Stryków
Stryków ( 1943-45 Strickau ) is a town in Poland in Lodz Province. It is the seat of city and rural community in the powiat Zgierski.
- 3.1 Structures
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Geography
Geographical Location
The village lies about 15 kilometers northeast of Lodz on the river Moszczenica.
History
The first written mention of the village dates back to 1389th The city was chartered in 1394 by King Władysław Stryków II Jagiello awarded. In the 18th century the city was a trading center. Sigismund II in 1744 allowed the holding of eight fairs per year. 1793, Stryków as part of the Second Partition of Poland to Prussia. In 1807 it became part of the Duchy of Warsaw and in 1815 the newly formed part of Congress Poland. In the 18th and 19th century textile production developed, promoted by the Russian Tsar, in Stryków. 1870 lost the place as well as many other cities in the region, the city law. The connection to the rail network was in 1903 at the route Lodz Warsaw. The city was chartered in 1923 again awarded the place. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II lived in the town of about 5,000 people, of whom about 2,000 were Jews. About 45 percent of residents lost their lives in the war, among them almost all Jews. Since the 1970s, the majority of the population worked in the nearby Łódź voivodship.
Culture and sights
Structures
- Neo-Baroque Church of St. Martin Sw. Marcina, built 1911-1914
- Ruins of a church from the 17th century
- Brick and wooden houses with hipped roofs from the 18th and 19th centuries
Community
The urban and rural municipality has 42 villages and 25 of them are Soltysships; Anielin, Anielin Swędowski, Bartolin, Bratoszewice, Ciołek, Dobieszków, Dobra, Dobra Nowiny Gozdów, Kalinov, Kiełmina, klek, Koźle, Lipka, Ługi, Michałówek, Orzechówek, Niesułków, Niesułków Kolonia, Nowostawy Górne Osse, Pludwiny, Rokitnica, Sadówka, Sierżnia, Smolice, Sosnowiec, Sosnowiec Pieńki, Stary Imielnik, Swędów, Tymianka, Krucice, Lipa, Warszewice, Cesarka, Wola Bledowa, Wrzask, Bronin, Wyskoki, Zagłoba and Zelgoszcz.