Bełchatów
Belchatow [ bɛwxatuf ]? / I ( German Belchatow, 1943-1945 Belchental ) is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship south of Łódź.
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History
The first mention of the place was 1391st The city was chartered Belchatow in 1737. Prussia got the place in 1793 under his rule. 14 years later, the village belonged to the Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 with the Kingdom of Poland. During the 19th century, the textile industry grew into a major industry, not least because of the proximity to Łódź.
After the re-establishment of the Polish state the place was in 1919 again became Polish, and in 1925 he received his in the meantime lost city right again. The city was occupied during the German invasion of Poland on September 6, 1939 by the Wehrmacht. There a ghetto was established, had to live in the approximately 5,000 Jews. This was " liquidated " in August 1942, most residents were taken to the extermination camp at Chelmno and murdered there. In 1943 the city Belchental renamed (as per order of the Reich governor in the Warthegau of 18 May 1943) was. On 19 January 1945 the Red Army marched into the village. When the war ended Belchatow was destroyed to 50%. In 1965, the city capital of a separate Powiats. He lost this status in 1975 again at a local government reform. The town grew well discovered lignite deposits. The power station Belchatow is Europe's largest lignite power plant with 4,320 MW.
Demographics
1860 lived in the town of 1,899 people, of whom 1,139 Jews, the largest group, only by far the Poles with 352 and the Germans came with 35 people. In 1931, a different picture emerged. Here the Poles were the most represented with 4,160 people, but closely followed by the Jews with 3,970. The German inhabitants took just 800 from.
Community
The rural community of Belchatow to the same city does not belong, consists of the following 40 districts with a mayor's office together:
Other villages in the municipality are:
Sports
The Player of the GKS Belchatow Sports clubs play in the 1st league ( Orange Ekstraklasa / Vice- champion of the 2006/2007 season ). See also GKS Stadium.
The volleyball club SKRA Belchatow is a five-time Polish champion and achieved success in the Champions League.