Lubelskiej Avenue 4, 94-208 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 688 08 87 

E-Mail: spa@aquapark.lodz.pl 

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Despite its industrial character Łódź offers its visitors dozens of nooks full of greenery. In Łódź, there are over thirty city parks. The most 

commonly visited place is the “Zdrowie” Park. Kids are attracted to the nearby Zoological Garden where they can admire exotic animals from 

all over the world and the Łódź Funfair. Huge predators, reptiles or aquarium fish are particular favourites among visitors to the zoo and the 

funfair is an excellent venue for having fun. 

Located nearby, the biggest botanical garden in Poland attracts tourists (not only from the region) with its rich collection of plants. Beautiful, 

colourful and aromatic specimens await visitors in the Japanese Garden, Rockery or Ornamental Plants Section. The modern Palm House in 

Żródliska” Park grows and exhibits tropical plants, cacti and other succulents. Numerous exotic plants and the oldest palm trees in Poland 

can enchant visitors. 

Within the city boundaries there lies “Łagiewnicki” Forest – one of Europe’s biggest areas of woodland (12 km²) offering active recreation 

in the open air. You can find here both hiking and biking routes and even some routes for horse-riders. Mount “Ruda” in “Ruda Pabianicka” 

invites visitors to a modern 580-metre sledge run. 

The Botanical Gardens 

The Palm House 

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36/38 Krzemieniecka Str., 90-303 Łódź 

Tel: (+48) 42 688 44 20, Fax: (+48) 42 688 44 14 

E-Mail: sekretariat@botaniczny.lodz.pl 

www.botaniczny.lodz.pl 

J.Piłsudskiego Avenue 61, 90-329 Łódź 

Tel: (+48) 42 674 96 65 

E-Mail: sekretariat@botaniczny.lodz.pl 

www.botaniczny.lodz.pl 

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The Łódź Zoological Garden 

8/10 Konstantynowska Str., 93-303 Łódź 

Tel: (+48) 42 632 75 79 Fax: (+48) 42 632 92 90 

E-Mail: angra@zoo.lodz.pl 

www.zoo.lodz.pl 

Łódź Funfair 

3/5 Konstantynowska Str. 

Tel: (+48) 42 633 99 51 

Mobile: (+48) 501 778 906 

E-Mail: lunapark@lunapark.lodz.pl 

www.lunapark.lodz.pl

Łódź 

Łódź 

Pubbing, clubbing & shopping 

By many tourists and Łódź inhabitants the city is seen as an ideal place for doing shopping in not too expensive but elegant boutiques along 

Piotrkowska Street. Łódź Shopping Gallery, huge shopping centres on the outskirts and enormous market squares in the satellite towns of 

Rzgów, Tuszyn and Głuchów also attract shoppers. 

Łódź is the centre of Polish clubbing where the fun lasts till dawn. A lot of pubs have very interesting interiors arranged in Art Nouveau 

style; some are eclectic, avant-garde with modern music. Exclusive restaurants welcome their guests offering besides Polish dishes also dishes 

of Mediterranean, Jewish, Oriental and Far Eastern cuisines. Everybody can find something to suit their tastes. 

”Manufaktura”, a recently opened commercial and entertainment centre localized on the premises of Izrael Poznański’s revita-lized factory 

complex, provides an excellent opportunity of combining shopping and entertainment. An immense commercial and entertainment complex 

surrounding a market square was built in the city centre covering an area of 27 ha. Visitors find here many restaurants, over 300 shops, discotheques, 

a bowling alley, climbing wall and multi-cinema with the only in the city of Łódź three-dimensional system of projection “IMAX”. 

A luxurious hotel, the branch of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Science and Technology for kids, the Museum of the Place, and 

International Fashion Promotion Centre are under construction. 

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Tourist Information - Manufaktura 

Manufaktura Rynek, 91-002 Łódź 

Tel./fax.: (+48) 695 13 11 13 

E-mail: it.manufaktura@rotwl.pl 


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Culture and leisure 

Łódź 

Art and culture 


Several dozen cultural institutions- theatres, cinemas, museums and galleries, hundreds of theatre, film, music, literary and artistic events, 

and over 60 international festivals and competitions can be visited or seen in Łódź. 

The Łódź Grand Theatre, apart from its classical repertoire, invites audiences to Łódź Ballet Meetings every two years – one of the world’s 

most renowned festivals of dancing and choreography. Professionals have a unique chance of exchanging experience in a variety of choreographic 

styles and dancing techniques. For viewers, it is an unforgettable opportunity to seeunusual performances with ballet big names. 

The Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra organizes numerous festivals and regular musical concerts. For several years during holidays 

the “Colour of Poland” Festival – excellent concerts of organ and chamber music – has been organized in the most picturesque nooks of the 

region, mainly in historic churches, palaces and manors. 

Łódź Art Center is a cultural-artistic institution localized in the 19th-century factory complex. The main aspect of its activity is to promote 

Łódź and animate culture. The centre provides seats for cultural institutions, exhibition space, venue of festivals, conferences and meetings. The 

most distinguished events organized by Łódź Art Center are: International Biennial of Art, and the International Festival of Photography. 

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The Grand Theatre in Łódź 

Plac Dąbrowskiego, 90-249 Łódź 

Tel: (+48) 42 633 99 60 

E-Mail: teatr@teatr-wielki.lodz.pl 

www.teatr-wielki.lodz.pl (PL) 

Kazimierz Dejmek Nowy Theatre in Łódź 

93 Zachodnia Str., 90-402 Łódź 

Tel. (+48) 42 633 44 94 

www.nowy.pl 

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Łódź Art Center 

3 Tymienieckiego Str., 90-365 Łódź 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 42 684 20 95 

E-Mail: info@lodzarecenter.com 

www.lodzartcemter.com 

Cultural Information Centre in Łódź 

102a Piotrkowska Str., 90-004 Łódź 

Tel: (+48) 42 633 92 21 

E-Mail: biuro@cik.lodz.pl, www.cik-lodz.pl 

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The Artur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra 

20/22 Narutowicza Str., 90-135 Łódź 

Tel: (+48) 42 664 79 18 

E-Mail: filharmonia@filharmonia.lodz.pl 

www.filharmonia.lodz.pl 

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Łódź 

Łódź 

Explorers Festival 

Łódź 

Fokus Łódź Biennale Festival 

www.ziemialodzka.pl Events and festivals 

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For over 10 years the Explorers Festival has been attracting to 

Łódź outstanding individuals from the world of extreme sports and 

travel. The festival message is simple and clear: ‘Have dreams and 

arouse your passions to make your life more beautiful and colourful’. 

This unique festival makes it possible to meet unusual people, learn 

about their fascination for the world and natural need to discover 

and explore it. The guests of the Explorers Festival include Piotr 

Pustelnik, Bertrand Piccard, Sir Christian Bonington, Erich von 

Däniken and Marek Kamiński. Festival visitors can watch dozens 

of travel films, listen to explorers’ stories and take part in the Great 

Geography Lesson. 

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Łódź Alpine Club 

7 Cementowa Str., 91-859 Łódź 

E-mail: biuro@festiwalgor.pl 

www.explorersfestival.pl 

Łódź 

The Four Cultures Festival 

Continuation of the festival which refers to the four cultures which 

are inseparable part of the history of Łódź. The festival is to show the 

cultural achievements of Poles, Jews, Germans and Russians – the 

nations which built Łódź. The rich festival programme will provide 

events for fans of music, films, theatre and literature. Apart from 

concerts, performances, film reviews and numerous expositions being 

held all over the city, there is also a rich offer for children and young 

people. The latter should be especially interested in workshops aimed 

specifically at them. The festival uniquely brings together young and 

adult recipients of culture, those from Łódź and visitors. Its main 

goal is also to teach people to be tolerant and to inspire and prove 

that multiculturalism gives us an exceptional chance to create unique, 

diverse and high-quality cultural undertakings. 

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City of Dialogue in Łódź 

5 Plac Wolności 

Tel. (+48 42) 636 38 21 

E-mail: info@miasto-dialogu.pl 

www.4kultury.pl 

A unique, interdisciplinary artistic event dedicated to contemporary 

art. It is organised in the city space and is a reference to the 

artistic event which began in Łódź in 1980 – The Construction 

in Process. Artists taking part in this festival create their projects 

(expositions, installations, projections, actions, workshops) in public 

space: in shop windows, shopping arcades, factories, pubs, and flats, 

with the viewers witnessing the creative process. One of the basic 

assumptions of the festival is spontaneous creation of a platform of 

cooperation, mutual promotion and exchange of experience between 

artists. The viewers can gain knowledge about the newest contemporary 

art and its effect on the modern city structure. 

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Fokus Łódź Biennale Office 

56/9 Kościuszki Avenue, 90-428 Łódź 

Tel. (+48) 42 636 36 02 

E-mail: biuro@biennalelodz.pl 

www.biennalelodz.pl 

Łódź 

International Festival of Comics 

The International Festival of Comics has been organised in 

Łódź since 1991. This is the greatest event of this kind in Central 

and Eastern Europe, which attracts several thousand participants 

from Poland and abroad every year. During every festival there 

are meetings with graphic designers, scriptwriters and publishers, 

who come to Łódź from all over the world. The festival has hosted 

authors from the USA, Russia, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, the 

Czech Republic, Romania, Austria and Great Britain. The invited 

guests not only meet with the audience but also conduct drawing 

and scriptwriting workshops. Thanks to the festival and the thriving 

comic environment Łódź has been called for years ‘the Polish 

capital of comics’. 

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Łódź Community Centre 

18 Traugutta Str., Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 633 98 00 w. 244 

E-mail: festiwal@ldk.lodz.pl; radon@ldk.lodz.pl 

www.komiksfestiwal.com; www.ldk.lodz.pl

Łódź 

Łódź 

Tansman 

Łódź 

Łódź Design 

The Tansman International Festival and Competition of Musical 

Personalities is an undertaking with an original and universal idea 

of international renown. The festival organisers implement this 

idea by searching for and promoting original and unique young 

musical personalities, regardless of their specialisation. The jury 

evaluates performers’ technique and interpretation, and above all, 

their personality. The idea behind this event is to promote the music 

of Aleksander Tansman – a composer connected with Łódź. Every 

year there are symphony and chamber concerts with the participation 

of winners and Grand Prix laureates of previous editions of 

the competition. 

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The Aleksander Tansman Association of Culture Promotion in Łódź 

14/51 Krzyżowa Str., Łódź 

Tel./Fax: (+48) 42 657 86 66, Mobile: (+48) 601 295 495 

E-mail: wendland@tansman.lodz.pl, wendland@lodz.msk.pl 

www.tansman.lodz.pl 

Łódź 

Calendar of other events and festivals 

Other most important festivals and events: 

• Christian Culture Festival 

• Cinergia Forum of European Cinema 

• Fashionphilosophy - Fashion Week Poland 

• Festival of Science, Technology and Art 

• Fotofestiwal – International Festival of Photography in Łódź 

• International Festival of Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant 

• MEDIATRAVEL – Civilisation and Media Art Festival 

• Nordland Art Festival 

• The Grand Prix Jazz Melomani JAZZ OSCARS 

• The International Ballet Festival ŁÓDŹ BALLET 

MEETINGS 

• The International Festival of Explorers, Travellers and Active 

People MEDIATRAVEL 

• The International Graffiti Festival OUTLINE COLOUR 

FESTIVAL 

• The Łódź Festival of Good Taste 

• The National Media Festival HUMAN IN DANGER 

• The National Tourist Song Review YAPA 

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Łódź Design – the International Design Festival in Łódź is the 

biggest and most important design-related event in Poland. New 

York Times recommended it as one of the most widely recognised 

Design Festivals in Europe. The festival shows the newest international 

trends and Polish design. The exhibitions are about design and 

everything related to it – starting with industrial design, through 

graphic design, and ending with fashion. Łódź Design cooperates 

with the best Polish and foreign culture centres and design schools. 

The festival, held in the second half of October, features not only 

the Main Programme exhibition, the Make Me! contest exhibition, 

the School Review and other exhibitions in galleries, museums and 

cultural institutes. The festival also consists of panel discussions, lectures, 

workshops by world-famous designers, meetings with famous 

designers, street happenings and concerts. 

Łódź Art Center 

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Tel./Fax: (+48 42 684 20 95 

E-mail: info@lodzartcenter.com, info@lodzdesign.com 

www.lodzartcenter.com 

Łódź 

Sports and Entertainment Arena 

The Sports and Entertainment Arena, is opened from the public 

from June 2009, it is one of the most modern facilities of this kind in 

the country. During sports or cultural events the new arena can seat 

10 thousand spectators. It is also possible to provide 3,5 thousand 

additional chairs, which means that during the greatest events the 

facility in Łódź have a total capacity of 13,5 thousand. The arena is 

used as a sports venue for numerous disciplines, including volleyball, 

basketball, athletics and martial arts, and as a venue for different 

cultural events. The most important events organised in the arena: 

World League volleyball tournament, followed by the women’s volleyball 

and men’s basketball European championships, Final Four 

and A-ha, Depeche Mode and Rammstein concerts. 

Atlas Arena Łódź 

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Tel./fax: (+48) 42 272 15 13 

E-mail: info@atlasarena.pl 

www.atlasarena.pl 

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Łódzkie 

Landscape parks in the Łódź Province 


So far, 7 landscape parks have been created in the Łódź Province to permanently protect the most valuable environmental and landscape 

elements of the region. Both animate and inanimate nature is protected. There are the following landscape parks: • Bolimów Landscape Park 

• Warta-Widawka Landscape Park • Łódź Hills Landscape Park • Przedbórz Landscape Park • Spała Landscape Park • Sulejów Landscape 

Park • Załęcze Landscape Park. Four of them – Warta-Widawka Landscape Park, Łódź Hills Landscape Park, Spała Landscape Park and 

Sulejów Landscape Park – are located entirely in the Łódź Province. The remaining three parks have transborder character, i.e. they lie on the 

border of different provinces: Bolimów Landscape Park – Łódź Province and Mazovia Province, Przedbórz Landscape Park – Łódź Province 

and Świętokrzyskie Province, Załęcze Landscape Park – Łódź Province, Silesian Province and Opole Province. The total surface area of the 

landscape parks in the Łódź Province is 97,945.2 ha, which constitutes approx. 5.38 % of the total area of the Łódź Province. 

Moreover, there are 88 nature reserves in the Łódź Province, with a total surface area of nearly 8,000 ha. Most of them are forest reserves 

(67). They have been created to protect the remains of natural ecosystems, old tree stumps, rare tree species and trees growing within and 

outside their natural range. Additionally, the Łódź Province has 9 flora reserves, 6 peat-bog reserves, 2 landscape reserves, 1 fauna reserve, 

1 water reserve, 1 halophilic reserve and 1 inanimate nature reserve. The largest protected area of this kind is the ‘Jeziorsko’ fauna reserve, 

protecting a bird sanctuary in the southern part of an artificial water reservoir with the same name. 

In total, the landscape protection system in the form of landscape parks and natural reserves occupies nearly 9% of the area of the Łódź 

Province, i.e. approx. 1,800 km². 

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Rogów 

Dendrologic garden and alpinarium 

A dendrologic garden, alpinarium and forest experimental 

areas constitute a part of the Forest Research Institute of Warsaw 

Agricultural University (SGGW) in Rogów. The arboretum boasts 

Poland’s biggest collection of maples and its specialties are Chinese 

trees and bushes. The alpinarium presents trees and plants coming 

from mountainous regions and the garden of protected plants. 

Tourists are recommended to visit the Museum of Forest and 

Timber with a collection related to birds and mammals and also 

botanical exhibits and samples of timber. 

Arboretum in Rogów of SGGW 

95-063 Rogów, 

Tel:/Fax: (+48) 46 874 81 36 

E-Mail: arbor@wp.pl, 

www.arboretum.sggw.pl 

Smardzewice 

The Breeding Centre of European Bison 

In Smardzewice – Książ there is a famous centre for breeding 

bison named after the Polish president Ignacy Mościcki. Initially 

American bison were bred here – the first 4 animals were imported 

from as far as Canada as a gift for the president of the II Republic of 

Poland – Ignacy Mościcki, from Polish residents in Canada. Since 

1936 bison brought from Białowieża have been bred in the centre. 

Twenty wisents are kept as breeding stock. Tourists can observe 

a bison’s family in a specially designated area. The farm currently 

has an area of 72.4 hectares, and it is located in the protected area of 

the Spalski Landscape Park. The centre reports to the Management 

of Kampinowski National Park. 

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The Breeding Centre of Bison 

9 Tomanka Str., 97-213 Smardzewice 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 44 710 86 20, Mobile: (+48) 606 903 525 

www.kampinoski-pn.gov.pl 

Interesting facts of the world of nature 

Borysew 

ZooSafari 

Kołaciniek 

Kołacinek Adventure Park 


The ZooSafari in Borysew, near Poddębice, has over 300 animals 

of 60 species from 5 continents, all on 22 hectares of land. Located 

in the valley of the Ner River, ZooSafari features camels and other 

rare animals like albino kangaroos or zonkeys. In ZooSafari animals 

can only be ‘hunted’ with cameras. The youngest visitors will have 

a chance to play with goats, donkeys, African sheep and alpacas in 

a mini zoo. There is also a Grill-Bar with delicious cuisine waiting 

for those who are tired of walking. 

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ZooSafari 

Borysew 25, 99-200 Poddębice 

Tel.: (+48) 43 678 47 48 

E-mail: biuro@dylen.pl 

www.zoosafari.com.pl 

The Kołacinek Adventure Park is located in Kołacinek near 

Brzeziny. From April until the end of October guests can visit the 

Dinopark, which offers guided tours along a Mesozoic path, lifesized 

dinosaur models and educational activities. 

A novelty is the Kołacinek Grange, presenting a typical Polish 

village from 150 years ago. In the wintertime, from mid-November 

to mid-February, the park offers to its visitors the Santa’s Park. One 

can meet here, for example: Santa Claus, Father Frost, Baba Yaga 

and free-range reindeer. Guests also have a restaurant and a hotel 

at their disposal. 

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The Kołacinek Manor 

Kołacinek 21, 95-061 Dmosin 

Tel.: (+48) 46 874 76 86, (+48) 46 874 05 53 

E-mail: centrala@dino-park.pl, centrala@krainamikolaja.pl 

www.dino-park.pl, www.krainamikolaja.pl 

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Łódzkie 

Studzianna-Poświętne 

The basilica of Oratorians 

Gidle 

Monastery complex of the Dominicans 

Religious architecture 

The place is related to the miraculous painting of the Holy Family 

of Nazareth, whose holiness was acknowledged in 1671. 2 years later 

in the presence of a congregation of over 30,000, the picture was 

moved to a newly built wooden church. Numerous pilgrims, knights 

getting ready for important battles and even kings: Michał Korybut 

Wiśniowiecki and Jan III Sobieski witnessed miracles. In the first 

half of the 18th c the church was consecrated. It is highly recommended 

to see the worshipped picture, altars covered with lacquer 

and a dome ornamented with frescoes and images of saints. 

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The monastery of the Philippine priests 

7 Główna Str., 26-315 Poświętne 

Tel: (+48) 44 756 41 00, Fax: (+48) 44 756 45 86 

Retreat House 

Tel: (+48) 44 756 41 00, Fax: (+48) 44 756 45 86 

E-Mail: sanktuarium@rodzina.net, www.sanktuarium.net.pl 

The monastery was erected between 1640-55. The early-Baroque 

church houses the smallest object of worship – a stone figure of 

Mother of God of Gidle. According to a legend, found by a peasant 

and rashly hidden in a chest, the figure brought about the blindness 

of his family. Only after offering the figure to the nearby church, 

did the family recover their sight. The monastery has a library with 

several thousands volumes and a small museum exhibiting two 

historic oak tables specially made on the occasion of Jan Sobieski’s 

visit who was marching with the relief of Vienna. 

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Local Information Centre and Tourist Information Desk in Gidle 

22 Pławińska Str., 97-540 Gidle 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 34 327 28 86 

E-Mail: gci@gidle.pl 

www.gidle.pl, www.gidle.dominikanie.pl 

Wielgomłyny 

Monastery complex of Pauline order 

Wieluń and its environs 

Wooden churches in “Wieluń” style 


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Jakub Koniecpolski and his mother Dorota of Sienno founded 

the monastery in 1465-66. Despite its later extension in Baroque 

style (the 17th c ) the monastery has preserved till today its original 

Gothic bulk. Valuable works of Gothic art: a baptismal font 

ornamented with coats of arms, a fully expressive wooden and 

polychrome Pieta dating back to the beginning of the 15th c and 

the late-medieval bronze tombstone of the Koniecpolskis from 1475 

– one of Poland’s most valuable monuments of this type- can be 

seen inside the church. 

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Monastery of Pauline 

Rynek 8 Order 97-525 Wielgomłyny 

97-500 Radomsko 

Tel. (+48) 44 787 10 66 

www.wielgomlyny.paulini.pl 

Numerous wooden churches in the area of Wieluń share some 

common characteristics so they are acknowledged by experts on 

church architecture to be built in the “Wieluń style” or representing 

the “Wieluń type of Małpolski style”. The churches were built in 

a carcass construction form, with one nave and a narrower chancel. 

Tower belfries of columnar construction growing wider towards the 

bottom adjoin the naves. Valuable polychromes have been preserved 

in some interiors. Churches in Grębień (the oldest wooden church 

in Łódź region), Gaszyn, Kadłub, Łaszew, Popowice and Wiktorów 

are the finest examples of this style. 

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The Museum of Wieluń Region 

13 Narutowicza Str., 98-300 Wieluń 

Tel. (+48) 43 843 43 34 

E-Mail: mzw@poczta.onet.pl, www.muzeum.wielun.pl (PL) 

Tourist Information Desk in Wieluń (Regional Public Library) 

23a Śląska Str., 98-300 Wieluń, Tel: (+48) 43 843 96 35 

E-Mail: biblioteka@powiat.wielun.pl

Łódzkie 

Romanesque structures 

of central Poland 

Seven monuments of architecture representing totally or partially the 

Romanesque style have been preserved within the boundaries of the current 

region of Łódź. Due to their uniqueness and historic significance these 

buildings are considered to be the most valuable not only in the region. 

The collegiate church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Aleksy 

in Tum (the district of Łęczyca ) built in the 12th century is regarded as 

the biggest and the best-preserved Romanesque collegiate church in Poland. 

It is built of granite and sandstone in the corners. Its main entrance is ornamented 

with a richly carved offset portal made of sandstone. Numerous, 

valuable medieval decorative elements including wall paintings and historic 

tombstones have been preserved in the church interior. 

On the left bank of the river Pilica in Inowłódz (district of Tomaszów 

main photo) tourists may admire the fortified church of St Idzi. The church 

was built during the reign of the king Ladislaus Herman as the votive offering 

for his son’s birth – Boleslaw the Wry-mouth. A single-nave structure 

made of sandstone is topped with an apse on one side and a cylindrical 

tower on the other. Twin Romanesque windows (biforia), a frieze of round 

arcading and profiled cornice are the main ornaments of this modest structure 

of the church. 

The Romanesque church of St Nicolas in Żarnów (district of Opoczno) 

was built in a similar layout. Only fragments of the church including an 

emporium and a tower permanently combined with the present church have 

been preserved till nowadays. 

One of the best-preserved Cistercian Europe’s fortified abbeys can be 

found in Sulejów Podklarztorze (district of Piotrków ). The most valuable 

element of the complex is the Romanesque basilica of the Blessed Virgin 

Mary and St Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury with a magnificent portal 

and rosettes. A chapter house with its palm vault, which was at the time of 

its construction a daring achievement, is exceptional in Poland. Currently, 

the chapter house is used as the place where sacred monuments are displayed. 

The former outbuildings of the abbey house a luxury hotel and a small 

museum gathering exhibits related to the history of Sulejów. 

The church dedicated to St Ursula and Eleven Thousand Virgins erected 

on the bank of the river Warta valley in Strońsko (district of Zduńska Wola 

) is recognised as a real pearl of architecture. A single-nave church built in 

the 13th century, it is considered to be one of the oldest brick constructions 

in Poland. A Romanesque tympanum carved in sand stone and representing 

a dragon devouring a locust is highly recommended. The medieval past of 

the collegiate church in Ruda (district of Wieluń) is testified by a fragment 

of the Romanesque wall together with a portal and windows. In nearby 

Krzyworzeka (district of Wieluń ) a stone belfry from the 13th century 

and a small 12th century church, reconstructed several times, have been 

preserved. 

Early-medieval ramparts in Tum, Widoradz near Ruda and Żarnów, 

related to the oldest centres of authorities in the territory of the current 

region of Łódź are the best evidence of early settlement of the above mentioned 

places. 

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Tel./fax.: (+48) 42 662 09 70 

E-mail: it.centrum@rotwl.pl, www.ziemialodzka.pl 


 

 

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Łódzkie 

Defensive architecture 

Oporów 

The residence of Oporowski’s family 

A small Gothic knight’s castle in Oporów belongs to one of the 

most valuable monuments of medieval fortified architecture in 

central Poland. Its construction was begun already in 1425 by the 

Voivode of Łęczyca – Mikołaj Oporowski and continued by the 

Archbishop of Gniezno – Władysław Oporowski. The building on 

a square plan with two fortified towers is placed on a man-made 

island surrounded by a moat. According to a legend the ghost of the 

castellan of Oporów’s daughter – the White Lady haunts the castle. 

Since 1947 the castle has housed the museum exhibiting works of 

art and artistic craftwork from the 16th to the 19th centuries. 

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Museum – the Castle in Oporów 

99-322 Oporów, 

Tel: (+48) 24 285 91 22, 

Fax: (+48) 24 274 70 58 

E-Mail: zamekoporow@poczta.onet.pl 

www.zamekoporow.pl, www.oporow.pl (PL) 

Łęczyca 

Residence of Boruta Devil 

The Gothic castle in Łęczyca was erected around 1330 initiated 

by King Casimir the Great. The castle and the town were surrounded 

by fortified walls and a moat separated the town from 

the castle. Considered by Łęczyca inhabitants as the residence of 

Boruta Devil, a malicious prankster, currently the castle houses the 

museum collecting exhibits of excavations, commemorating the 

past of Łęczyca, and also works of folk artists, including numerous 

images of the legendary devil. Tourists can admire a beautiful view 

of the town and its area from the tower. Every year in August the 

courtyard of the castle is filled with knights coming from all over 

the country to take part in a tournament held among others by the 

Brotherhood of Knights. 

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The Museum in Łęczyca 

1 Zamkowa Str., 99-100 Łęczyca 

Tel: (+48) 24 721 24 49 (the Castle), 

Tel /Fax: (+48) 24 721 89 97 (the Office) 

E-Mail: muzeum@zamek.leczyca, www.zamek.leczyca.pl 

Rawa Mazowiecka 

Castle of Mazovian Dukes 

Pabianice 

The pearl of Renaissance architecture 


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The reconstructed octagonal tower, original ground walls and 

fragments of the foundation are the remains of the 14th-century 

castle of Mazovian dukes. The fortress in Rawa was the place where 

the tax for the upkeep of soldiers of the Republic of Poland was 

held. The castle and the town were completely destroyed during 

the Swedish invasion of Poland. The ghost of Ludmiła, the Duke 

of Siemowit’s wife, who was accused of being unfaithful and walled 

in the castle, haunts the ruins. The legend was used by William 

Shakespeare himself in his “Winter Tale”. The tower presents exhibitions 

of the Museum of the Region of Rawa. 

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Tourist Information Desk in Rawa Mazowiecka 

5 Kościuszki Str., 96-200 Rawa Mazowiecka 

Tel: (+48) 46 814 57 40, Fax: (+48) 46 814 46 31 

E-mail: pit@powiatrawski.pl, www.powiatrawski.pl 

The Renaissance fortified manor house erected between 1565- 

71 is the most representative example of this type of structures 

in Poland. From 1833 to 1939 it was the seat of the municipal 

authorities. After World War II the Museum of Pabianice was 

founded here. The interiors boast beautiful polychromes dating 

back to different periods, including the most valuable Renaissance 

ones coming from the 16th c. The nearby school building also 

exhibits some collections e.g. the art collection of Central Africa 

with a complete outfit of a tribal medicine man and a unique in 

Poland late-Celtic iron helmet excavated from the warrior’s grave 

dating back 2000 years. 

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The Museum of Pabianice 

Stary Rynek 1/ 2, 95-200 Pabianice 

Tel: (+48) 42 215 89 82, 42 215 54 87 

E-Mail: muzeum@mail.epic.pl, 

www.muzeum.zamek.leczyca.pl

Łódzkie 

Drzewica 

Castle of Drzewiecki’s family 

Bąkowa Góra, Majkowice 

Ancient knights’ hearths 

Impressive ruins in Drzewica are the remains of the castle erected 

between 1527-35 on the initiative of the Archbishop of Gniezno- 

Maciej Drzewiecki, armorial bearing Ciołek. Four huge corner 

towers impress the visitors even nowadays. The gate in the highest, 

north-eastern tower leading to the castle. Traces of the drawbridge 

over the moat filled with water of the river Drzewiczka can still 

be seen. Since the end of the 18th c the stronghold had housed 

the Bernardine nunnery, yet after a great fire in 1814 it was abandoned 

by the sisters who moved to St Catherine nunnery in the 

Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Since that time the castle has remained 

in ruins. 

The stronghold in Bąkowa Góra might have been built by 

Zbigniew Bąk, one of co-workers of King Ladislaus Jagiełło. The 

structure was in the possession of many owners and even for some 

time it belonged to knight robbers who harassed merchants travelling 

along the river Pilica valley. Near the ruins the 17th-century 

manor house of Małachowski’s family can be seen. In neighbouring 

Majkowice, an interesting complex of three structures of fortified 

architecture: traces of the medieval rampart in the boggy meadows 

of the Pilica, ruins of the “Surdęga” castle (the 14th–15th) and the 

impressive ruins of the residence of the Majkowskis erected in the 

16th c have been preserved. 

Defensive architecture 

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Tel/Fax: (+48) 42 638 59 55, Tel: (+48) 42 638 59 56 


www.drzewica.pl 

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Tourist Information Centre in Piotrków Trybunalski 

PTTK, Plac Czarnieckiego 10, 97-300 Piotrków Trybunalski 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 44 647 70 52, Tel. (+48) 44 732 36 63 

E-Mail: biuro@piotrkow.nonprofit.pl, www.powiat-piotrkowski.pl 

Konopnica 

Old rampart on the river Warta 

Wieruszów 

From Ptolemy to Wierusz 


The oldest historic monuments in the area are ramparts – remains 

of old fortified settlements. They date back to the 6th – 13th 

centuries and are usually localised on rivers or in other inaccessible 

places. Today, remains of old settlements – old ramparts can be found 

e.g. in Tum, Stare Skoszewy, Sieradz, Wieruszów and Żarnów. In 

Konopnica, located on a high bank of the river Warta there are remnants 

of an old, cone-shaped rampart known as “The Castle”. It was 

inhabited between the 13th and the first half of the 14th centuries. 

Experts of the subject recognise it as one of the biggest and most 

interesting medieval fortified settlements in central Poland. From the 

rampart there is a superb view over the river Warta valley. 

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Tourist Information Desk (Local Public Library) 

23a Śląska Str., 98-300 Wieluń 

Tel: (+48) 43 843 96 35, www.um.wielun.pl 

An enormous fortified settlement covering an area of 48 ha and 

with 600-700 m in diameter is limited by the rivers Prosna and 

Niesób and from the south by the embankment 440 m long and 

4 m high. The place has been considered to be the remnant of the 

fortified settlement of the culture of the Łużyce region (700-400 

years B.C.). In 1964 four ornamented vessels dating back to so called 

“Roman influences” (c the 1st AD) were excavated in the area. 

Ptolemy, an ancient geographer, marked this place as “Arsonium” 

on his map. Excavations can be seen in the Archaeological Museum 

in Łódź. It is not far from the settlement to the ruins of the castle in 

Wieruszów and the monastery of Pauline monks. Both these places 

are linked by the tourist trail “From Ptolemy to Wierusz”. 

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Tourist Information Desk in Wieruszów (Regional Public Library) 

8 Waryńskiego Str., 98-400 Wieruszów 

Tel: (+48) 62 783 11 88 

E-Mail: pbwieruszow@wp.pl 

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Łódzkie 

Nieborów and Arkadia 

Palace and a romantic garden 

Poddębice 

Renaissance palace of Grudziński’s family 

Palaces and manors 

The complex of a palace and a park designed by Tylman of 

Gameren belongs to one of the most renowned aristocratic residences 

in Poland. In 1774 it came into possession of the Radziwiłłs. 

The complex consists of: a palace, coach house, manufactory, outbuilding, 

orangery and two parks – a formal park and an English-style 

park. Not far from Nieborów, in Arkadia Duchess Helena Radziwiłł 

founded in 1778 a romantic landscape park. Tourists can admire the 

Temple of Diana, the park’s main attraction, and artificial ruins: 

the Temple of the Archpriest, Roman Aqueduct, Gothic house, and 

built of rocks, the artificial Grotto of Sibyl. 

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Palace in Nieborów (branch of the National Museum in Warsaw) 

99-416 Nieborów, 

Tel: (+48) 46 838 56 35 

E-Mail: kancelaria@nieborow.art.pl, www.nieborow.art.pl 

Zygmunt Grudziński, the Squire of Poddębice and Voivode of 

Rawa, started the construction of the palace in 1610. The final 

shape was achieved in the 19th century after final reconstruction 

ordered by Napoleon Zakrzewski. A five-storeyed 17-metre tower 

topped with a Renaissance dome can be seen from the south-east. 

On the other side of a loggia there is a chapel built on a decagon plan 

with well-preserved painting and stuccos of the vault. Currently, 

the chapel houses the Regional Chamber preserving memorabilia 

related to the history of Poddębice and its environs. 

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Community Centre in Poddębice – Regional Historical Chamber 

9/11 Mickiewicza Str., 99-200 Poddębice 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 43 678 29 91, Tel.: (+48) 43 678 22 12 

E-Mail: pdkis@op.pl 

Wolbórz 

Residence of bishops of Kujavia Region 

Sokolniki 

Rococo originating from Saxony 


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The Baroque complex of the palace and park in Wolbórz was 

erected in 1768-73 by bishop Antoni Ostrowski according to the 

design of an Italian architect, Francesco Placidi. The palace was 

meant to be a summer residence of Kujavia bishops. It consists of 

a palace, two outbuildings, utility rooms and a guardhouse as well 

as a parade courtyard and a park. Currently, the complex is occupied 

by one of Poland’s best agricultural schools and a small museum 

chamber with memorabilia of the town’s history founded on the 

initiative of the Society of Friends of Wolbórz. 

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The complex of schools – Agricultural Centre of Constant Education 

The Palace in Wolbórz 

107 Modrzewskiego Str., 97-920 Wolbórz 

Tel. (+48) 44 616 43 51, Tel/Fax: (+48) 44 616 41 68 

E-Mail: info@zswolborz.pl 

www.zswolborz.pl, www.wolborz.ugm.pl 

The complex of the palace and the park in Sokoliki was built in 

the second half of the 18th c commissioned by Łukasz Bniński, an 

owner of Sokolniki county, and designed by a Dresden architect, 

Frederick Nax. The palace was redecorated in the 19th c and after 

its recent renovation it serves as a hotel and a restaurant. It is a onestoreyed 

building erected in Saxon Rococo style, on a rectangle 

plan, with a high frontal projection. The formal park covering 4 ha 

surrounds the complex. In times of the Principality of Warsaw, the 

titular sovereign of the Principality, Saxon king, Frederick August 

III, frequented the palace. 

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The Palace in Sokolniki (Hotel and “Sokolnik” Restaurant) 

4 Wrocławska Str., 98-420 Sokolniki, 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 62 784 50 67 

E-Mail: sokolnik@sokolnik.com.pl 

www.sokolnik.com.pl

Łódzkie 

Walewice 

Classical palace and a horse stud farm 

Działoszyn 

The palace of the Męcińskis 

The classical palace in Walewice was erected in 1783 for the 

royal chamberlain, Anastazy Walewski. According to a legend, it 

was a secret place of trysts between countess Maria Walewska and 

Napoleon, the Emperor of France. The palace was restored to its 

former beauty after 1997 and at present it houses offices of a renowned 

and highly reputed stud farm of Anglo-Arabs and hotel rooms. 

A nearby stud farm offers horse riding courses, horse rides, rides in 

a carriage, riding holidays and other forms of activities. 

The Renaissance palace in Działoszyn was built around 1600 

by Andrzej Męciński. A two-storey construction was erected on an 

artificial embankment; its foundations were made of stone and walls 

of stone alternate with bricks. The legend has it that King Stanisław 

August Poniatowski resided in the palace. Today a thoroughly restored 

palace surrounded by a renovated garden and a park houses some 

cultural and educational institutions. A Tourist Information Desk 

is located here as well. 

Palaces and manors 

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Palace in Walewice 

Stud farm in Walewice 

Walewice, 99-423 Bielawy 

Tel. (+48) 46 838 21 14, Fax: (+48) 46 838 28 72 

E-Mail: biuro@walewice.pl 

www.walewice.pl. 

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Tourist Information Desk in Działoszyn 

22 Zamkowa Str., 98-355 Działoszyn 

Tel. (+48) 43 843 00 15 

E-mail: pbp@powiatpajeczno.pl 

Tubądzin 

Museum in the Walewskis’ manor house 

Ożarów 

Corner annexe manor house 


The manor in Tubądzin was erected at the end of the 18th c 

on the initiative of Maciej Zbijewski. In 1891 it came into the 

possession of Kazimierz Walewski, a lover of history and geography, 

who gathered all exhibits presented today in the Museum of the 

Walewskis. Visitors can see here numerous family oil portraits, glass 

and china goods, ancestral silverware, a rich collection of books 

including antique ones, and furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries. 

A historic park covering 3 ha surrounds the manor. Classical 

music concerts are held in Tubądzin. 

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The Museum of the Walewskis in Tubądzin 

(branch of the Regional Museum in Sieradz) 

98-285 Wróblew, Tubądzin 

Tel: (+48) 43 821 37 26 

E-Mail: mos@pro.onet.pl 

www.muzeum-sieradz.com.pl 

The local larch manor was built in 1757. The building of log construction 

with a Polish broken roof with wooden tiles is, nowadays 

a seat of the Museum of Manor Interiors. A collection of portraits of 

the noblemen of Wieluń, (the 17th-19th centuries) stylish furniture 

such as wardrobes, travelling trunks, chests, a drawing chest dating 

back to the 18th century, Meissen china and silverware from the 

18th c are worth seeing. Tourists can visit a representative living 

room and hunting trophies room, dining room, bedroom, boudoir 

of the hostess, a young girl’s room and a study. In nearby Kocilew 

(1km) you can see a reconstructed wooden windmill. 

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The Museum of Manor Interiors in Ożarów 

(Branch of the Museum of Wieluń) 

The Society of Friends of the Museum of Manor Interiors in Ożarów 

98-345 Mokrsko, Tel/Fax: (+48) 43 841 17 24 

E-Mail: ozarow@onet.eu 

www.mwdozarow.ovh.org 

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Tomaszow Mazowiecki 

Open-air ethnographic museum (skansen) of the river Pilica and Blue Springs 

Łódzkie 

Monuments of technology 

Historic natural resources of the Pilica valley brought about the creation of the open-air museum on the riverbanks. Its founder and a host is 

Mr Andrzej Kobalczyk. A historic watermill, where thematic exhibitions are held, has been placed in the museum. Poland’s biggest collection 

of millstones is displayed in a shed. Enthusiasts of World War II militaria can be attracted by spectacular acquisitions of the museum – an 

armoured personnel carrier together with its reconstructed equipment pulled out from the river bottom and a unique wreck of a German 

prime mover. Another part of the museum exhibits a rich collection of historic boats and kayaks of the Polica together with other valuable 

archive material, iconography and extensive publications devoted to the river Pilica and its region. The museum was awarded a certificate of 

the Polish Tourist Organization for the Best Tourist Product of 2005. 

Located close to the museum is a unique geological-landscape nature reserve called Blue Springs (Niebieskie Źródła). It protects the northernmost 

Polish karst spring. Water pours out of crevices in Jurassic limestone and comes from two large spring pools of water up to 4.5 

metres deep. Numerous islets and flood waters can be found within the reserve. 

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The Open-Air Museum of the River Pilica and Its Region 

9/11 Modrzewskiego Str., 97-200 Tomaszów Mazowiecki, 

Tel. (+48) 44 723 00 03 

E-mail: info@skansenpilicy.pl 

www.skansenpilicy.pl 

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Tourist Information Centre 

3 Mościckiego Str., 97-200 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 

Tel: (+48) 44 726 03 78, Tel/Fax: (+48) 44 724 84 98 

E-Mail: promocja@powiat_tomaszowski.pl 

www.powiat-tomaszowski.pl 

Konewka, Jeleń 

Mysterious buildings in the Spała Forest 


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On account of its location and unique character, Pilica and its surroundings have witnessed important historical events. Those who are 

ready to feel a prickle of excitement are invited to visit the complex of old German bunkers from the period of World War II in Konewka and 

Jeleń in the Spała Forest. 

It was before the outbreak of the war that the Germans decided to create a system of commanding military operations with the use of staff 

trains. However, in the first months of the fight in 1939 it turned out that there were some drawbacks of this solution: sensitivity to attacks 

from the air and problems with communication. In order to solve these problems special bunkers were designed, which offered enough space 

for trains and protected them against the attacks. 

An example of such buildings is the bunker in Jeleń (355 m long) and the bunker in Konewka (380 m long). The bunkers were provided with 

technical facilities, considerably improving the comfort of train crews. Initially, the bunkers were used in accordance with the designation to 

protect staff trains, yet, with time, they started to be used also for protecting freight trains and for storing materials from the nearby plants. 

At present, there is an underground tourist route in the bunker in Konewka, thanks to which one can explore this mysterious building and 

see a military exhibition. 

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Tourist Route ‘Bunker in Konewka’ 

Mobile: (+48) 501 430 321 

E-mail: info@bunkierkonewka.pl, imax@go2.pl 

www.bunkierkonewka.eu 

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Wydział Informacji Turystycznej 

Starostwa Powiatowego w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim 

3 Mościckiego Street, 97-200 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 

Tel. (+48) 44 726 03 78, Tel./Fax: (+48) 44 724 84 98 

E-mail: promocja@powiat-tomaszowski.pl 

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Łódzkie 

Rogów – Rawa Mazowiecka – Biała Rawska 

Narrow-Gauge Railway in Rogów 

In February 1915 in Rogów railway station German railway military troops started the 

construction of a narrow-gauge railway (the width of the track (600mm) leading to the frontline. 

After World War I, a 49-km railway line was taken over by the Ministry of Railway. In 

1954 the line was changed into a 750 mm gauge one. In 1996 it was officially recognized as 

a monument of technology. Today, the line is the only museum railway in the region of Łódź. 

Volunteers take care of this historic railway and they spare no efforts to open the museum of 

railway on the premises of Rogów railway station. Today, visitors can see “Borman & Szwede” 

tank car from 1904, an “Orenstein & Koppel” steam locomotive from 1920, or a rich collection 

of sugar carriages from before 1939. On Sundays between May and September you can take 

a ride on a tourist train to Głuchów. On request, the train runs all year round. 

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The Rogów Narrow-Gauge Railway 

37 Dworcowa Str., 95-063 Rogów 

Tel: (+48) 46 874 80 23 

E-Mail: info@kolejrogowska.pl 

www.kolejrogowska.pl 

Monuments of technology 

Skierniewice 

Locomotive shed 

Valley of the Grabia River 

Wooden mills and mill homesteads 


The Skierniewice locomotive shed was founded in the first half 

of the 19th century to operate steam engines of the Vienna-Warsaw 

Railway. The main element of the complex is the bow-fronted concourse 

with 23 bays for steam engines. In 1994 on the initiative 

of the Polish Society of Railway Lovers (PSMK) the complex was 

registered as listed buildings. Since 1988 the Society has been gathering 

historic rolling stock in Poland’s first grassroots museum. At 

present, exhibits amount to nearly 100. The collection boasts several 

“gems”, including the world’s unique battery traction equipment of 

“Wittfeld” system, a collection of vans used among others in films; 

“Schindler’s List” or “The Pianist”, a saloon car of the Chairman of 

Poland’s Council of State Gen. A.Zawadzki and many others. 

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Locomotive shed 

1 Łowicka Str., 96-100 Skierniewice 

Tel. (+48) 46 81 81 323, Mobile: (+48) 602 312 262 

E-mail: zarzad@psmk.org.pl 

www.psmk.org.pl 

One of the inexorably passing mementos of the past are the watermills, 

quite uncommon nowadays, scattered across the Łódź Province. The 

yellow tourist trail connecting the technical monuments, which runs 

through the district of Łask, was called ‘Mills on the Grabia’. From the 

thirty mills built on this 77-kilometre long river only several have survived. 

Walking along the trail one can see, for example, the still working 

mill in Wola Marzeńska, the mills in Zielencice, Brzeski and Kozuby, 

and mill ruins in Emilianów and Okup Fabryczny. A gem of wooden 

architecture is definitely the complex of mills in a place called ‘Talar’. In 

most cases the mills are in private hands and they can be visited on prior 

arrangement with the owners. 

The Polish Tourist Country-Lovers’ Society (PTTK) – Branch in Łask 

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1 Plac Lotników Łaskich, 98-100 Łask 

Tel.: (+48) 43 675 37 76 

E-mail: pttklask@poczta.onet.pl, www.pttklask.ex2.pl 

Tourist Information Point in Pabianice 

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37 Łaska Str., 95-200 Pabianice 

Tel.: (+48) 42 205 43 14, 

E-mail: uminformacja@wp.pl 

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Uniejów 

‘Uniejów’ Thermal Springs 

Conferences&Spa 

The thermal springs in Uniejów, situated over 2000 metres underground, are a natural treasure of the Łódź Province. Their brine with 

a temperature of 68°C has unusual properties. The springs in Uniejów are unique on a national scale. The hot water is used for heating the 

city. Yet, it can also be used for other purposes. Hot baths in brine have a therapeutic effect on different diseases, e.g. rheumatic, orthopaedic 

and traumatic conditions, on diseases of skin, nose, ear, throat and larynx, and on neuralgia, discopathy and neurosis. The potential of the 

springs can be used thanks to the ‘Uniejów’ Thermal Springs – a modern leisure and sports complex consisting of 3 pools – swimming pool, 

brine pool and children’s pool – and a sauna complex with Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, aromatherapy, laconium (sauna with a temperature 

of 40-45°C for relaxation) and tepidarium (relaxation room with heated floor and deckchairs). Additional attractions include canoe rental 

(for canoeing trips on the Warta River) and carriage rides. The complex also features a full-size football pitch with turf heated with the use of 

thermal water, volleyball and beach ball courts, and tennis training walls. 

There are not only natural treasures in Uniejów. This recreation and leisure complex lies at the foot of a 14th-century castle surrounded by 

an English-style park from the 19th century. This historical heritage is reflected in the Knights’ Castle offering 45 beds, Knights’ Academy 

classes and traditional bath in wooden tubs with brine. 

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TERMY UNIEJÓW Spółka z o.o. in Uniejów 

37 Polna Str., 99-210 Uniejów 

Tel./fax: (+48) 63 288 80 71 

E-mail: termy@uniejow.pl 

www.termyuniejow.pl 

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Knights’ Castle ‘Hot Springs’ 

6 Zamkowa Str., 99-210 Uniejów 

Tel.: (+48) 63 288 89 50 

E-mail: termy@uniejow.pl 

www.termyuniejow.pl 

Spała 

Tsars and presidents’ health resort 


Spała is a famous holiday town situated on the Pilica River. It hosted Polish kings, Russian tsars and in later times the presidents of Interwar 

Poland: Stanisław Wojciechowski and Ignacy Mościcki. The historic highland-style church dating from 1923, brick water tower from the 

beginning of the 20th century and the life-sized cast-iron bison monument (symbol of Spała) are a must for tourists. The Central Sports Centre, 

which is at the same time a famous Olympic Preparation Centre, offers indoor sports halls and swimming pool, gym, health and beauty spas, 

cryotherapy centre and tennis courts. Spała can be a starting point of a bicycle trip to Tomaszów Mazowiecki along a 12-kilometre bicycle 

path. It is also a perfect place for lovers of antiques and handicraft. The Spała Fair of Antiques and Folk Handicraft has been organised here 

for a few years. 

Apart from the Central Sports Centre, visitors to Spała and its neighbourhood have at their disposal a dozen or so different facilities offering 

accommodation, conference rooms and SPA&Wellness, the most important of which are the four-star Mościcki Hotel, the President Hotel 

and the Tsar’s Manor. 

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Local Tourist Organisation in Spała 

3 Nadpiliczna Str., 97-215 Spała 

Tel.: (+48) 44 710 05 11 

www.spala.pl 

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Tourist Information Point in Spała 

2 Piłsudskiego Street, 97-215 Inowłódz 

Mobile (+48) 514 206 859 

www.galeria.spala.info.pl 

www.spala.info.pl 

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Wydział Informacji Turystycznej 

Starostwa Powiatowego w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim 

ul. Mościckiego 3, 97-200 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 

Tel. (+48) 44 726 03 78, Tel./Fax: (+48) 44 724 84 98 

E-mail: promocja@powiat-tomaszowski.pl 

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The Ossa Hotel 

The Hotel Ossa**** Congress & SPA, located in the heart of 

Poland (60 km from Warsaw and Łódź), attracts tourists with peace 

and quiet, and picturesque landscape. It offers to its guests highstandard 

rooms and luxury apartments. The hotel has a spacious 

and functional congress centre with a complex of conference rooms, 

including a room for 1600 people. It is distinguished by its unique 

and very extensive restaurant offer. The hotel Wellness & Spa 

Institute, with 16 health and beauty parlours offering a wide range 

of treatments and health and relaxation massages, looks after the 

health and beauty of the guests. Additionally, the hotel has a relaxing 

water and thermal centre. 

Hotel Ossa**** Congress & SPA 

1 Ossa Str., 96-200 Rawa Mazowiecka 

Tel.: (+48) 46 813 26 00, Fax. (+48) 46 813 26 01 

E-mail: info@hotelossa.pl, www.hotelossa.pl 

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Wola Chojnata 

The Chojnata Palace 

The palace and park complex in Wola Chojnata is definitely 

a pearl of architecture and the pride of the Rawa district. The local 

Renaissance palace was erected in the second half of the 19th century 

by the Węsierski family, according to a design of the famous 

architect Henryk Marconi. It is surrounded by a landscape park 

from the beginning of the 19th century, a brick granary dating 

from the first half of the 19th century and an old stable. Today, the 

completely renovated residence houses a luxury conference and hotel 

centre with a restaurant, banquet and conference rooms, sauna, gym 

and health and beauty spa. 

Pałac Chojnata 

Wola Chojnata 59, 96-230 Biała Rawska 

Tel. (+48) 46 813 88 30, Fax: (+48) 46 813 88 17 

Mobile: (+48) 513 126 775 

E-Mail: recepcja@palacchojnata.com 

www.palacchojnata.com 

Conferences&Spa 

Bełchatów 

Comfort 

Łódź 

Centrum-Hotele 


The Bełchatów region is mostly associated with a brown coal 

mine, yet contrary to appearance this is a comfortable and interesting 

place for a holiday. There are several hotels and conference 

and recreational centres, for example: the Sport Hotel***, the Santin 

Hotel***, the Wawrzek Hotel** and the Wodnik Hotel***. The 

hotels feature swimming pools, saunas and well-equipped conference 

rooms. Those who like active leisure will find something 

for themselves in the Kamieńsk Mountain Sports and Recreation 

Centre, and thrill-seekers can go on an off-road vehicle trip to the 

bottom of the brown coal mine. 

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Tel./fax.: (+48) 42 662 09 70 



‘Centrum-Hotele’ Sp. z o.o. – the owner of several hotels in Łódź: 

the Centrum Hotel***, the Światowit Hotel***, the Savoy Hotel**, 

the Mazowiecki Hotel** and the Polonia Palast Hotel** – has been 

operating under this name since July 2008. At present, Centrum- 

Hotele offers nearly one thousand beds and twenty conference 

rooms. This is the largest hotel and conference base in Łódź. The 

hotels are located in the city centre, in most cases along the elegant 

Piotrkowska Street, in the vicinity of railway stations and shopping 

centres. They are a perfect starting point for exploring the city and 

the whole Łódź region. 

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‘Centum-Hotele’ Sp. z o.o. 

68 Kościuszki Avenue, 90-432 Łódź 

Tel./Fax: (+48) 42 632 10 30, Tel. (+48) 42 636 87 45 

E-mail: info@centrumhotele.pl 

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Active tourism 

Zalew Sulejowski and Jeziorsko lakes 

Water reservoirs in Łódź voivodeship 

Łódź voivodeship has two large water reservoirs: Zalew Sulejowski 

on the Pilica River and Jeziorsko on the Warta River. The first one 

is perfect for all kinds of water sports. During summer, regattas, 

sailing courses and camps are held here. The canoe and kayak route 

of the Pilica River runs along the lake. There are also footpaths and 

bicycle routes along the shore line. 

The other one, Jeziorsko, is the largest water basin in Łódź voivodeship, 

with the area of 4230 hectares (10.5 thousand acres). The 

southern part of it is the biggest nature reserve in the region. Shallow 

waters, numerous small isles and marshy areas create the perfect 

environment for birds nesting here (130 species). The northern part, 

thanks to the actively developing tourist base, is a perfect place for 

people enjoying active tourism. 

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The Centre of Information about Łódź and the Region 


Tel./Fax: (+48 42 662 09 70 

E-mail: it.centrum@rotwl.pl www.ziemialodzka.pl 

The Łódź Province 

Canoe trails 

The Łódź Province has several interesting possibilities for canoeing 

enthusiasts. The canoe trail of the Pilica River, which belongs 

to the most beautiful river valleys in central Poland, is worth special 

attention. In the Łódź region the river flows, among others, through 

Przedbórz, Bąkowa Góra, Sulejów, Spała and Inowłódz. It is also 

worth going on the Warta River, flowing through such picturesque 

areas of Łódź as the Załęcze Landscape Park or the Warta-Widawka 

Landscape Park. Canoeists looking for more challenging rivers can 

go on the Widawka River, the Rawka River or the Drzewiczka 

River. 

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Local Information Office 


Tel./fax.: (+48) 42 662 09 70 



Amber Route 


Marked bicycle paths 


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At first glance, the Łódź Province doe not seem to be associated 

with amber. Erroneously. According to archaeological research, 

part of the Amber Route – an ancient trade route for the transfer 

of amber from the Baltic Sea to the Roman Empire – might have 

run across the Łódź Province. Roman archaeological finds in the 

valleys of the Warta River and the Bzura River attest to this assumption. 

Thus, the Łódź Province offers to visitors a trip following the 

route of ancient Romans. The section of the Amber Route running 

through the Łódź Province can be covered by bicycle, admiring 

monuments of wooden architecture, such as the churches in the area 

of Wieluń. In the Łódź Province the Amber Route stretches from 

Wieruszów to Wieluń, yet there are plans for cooperation between 

the partner districts and regions of the Łódź Province. 

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The Polish Amber Route in Wieluń 

13 Narutowicza Str., 98-300 Wieluń 

E-mail: bursztyn.wielun@wp.pl, 

www.nabursztynowymszlaku.pl 

The Łódź Province offers over 3000 km of marked bicycle paths 

to all those who like spending their leisure time in an active way. 

Most of the marked paths are short and run through the most 

attractive towns of a given region. There are, for example, the routes 

in the Załęcze Landscape Park or in the districts of Wieruszów, 

Wieluń, Poddębice, Tomaszów, Zgierz, Łowicz, Skierniewice, Łask 

and Bełchatów. 

There are also longer paths consisting of many stages, with 

a possibility of stopping for the night. Such paths include: ‘eSKa’ 

in Sieradz, the route ‘Through the District of Wieruszów’, the 

Zygmunt Goliat Bicycle Path running around the Sulejów Reservoir 

or the recently marked ‘Route of Hot Springs’ (Łódź, districts of 

Zgierz, Pabianice and Poddębice). 

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Tel./fax.: (+48) 42 662 09 70 

E-mail: it.centrum@rotwl.pl, www.ziemialodzka.pl

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Bełchatów, Kamieńsk Mountain 

“Down the pit” and Active all year round 

The Kamieńsk Mountain Sports and Recreation Centre, located on the hillside of the highest artificial mountain in central Poland near 

Bełchatów, invites to adventure holiday all year round. Kamieńsk Mountain has a true height of 196 m and was formed as a result of exploitation 

of the nearby brown coal mine BOT KWB Bełchatów S.A. The Kamieńsk Mountain Centre is open all year and offers a lot of exciting attractions. 

There is a chairlift equipped with chairs for four people, a modern safe 1100-metre long toboggan run, bicycle paths, mini adventure park with 

freeride bikes, golden bungee, inflatable jungle and special climbing walls with three towers (3 m, 6 m and 7 m high). In winter one absolutely 

must go skiing and try out the three professional ski runs. The main run is 760 m long and has an altitude difference of 123 m. The entire ski 

slope is illuminated for night skiing, provided with artificial snow and groomed with the use of a snow truck. Rescuers from the Jurajska Group 

of the Mountain Voluntary Rescue Team (GOPR) supported by medical personnel look after the skiers’ safety. Beginners can learn to ski under 

the watchful eye of instructors from the BIWAK skiing and snowboarding school operating in the Kamieńsk Mountain Sports and Recreation 

Centre. It is worth staying here for longer. The Centre offers accommodation and food in a new building located at the foot of the mountain, in 

Bełchatów (Sport Hotel***) and in the Wawrzkowizna Sports and Recreation Centre. 

The Bełchatów mine is the biggest and the most modern opencast lignite mine in Poland. The size of the strip mine and machines working there 

can make tourists giddy. Visitors are really impressed by the strip mine seen from viewing terraces in Kleszczów and from outer dumping grounds. 

Visitors can drive off-road vehicles provided by the mine to get down the pit (difference in elevation 200 m) where you can admire gigantic diggers 

and dumping conveyers at work and learn something about the mine. 

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Kamieńsk Mountain 

Ozga k. Kamieńska, Tel.: (+48) 44 733 07 77 

E-mail: info@gorakamiensk.info, www.gorakamiensk.info 

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BOT Lignite Mine in Bełchatów 

Tel: (+48) 44 737 30 00 Fax: (+48) 44 737 34 56 

E-Mail: info@kwbbelchatow.bot.pl 

www.kwbbelchatow.bot.pl 

Active tourism 

The Region of Łódź boasts over 150 equestrian centres and, 

moreover, there are several dozen others which have offers also for 

horse riding enthusiasts .The most popular equestrian centres are 

connected by a tourist Horse Riding Trail which has two circular 

routes: the outer (1067 km long) and the inner (270 km long). 

Numerous links between both routes have been designed. Studs, 

specialized horse riding centres and numerous agritourist farms are 

located along the trail. Tourist can stop for the night, have their 

meals or they can feed and water the horses. 

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Tel./fax.: (+48) 42 662 09 70 


E-mail: wsiodle@lodzkie.pl; www.wsiodle.lodz.pl 

Region of Łódź 

Horse Riding Trail 

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Agritourism 

The Łódź Province has 

an extensive agritourism 

offer. Diverse landscape, 

vast forests, water reservoirs 

and clean rivers create 

perfect conditions for 

relaxation in the country. 

Agritourism farms, which 

can be found in different 

parts of the Łódź district, 

offer the cheapest accommodation, 

own cuisine, 

opportunity for mushroom 

picking and fishing, 

and bonfire/barbecue 

evenings. 

Agritourism Forum President: Wiesław Matkowski 

Tel.: (+48) 43 679 00 63, Mobile: (+48) 508 280 727 

Agritourism Association of the Zgierz District President: Zbigniew Hauke 

Dzierżązna 38, 95-100 Biała Tel.: (+48) 42 717 84 87 

[Zgierz region] 

Association of Agritourism Villages of the Valley of the Pilica River and 

the Sulejów Reservoir President: Elżbieta Ksyt 

Tel.: (+48) 44 724 62 67, Mobile: (+48) 507 772 525 

[Tomaszów and Piotrków region] 

Agritourism Association of the Wieluń District President: Halina Piekara 

26 Targowa Str., 98 – 320 Osjaków Tel.: (+48) 43 842 34 01 

[Wieluń region] 

Opoczno Association of Agritourism Farms President: Elżbieta Zajączkowska 

Tel.: (+48) 44 756 24 18 [Opoczno region] 

Agritourism Association of the Wieruszów District President: Józef Niechciał 

8 Waryńskiego Str., 98-400 Wieruszów Tel.: (+48) 62 783 11 88 

[Wieruszów region] 

Agritourism Association of the Poddębice District 

President: Wiesław Matkowski 

Tel.: (+48) 43 679 00 63, Mobile: (+48) 508 280 727 


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Folklore and traditions 

The Region of Łowicz 

Striped cloths and paper cuts 

Łowicz folk costumes because of their wide range of colours are 

representative of the whole country. A female outfit consists of a cotton 

blouse with baggy sleeves, a skirt gathered at the waist, a striped 

apron and a flowery headscarf. Men wear white shirts with collars 

tied in a knot with a purplish red ribbon, woollen orange striped 

trousers, a tight long-sleeved jacket made of black cloth, and also 

a white or black russet coat tied at the waist with an orange belt. 

Paper cut outs of round, rectangular and oblong shapes and made 

of so-called “glossy” paper with dominating geometrical and plant 

elements are distinguishing features of Łowicz Folklore. 

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The Museum in Łowicz, Stary Rynek 5/7, 99-400 Łowicz 

Tel: (+48) 46 837 39 28, Fax: (+48) 46 837 36 63 

E-Mail: muzeum@low.pl, www.muzeum.low.pl 

Łowicz 

A Corpus Christi procession 

Corpus Christi Day – the festival of the Body and Blood of 

Christ – is one of the most significant holidays in the Catholic 

Church. It originated in Liege, Belgium in 1274. In Łowicz, participants 

of the procession express not only their religious faith but 

also their unusual attachment to the culture of the region. Wearing 

colourful, striped costumes they carry the Host walking in crowds 

of inhabitants and tourists gathered to watch this multi-colourful 

procession. Similar festivity is held in nearby Mąkolice (district of 

Zgierz) – centre of folk weaving and embroidery. 

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Tourist Information Centre in Łowicz 

Stary Rynek 3, 99-400 Łowicz 

Tel./Fax: (+48) 46 837 57 71 

E-Mail: centrum@powiat.lowicz.pl, 

promocja@powiat.lowicz.pl 

www.lowickie.eu, www.powiat.lowicz.pl 

Maurzyce near Łowicz 

Łowicz Ethnographic Park 

Sromów 

Folk Museum of the Brzozowski family 


The park in Maurzyce features the characteristic constructions of 

Łowicz villages. Currently in the museum there are over 30 structures 

which present two village spatial layouts: a so called old village 

appearing till the first half of the 19th c in the shape of an oval with 

a central square, and a new village with streets commonly appearing 

in the second half of the 19th c. Both in houses and utility buildings 

visitors can see characteristic elements of furnishings of interiors and 

ways of their decoration. Nearby the museum there is the world’s 

first welded road bridge designed by Stefan Bryła. 

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Open-Air Museum in Maurzyce 

Maurzyce 11a, 99-400 Zduny 

Tel: (+48) 46 838 81 20 (open-air museum) 

Tel: (+48) 46 837 39 28 (Museum in Łowicz) 

E-Mail: museum@low.pl, www.muzeum.low.pl/skansen.htm 

The museum in Sromów was founded on the initiative of the 

folk artist, Julian Brzozowski. As a keen collector he gathered over 

400 folk carvings moved by mechanisms designed by their authors. 

The figurines show the life in a village in the Łowicz region. They 

were made by Julian Brzozowski, his son Wojciech Brzozowski and 

other members of the family. Visitors can see old outfits, chests, 

sideboards, Łowicz paper cutouts and a collection of 35 horse-drawn 

carts coming from Łowicz area – carriages, britzkas, sledges and 

old peasants’ carts, together with harnesses and old agricultural 

machines and utensils. 

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Folk Museum of Brzozowski family 

Sromów 11, 99-414 Kocierzew 

Tel: (+48) 46 838 44 72 

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Sieradz 

Regional Museum and Ethnographic Park 

The Museum is located in the 17th-century tenement house at 

the Market Square. Rich archaeological and ethnographic collections, 

work of arts, handicraft products and historical documents 

are gathered here. The museum shows the past of Sieradz region 

from prehistory to present times but also folk art, folklore and local 

customs. Sieradz Ethnographic Park with original peasant cottages 

built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries is located on the 

river Żeglina, near the castle hill. 

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Regional Museum in Sieradz 

2 Dominikańska Str., 98-200 Sieradz 

Tel: (+48) 43 827 16 39, Fax: (+48) 43 822 30 20 

E-Mail: mos@pro.onet.pl, www.muzeum-sieradz.com.pl 

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Opoczno 

Museum and folklore of the region 

Monuments of the country buildings and local folklore and traditions 

have been mainly preserved in the northern part of Opoczno 

region. The most interesting objects are wooden cottages with traditionally 

arranged interiors decorated with paper cutouts. Fabrics, 

outfits and painted eggs, which have been sold till nowadays at a fair 

before Easter, attract tourists’ attention. Paper cutting is still vividly 

cultivated. Opoczno folk outfits and beautiful embroidered works 

are highly recommended. The most renowned centre of embroidery 

is Bielowice. The Regional Museum in Opoczno boasts many 

interesting exhibits of this region. 

Regional Museum in Opoczno 

Plac Zamkowy 1, 26-300 Opoczno, 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 44 755 23 19 

E-Mail: museum-opoczno@o2.pl, www.popczno.pl 

Folklore and traditions 

Spycimierz and Rawa Mazowiecka 

Flower carpets 

Bolimów 

The Konopczyńskis Pottery Workshop 


Before Corpus Christi Day a lot of inhabitants of Spycimierz can 

be met in meadows and fields picking up flowers, leaves and bark 

for huge carpets that are arranged for the day. The carpets are about 

2 km long and participants of the procession can admire flowery 

arrangements in forms of angels, hearts, grape bunches, monstrance, 

crosses, national symbols or various geometrical patterns. Similar 

carpets are made from petals on the octave of Corpus Christi in the 

Passionist church of St. Paul of the Cross in Rawa Mazowiecka. 

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Town Council of Uniejów – Local Information Centre 

13 bł.Bogumiła Str., 99-210 Uniejow 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 63 288 80 77 

E-Mail: uniebib@op.pl, www.uniejow.pl 

Bolimów is a place with old pottery tradition. The first record of 

the pottery workshop appeared in 1812. A pottery guild with a dozen 

members operated here till World War I. The Konopczyńskis 

are one of the families continuing this fascinating tradition. By 

appointment tourists can visit the workshop and get to know the 

technique of throwing clay pots and the whole process of creating 

ceramics. The workshop often organizes shows and presents their 

products at folk art exhibitions. 

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The Konopczyńskis Pottery Workshop 

87 Dworska Str., 99-417 Bolimów 

Mobile: (+48) 502 433 958, (+48) 513 196 953 

E-Mail: aftki@wp.pl 

www.garncarz.bolimow.net 

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Region of Łódź 

Regional Fair 

At the end of August and beginning of September the Regional 

Fair, the biggest in the region, a non-commercial, outdoor, massive 

event is held in Piotrkowska Street. This is a unique opportunity for 

Łódź communities and districts, partner regions but also natural 

history centres, folk artists, colleges and universities to present their 

achievements. Visitors have a chance to taste delicacies of regional 

cuisine, enter competitions, see exhibitions, admire knights’ fights, 

watch the parade of brass bands, and finally to broaden their knowledge 

of the region of Łódź. Folk bands and rock stars perform on 

stages and shows of modern dances are also held. 

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Marshal’s Office of the Łódź Voivodship 

Department of Promotion and International Co-operation 

Al.Piłsudskiego 8, 90-051 Łodź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 663 36 00 Fax: (+48) 42 663 36 02 

E-mail: info@kdk.art.pl, www.kdk.art.pl 

Uniejów 

The knight’s tournaments 

At the end of August the castle park in Uniejów is crowded with 

knights wearing armour, burghers, maidservants and farmhands 

who arrive for the annual knight’s tournament. Show fights, open 

competitions with prizes are held, and stalls groan with a variety 

of goods and souvenirs. The public have a unique chance to see the 

only siege engine in Poland, shows of firing guns and minting of 

mediaeval coins, and can take part in the search of the mysterious 

treasure of the archbishop. 

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Town’s Council in Uniejów – Local Information Centre 

13 bł. Bogumiła Str., 99-210 Uniejów 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 63 288 80 77 

E-Mail: uniebib@op.pl 

www.uniejow.pl , www.ciluniejow.republika.pl 

Gajewniki 

Horse riding Festival 

Piotrków Trybunalski 

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Held in August, it is the most important horse riding event in Łódź voivodeship. 

After changing the location of the last festival – Tubądzin Riding 

Championship – in 2004, the event has been held in Gajewniki. The festival 

quickly became very popular and gained renown among horse enthusiasts. 

It is organised by the Agro-Aves Association and lasts for two days, during 

which thousands of people enjoy watching show jumping and harness racing 

competitions. Not only professionals and representatives of Poland take part 

in the competitions. Amateurs, especially young ones, do it as well, which 

allows to promote this interesting sport. Other events include dressage, stunt 

horse riding, quadrille, horse and cart parades, and even races of horses with 

off-road vehicles. 

The festival becomes increasingly significant each year, and the range of 

accompanying events expands (shows promoting folk authors and artists, 

knight tournaments, firework displays and more), which in turn attracts 

more spectators. The number of people attending the event regularly reaches 

15 thousand. 

Agro-Aves Association 

i 2 Gajewniki Str., 98-220 Zduńska Wola 

tel. (+48 43 824 40 35, fax: (+48) 43 824 31 70 

e-mail: agro@aves.com.pl 

www.stajniagajewniki.pl 

”Interaction“- the International Festival of Action Art (May) has been 

held since 1999. Over 150 artists from 40 countries presenting their understanding 

of the world through art, variety of cultures and traditions have 

taken part in the festival so far. Thanks to the commitment of the artists, 

town dwellers and sponsors a unique festival of contemporary art, today 

one of the most important events of this type all over the world, has come 

into being. ”Intersections“ – Meetings of Sculptors (August) were initiated 

by German and Polish artists. 14 works of art created for the chosen public 

place have already resulted from their cooperation. The project aims at 

forming a unique gallery of sculpture located in silent and dead spaces of 

the town that are also public places. 

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Town’s Office of Piotrków Trybynalski 

The Department of Culture, Sport and City Promotion 

Pasaż Karola Rudowskiego 10, 97-300 Piotrków Trybunalski 

Tel. (+48) 44 732 18 81, free info service 800 241 251 (only in Poland) 

E-Mail: a.przybylska@piotrkow.pl, www.piotrkow.pl 


11 Zamurowa Str., 97-300 Piotrków Trybunalski 

Tel./fax: (+48) 44 732 60 50, (+48) 44 732 60 49, (+48) 44 732 60 49 

E-mail: cit@piotrkow.pl 

www.cit.piotrkow.pl

Łódzkie 

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Colours of Poland 

‘Colours of Poland’ is an annual festival held every Saturday and 

Sunday from the end of June to the end of August. Every concert 

is organised in a different place – in historic old churches, castles, 

courts, palaces and museums – and is adapted to the character of 

the building. The Society of Friends of Łódź organises trips to all 

concert venues. In the last years, the festival was held, for example, 

in the Castle Museum in Oporów, the Romanesque St Giles’s 

Church in Inowłódz, the Cistercian Abbey in Sulejów and in the 

seat of the Łódź Art Centre in Łódź. The festival presents diverse 

types of music, from knight’s music, through performance and jazz 

to classical music. 

The Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra in Łódź 

20/22 Narutowicza Str., 90-135 Łódź 

Tel.: (+48) 42 664 79 18 

E-Mail: filharmonia@filharmonia.lodz.pl 

www.festiwal.filharmonia.lodz.pl 

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Spała 

The Spała Fair 

The Spała Fair of Antiques and Handicraft is addressed, first of 

all, to collectors of all types of antiques and people trading in them, 

as well as to folk artists exhibiting and selling their works. The Spała 

Fair is a periodic event, held once a month in the summertime. As 

the fair has become a tradition, several stalls with antique objects 

appear every Sunday. The event is accompanied by numerous attractions: 

stage performances, live production of wares by famous folk 

artists, games for children, horse carriage rides and tours around 

Spała with professional guides. 

The Spała Fair 

Tel: (+48) 44 710 13 97, Mobile: (+48) 601 339 259 

E-Mail: biuro@jarmarkspalski.pl, www.jarmarkspalski.pl 


Kutno 

Rose Festival 

Skierniewice 

Festival of Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables 


The ‘Rose Festival’ is a periodic cultural event organised by the 

Community Centre in Kutno. It dates back to 1975 and was originally 

known as the Kutno Rose Fair. The main element of the 

event was the exhibition of roses grown in Kutno. In 1990 the fair 

was renamed the ‘Rose Festival’ and its formula was slightly altered. 

Today, growers present the most interesting specimens of flowers, 

arranged in a sophisticated way and the event is accompanied by 

performances of music bands, presentations by folk artists and commercial 

stands. The highlight of the exhibition is the selection of 

the most beautiful rose. 

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Municipal Office of Kutno 

Plac J. Piłsudskiego 18, 99-300 Kutno 

Tel. (+48) 24 253 12 19 

E-mail: promocja@um.kutno.pl, rozwoj@um.kutno.pl, 

www.um.kutno.pl 

Skierniewice invites visitors to an international harvest festival – 

the Festival of Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables. This two-day cultural, 

scientific and commercial event has been organised in September for 

nearly 30 years. Visitors can explore fruit farming plots and experimental 

fields. The festival features the Garden and Agriculture Fair, 

presenting the latest trends in horticultural production. It opens 

with a festive parade and is enriched with concerts, shows and exhibitions. 

To supplement the offer, there are also art, photography and 

exotic animal exhibitions, fashion and hairstyle shows, happenings, 

sports tournaments and the Miss Festival competition. 

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Municipal Office in Skierniewice 

12 Senatorska Str., 99-100 Skierniewice 

Tel.: (+48) 46 834 51 00, Fax: (+48) 46 834 51 51 

E-mail: umskier@skierniewice.um.gov.pl 

www.skierniewice.net.pl 

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Łódzkie 

Interesting towns and places 

Piotrków Trybunalski 

Cradle of the parliament and democracy 

This is the town of regional diets and synods of bishops, the cradle 

of the Polish parliamentary system. The legacy of these traditions is 

the Renaissance castle of King Sigismund the Old, built as a royal residence 

for the period of parliamentary sessions. Currently, it houses the 

museum exhibiting regional collections. The Town Market Square 

surrounded by period houses bustles with life. In the Old Town 

tourists are recommended to visit the Gothic church of St James, the 

Dominican convent with well-preserved fragment of medieval town 

walls and monasteries of Jesuits, Bernardines and Dominicans. 

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11 Zamurowa Str., 97-300 Piotrków Trybunalski 

tel./fax: (+48 44) 732 60 50, (+48 44) 732 60 49, (+48 44) 732 60 49 

e-mail: cit@piotrkow.pl www.cit.piotrkow.pl 


PTTK, Plac Czarnieckiego 10, 97-300 Piotrków Trybunalski 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 44 647 70 52 

E-Mail: biuro@pttkpiotrkow.nonprofit.pl, www.piotrkow.pl 

Łowicz 

Heart of the Łowicz region 

Łowicz is considered to be one of the oldest towns in Poland once 

constituting the centre of land estates belonging to the archbishops 

of Gniezno. Distinguished humanists: Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski 

and Piotr Skarga stayed at the ‘Primate’s Palace’. While taking 

a stroll in the town, tourists are recommended to visit the Old 

Market Square with the Primate’s Gate and the cathedral basilica 

with the mausoleum of 12 Polish primates. The classical Town 

Hall and the local museum with its rich collection of folk art and 

a mini open-air museum are worth a visit. Poland’s smallest museum 

of buttons accommodated in … a suitcase can be a magnet for 

travellers. 

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Tel:/Fax: (+48) 46 837 57 71 

E-Mail: centrum@powiat.lowicz.pl, promocja@powiat.lowicz.pl 

www.lowickie.eu, www.powiat.lowicz.pl 

Sieradz 

Old town on the rivers Warta and Żeglina 

Wieluń 

Cracow Gate and town fortifications 


Written sources – the Gniezno Bull of Pope Innocent II – recorded 

Sieradz as early as 1136. Also in the 12th century Sieradz was 

mentioned by an Arabic geographer al-Idrisi as one of Poland’s 

main towns together with Gniezno, Cracow and Wrocław. While 

visiting the capital of the Sieradz Region it is recommended to see 

a Gothic parish church from the 14th century built in the time of 

King Casimir the Great, a monastery of Dominicans already existing 

in 1300 and rebuilt many times later, the Regional Museum in 

a so called “post-Jagiellonian” tenement, the castle hill surrounded 

by a moat on the Żeglina, and the nearby Ethnographic Park of 

Sieradz. 

The history of Wieluń dates back to the 13th century. The town’s 

street have preserved the medieval, chequered pattern so why not 

take a stroll to see a Gothic Cracow Gate together with the 19th-century 

Town Hall, impressive fragments of city walls with towers and 

a former powder magazine, and ruins of the huge collegiate church 

blown up by the Nazis in 1939. Visitors are also recommended to 

spend a while visiting monasteries of Augustinians, Paulines, Piarists 

and the Order of Reformati, and the nunnery of Bernardines. Each 

of them represents different epochs and architectural styles. The 

former seat of sisters Bernardines houses today the Museum of the 

Wieluń Region. 

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Tourist Information Desk in Sieradz (Regional Public Library) 

Żwirki i Wigury, 98-200 Sieradz 

Tel/Fax: (+48) 43 827 16 41 

E-Mail: pit@pbp.sieradz.pl 


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Tourist Information Desk in Wieluń (Regional Public Library) 

23a Śląska Str., 98-300 Wieluń 

Tel: (+48) 43 843 96 35 

E-Mail: biblioteka@powiat.wieluń.pl 

www.um.wielun.pl

Łódzkie 

Lipce Reymontowskie, Małków, Czarnocin 

Władysław Stanisław Reymont 

Głogowiec 

St Faustyna Kowalska 

Władysław Stanisław Reymont (1867-1925) became famous, first 

of all, as a Nobel literary laureate for his novel entitled “Chłopi” 

(”Peasants”). Born in Kobiele Wielkie, he was raised and educated 

in the Łódź region. He took his first job here and began his writing 

career. Many places in the region are related to the writer: Tuszyn, 

Czarnocin. Lipce Reymontowskie, Rogów, Małków, Łódź- the capital 

of the region and many others. Numerous monuments and plaques 

are the reminders of his legacy of literature. Lipce Reymontowkie 

invites tourists to visit a Folk Homestead and the Reymont Museum 

where apart from Reymont’s memorabilia, they can see numerous 

exhibits illustrating the folk art of Lipce and its environs. 

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The Władysław St.Reymont Museum in Lipce Reymontowskie 

10 Wiatraczna Str., 96-127 Lipce Reymontowskie 

Tel: (+48) 46 831 61 12, Mobile: (+48) 505 736 669 

www.lipcereymontowskie.pl/muzeum_regionalne.html 

The figure of Helena Kowalska (1905-38) is associated with 

Głogowiec. Born in Głogowiec and baptised in Świnice Wareckie 

she is known all over the world as St Faustine, the Apostle of Divine 

Mercy and one of the most eminent mystics of the church. Since her 

early childhood she had been pious, diligent, obedient and sensitive 

to other people’s poverty. St Faustine died at the age of 33 and was 

buried in Łagiewniki (today a part of Cracow) where the Sanctuary 

of Divine Mercy has been erected. In St Faustine’s family house in 

Głogowiec a small museum dedicated to the most famous inhabitant 

of the village has been arranged and Głogowiec itself is the local 

venue of pilgrimages. 

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The Centre of Congregation of Sisters of Divine Mother of Mercy 

5 Chopina Str., 99-140 Świnice Warckie 

Tel: (+48) 63 288 15 18, Mobile: (+48) 604 478 132 

E-Mail: swinice@diecezja.wloclawek.pl 

Interesting towns and places 

Zduńska Wola and Pabianice 

St Maksymilian Maria Kolbe 

Krośniewice 

Jerzy Dunin-Borkowski 


St Maksymilian Maria Kolbe was born in Zduńska Wola where 

a museum commemorating his name was founded in 1994. The 

museum, located in a renovated wooden house of a weaver, features 

exhibits connected to the work and life of St Maksymilian, but 

also the furnishings of weavers houses from the 19th century. For 

several years the saint was living in Pabianice where he grew up 

and experienced the divine revelation (1906 the local church of St 

Matthew). M.M.Kolbe died as a martyr in Auschwitz concentration 

camp in 1941. 

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St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe Birthplace & Museum 

9 Św. Maksymiliana Marii Kolbego Str., 98-Zduńska Wola 

www.kolbe.pl 

Jerzy Dunin-Borkowski (1908-92) was the most respectable inhabitant 

of Krośniewice. Borkowski honoured with a title of “the 

hetman of the Polish collectors”, had been collecting masterpieces 

of art, craft, archives and national memorabilia for many years. In 

1998 he bequeathed his grand collection to the Polish nation that 

initiated the Krośniewice museum. The museum is situated in the 

family house of the collector and some exhibits are presented in 

the former stables and the coach house. Tourists can visit a room 

devoted to Gen Władysław Sikorski, or so called Biedermeier or 

portrait rooms. 

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The Jerzy Dunin-Borkowski Museum in Krośniewice 

Plac Wolności 1, 99-340 Krośniewice 

Tel: (+48) 24 252 33 47, Tel/Fax: (+48) 24 252 44 96 

E-Mail: muzeumkrosniewice@wp.pl, www.muzeumkrosnewice.pl 

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Stara Wieś 

The Centre of Japanese Sports and 

Martial Arts “Dojo – Stara Wieś” 

Piątek and Sobota 

In the heart of Poland 

Łódzkie 

Interesting facts from the region 

The Centre of Japanese Sports and Martial Arts “Dojo – Stara 

Wieś” is located in the picturesque Przedborski Landscape Park and 

was designed in accordance with the rules of the Japanese architecture. 

The promoter of the idea of the centre was Hidetaka Nishiyama, 

president of the International Traditional Karate Federation. The 

centre was designed in accordance with the needs and the Budo 

philosophy. 

People practicing Japanese martial arts and other sports can come 

to the centre. Rehabilitation sessions are being held here, which 

employ elements of karate training to help people with spinal curvature 

problems. Other activities offered by the centre are: lessons 

about different aspects of the Japanese culture (calligraphy, origami, 

ikebana, bonsai, haiku poetry), exhibitions, yabusame horse archery 

practice, tea-making ceremonies, survival camps, canoeing, bike 

trips, horse riding lessons, pilates classes, self-defence lessons for 

women and classes to correct spinal curvature problems among 

adults and children. 

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“Dojo – Stara Wieś” 

1 Stara Wieś, 97-570 Przedbórz 

Tel. (+48) 42 632 97 59, (+48) 42 632 85 79 

www.karate.pl/inwestycja_dojo_stara_wies.php 

Kutno 

Baseball – Kutno Base 

Piątek is a geometrical centre of Poland. The beginnings of the 

town date back to the 14th century derives its name (Friday) from 

weekly markets held here on Fridays as early as the 12th century. 

In the market square tourists can still notice stalls from the 19th c. 

The Gothic parish church dedicated to the Holy Trinity and reconstructed 

in Baroque is worth visiting as well. In Sobota (Saturday) 

tourists are recommended to visit the Gothic-Renaissance church 

dedicated to St Peter and St Paul built around 1518 with valuable 

wall tombstones. The manor of Zawisza family (19th c), built in 

place of a construction from the 16th c with the use of elements of 

the assumed castle, is an interesting place to see. 

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Tourist Information Desk in Łęczyca 

Plac T.Kościuszki 33, 99-100 Łęczyca 

Tel. (+48) 24 721 03 11, Tel./Fax: (+48) 24 721 89 65 

E-Mail: pit@leczyca.info.pl 



Tel:/Fax: (+48) 46 837 57 71 

E-Mail: centrum@powiat.lowicz.pl, 

promocja@powiat.lowicz.pl 

www.lowickie.eu 

www.powiat.lowicz.pl 


Battle of Łódź (1914 ) 


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Kutno is a town famous for baseball. In 1984 Juan Echevarria, 

a Cuban residing in Kutno, started to train a group of students. 

Today, this sports discipline is practised here by about 200 young 

people. In Kutno there is the European Centre of Little League 

Baseball – the venue for the annual Little League championships, 

with participants from Europe, Africa and Asia. The Little League 

Centre is a sports complex with a surface area of 17 hectares, consisting 

of two stadiums with stands with a total capacity of 4000, fields, 

dormitories for 200 people and an administrative building. 

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Municipal Office of Kutno 

Plac J. Piłsudskiego 18, 99-300 Kutno 

Tel. (+48) 24 253 12 19 

E-mail: promocja@um.kutno.pl 

rozwoj@um.kutno.pl 

www.um.kutno.pl 

The ‘Łódź Operation’ was the bloodiest manoeuvre battle 

of World War I. The battle lasted from 11th November to 6th 

December 1914. About 1 million soldiers served at the front from 

Toruń to Częstochowa. Statistically, more people died every day 

in this battle than in the famous Battle of Verdun in France. Both 

sides lost about 200 thousand soldiers. 

The remains of the battle are numerous ruined trenches and 

military cemeteries, scattered across the former battlefields. Thanks 

to the support of local authorities and people interested in the battle 

it was possible to tidy up and reconstruct a few of such places. 

Especially worth visiting are the cemeteries in Gadka Stara, 

Poćwiardówka and Rogów. 

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Municipal Office in Koluszki 

65 11-go Listopada Str., 95-040 Koluszki 

Tel/fax: (+48) 44 725 67 00 

E-mail: um@koluszki.pl, www.koluszki.pl 

www.lodz1914.pl

Centres of Polish Tourist Organization abroad (POT) 

AUSTRIA 

Polnisches Fremdenverkehrsamt 

Lerchenfelder Strasse 2 

A-1080 Wien 

tel. (+43 1) 524 71 91 12 

fax.: (+43 1) 524 71 91 20 

e-mail: wiev@pot.gov.pl 

BELGIUM 

Pools Informatiebureau voor Toerisme 

Louis Schmidtlaan 119 

1040 Brussel 

tel. (+32 2) 740 06 20 

fax: (+32 2) 742 37 35 

e-mail: bruxelles@pot.gov.pl 

FRANCE 

Office National Polonais de Tourisme 

9, rue de la Paix 

75002 Paris 

tel. (+33 1) 42-44-19-00 

fax: (+33 1) 42-97-52-25 

e-mail: paris@pot.gov.pl 

SPAIN 

Oficina Nacional de Turismo de Polonia 

Plaza de Espana, 18 p. 3 /of. 15 

Edificio Torre de Madrid 

28008 Madrid 

tel. (+34) 91-541-48-08 

fax: (+34) 91-541-34-23 

e-mail: amsterdam@pot.gov.pl 

HOLLAND 

Pools Informatiebureau voor Toerisme 

Leidsestraat 64 

1017 PD Amsterdam 

tel. (+31 20) 625-35-70 

fax: (+31 20) 623-09-29 

e-mail: poleninfo@planet.nl 

JAPAN 

Biuro Polskiej Organizacji Turystycznej 

w Tokio 

Shinjuku I-land Wing 5F 

6-3-1, Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, 

Tokio, Japonia 160-8308 

tel. (03) 5323-8508 

fax. (03) 5323-6751 

e-mail: tokio@pot.gov.pl 

GERMANY 

Polnisches Fremdenverkehrsamt 

Kurfürstendamm 71 

10709 Berlin 

tel. (+49 30) 21-00-92-0, 

fax (+49 30) 21-00-92-14 

e-mail: berlin@pot.gov.pl 

RUSSIA 

Predstawitelstwo Polskoj Turisticzeskoj 

Organizacji 

ul. Zemlanoj Wal 66/20, ART 

BUILDING 

109004 Moskwa 

tel. (+7 095) 510 6210 

fax: (+7 095) 510 6211 

e-mail: moskwa@pot.gov.pl 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Polish National Tourist Office 

5 Marine View Plaza, 

Hoboken, NJ - 07030 - 5722, 

tel: +1-201-420-9910 

fax: +1-201-584-9153 

e-mail: info.na@poland.travel 

SWEDEN 

Polska Statens Turistbyrå 

Villagatan 2 

S-114 32 Stockholm 

tel. (+46 8) 21-60-75, 21-81-45 

fax: (+46 8) 21-04-65 

e-mail: info.scan@polen.travel 

UKRAINE 

01001 Kyiv, 

Khreshchatyk 25, lok. 98 

tel. (+380-44) 278 67 28 

fax. (+380-44) 278 66 70 

e-mail: kyiv@pot.gov.pl 

HUNGARY 

Lengyel Nemzeti Idegenforgalmi 

Kepviselet 

Karoly krt. 11 

1075 Budapest 

tel. (+36 1) 269-78-09 

fax (+36 1) 269-78-10 

e-mail: budapest@pot.gov.pl 

GREAT BRITAIN 

Polish National Tourist Office 

Westec House 

West Gate 

London W5 1YY 

tel. + 44 (0) 8700 675012 

fax: + 44 (0) 8700 675011 

e-mail: london@pot.gov.pl 

ITALY 

Ufficio Turistico Polacco 

via Vittorio Veneto 54/A 

00187 Roma 

tel. (+39 06) 482-70-60 

fax: (+39 06) 481-75-69 

e-mail: turismo@polonia.it 

www.polska.travel 

Publisher: Regionalna Organizacja Turystyczna Województwa Łódzkiego, 67 Sienkiewicza Str., 90-009 Łódź, tel. (+48) 42 662 09 70, 

www.rotwl.pl, biuro@rotwl.pl, e-mail biuro@rotwl.pl i Oficyna wydawniczo-reklamowa SAGALARA, 106a Lodowa Str., 

93-232 Łódź, tel. (+48) 42 676 26 76 

Publishing competition: Oficyna wydawniczo-reklamowa SAGALARA, 106a Lodowa Str., 93-232 Łódź, tel. (+48) 42 676 26 76, 

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Concept of the edition (2010): Tomasz Koralewski, Marek Lawin, Tomasz Mazurek 

Text: 

Editors: 

Ryszard Bonisławski, Iwona Borowińska, Anna Koperska-Płaczek, Agnieszka i Tomasz Koralewscy, Tomasz Mazurek, Marek 

Lawin, Renata Raczek, Piotr Sölle, Tomasz Szwagrzak 

Ryszard Bonisławski, Iwona Borowińska, Izabela Nowakowska, Gabriela Prus 

Photographs: Piotr Bączyński, Zbigniew Bereszczyński, Ryszard Bonisławski, Dariusz Bógdał, Ariel Ciechoński, Andrzej Danowski, 

Tomasz Dronka, Jacek Foks, Krzysztof Gara, Bogna Hes, Konrad Kaszuba, Maciej Kawczyński, Grażyna Kietla (Rancho 

Natura Plus), Tomasz M. Kolmasiak, Bogdan Kopania, Agnieszka i Tomasz Koralewscy, Katarzyna Krakowska, Mariusz 

Kucharczyk, Marek Lawin, Piotr Modliński, Anna Mokrosińska, Izabela Nowakowska, Włodzimierz Małek, Łukasz 

Piernikowski, Anna Post, Gabriela Prus, Piotr Sölle, Piotr Wypych, Tomasz Szwagrzak, Dariusz Śmiegielski, Paweł 

Wojtyczko, Michał Zajfert, Chwalisław Zieliński, Anna Ziemnicka i Marian Zubrzycki, Anna Zygma, oraz archiwa: 

Regionalnej Organizacji Turystycznej Województwa Łódzkiego, Centrum Fotografii Krajoznawczej PTTK, Urzędu 

Marszałkowskiego w Łodzi i Urzędu Miasta Łodzi, Grupy „Fabricum”, Starostw Powiatowych: w Poddębicach, Sieradzu 

i Zgierzu, Urządów Miast: w Bełchatowie, Kutnie, Opocznie, Piotrkowie Trybunalskim i Skierniewicach, Powiatowego 

Centrum Informacji Turystycznej i Strategii Rozwoju w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim, Małej Ligi Baseballa w Kutnie oraz 

Kopalni Węgla Brunatnego - BOT Bełchatów S.A., Hoteli Centrum Sp. z o.o., Hotelu Prezydent, Hotelu Ossa 

Map: 

Piotr Dolata, Marek Lawin 

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