Konstantynów Åódzki
Konstantynów Łódzki ( 1943-45 towel rings ) is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, powiat Pabianicki.
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History
The origin of the town dates back to the village Žabice Wielkie. The first mention of the village dates from the year 1364. According to the Second Partition of Poland, the village became part of Prussia. With the formation of the Duchy of Warsaw Žabice Wielkie was the same part and 1815 part of Congress Poland. The beginning of the city was connected with the construction of factories in 1821 by Mikołaj Krzywiec - Okołowicz. This began in the same year with the establishment of textile and cord factories. The city was chartered the place nine years later. However, the city lost the right in 1870 again. In January 1911, the tram line was put into operation to Lodz. During the First World War the city was destroyed in 1914. Then, as now part of Poland, Konstantynów Łódzki became a town again. During the Second World War the city was occupied by the Wehrmacht and assigned to the district of Lodz. In Konstantynów a transit camp in Poland was established. Later, several other nationalities were directed here. 1943, the city of the German names towel rings, which should remind you of the cloth manufacture. In January 1945, the Red Army marched into the city.
Culture and sights
Structures
- The parish church was built in 1832/1833.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Edmund Piątkowski, * 1936, Polish Discus Thrower