My LOVELY Łódź (Lodz, Lodsch, Лодзь, 'לודז )

I love this city more than any other corner of this World. I hope this amateur footage will make you feel curious of this city. It's worth of seeing. XIX-th century textile capital of Europe is waiting for You.

Lodz is a city in central Poland, with a population of 753,192 in 2007. It is Poland's second largest city. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi) south-west of Warsaw.

Łódź first appears in the written record in a 1332 document giving the village of Łodzia to the bishops of Włocławek. In 1423 King Władysław Jagiełło granted city rights to the village of Łódź. From then until the 18th century the town remained a small settlement on a trade route between Masovia and Silesia. In the 16th century the town had fewer than 800 inhabitants, mostly working on the nearby grain farms.

With the second partition of Poland in 1793, Łódź became part of the Kingdom of Prussia's province of South Prussia, and was known in German as Lodsch. In 1798 the Prussians nationalized the town, and it lost its status as a town of the bishops of Kuyavia. In 1806 Łódź joined the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw and in 1810 it had 190 inhabitants. In 1815 Congress of Vienna treaty it became part of Congress Poland, a client state of the Russian Empire. However, those harsh times were the golden age for the city of Lodz. The town was increasing in number of people, buildings, factories, apartments and palaces. The citys economy was rapidly growing being fuelled by the textile industry. Those times brought together various cultures. All those people had to learn to accept each other and live in the same communities in harmony.

The dynamic economical city growth was interrupted by both World Wars. The city started falling apart after the communists took over the government in Poland. It seemed like the glory had gone away, leaving behind only sadness.

For decades Łódź was regarded by many as nothing more than a boring city of factory chimneys. The unique architecture, scenic, natural and cultural values went largely unnoticed. Until quite recently.

Today's tourists take great delight in seeing beautifully refurbished tenements and residential structures of great factory magnates - the real gems of Art Nouveau and eclecticism - as well as museum collections and unrivalled nineteenth-century industrial architecture. No trip to Łódź is complete without a stroll down Piotrkowska Street, the city's pride and joy. Public institutions, banks and stores, restaurants, pubs, discos, antique shops, art galleries an cinemas are centred around his main promenade.

What is more, Łódź is an important economic, commercial, cultural, scientific, educational and health services centre that can boast both a long-standing tradition and recent achievements.

Łódź is widely known for the word-famous events held here: the Ballet Meetings in Łódź, Camerimage - the International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Explorers Festival, Alexander Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities and "Golden Thread" - the Contest for Fashion Designers, to mention just a few.

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[zlykurwalogin]

To płyty chodnikowe sprzed 1914 roku, jest ich w Łodzi sporo w różnych miejsach.

[duncan007pl]

Gdzie znajduje się ten rosyjski napis z 2:23?

[zlykurwalogin]

@duncan007pl Na Rewolucji, przed skrzyżowaniem z Kilińskiego. W tej samej kamienicy w głębi jest kamienica Reicherów. Napis to reklama ich firmy, która znajdowała się w tejże lokacji.

[TheNicholas0202]

Is this city in Prussia?

[zlykurwalogin]

@TheNicholas0202 - Nope ... it's in central Poland.

[MrThorn88]

@kaledonia1983 Byłem w Gdańsku i nic strasznego nie widziałem.Owszem patologie zdarzaja sie w każdym mieście europy.W Gdańsku widziałem całe Główne i Stare Miasto ale też zapuściłem sie dalej i fakt zdarzają paskudne miejsca ale dramatu to to nie ma.Głównie Gdańsk jest piękny i zadbany.W Łodzi Piotrkowska to po prostu perła architektury,jedna z najpięknieszych ulic w europie ale poza nią....echhhhhhhhh.....

[kaledonia1983]

@MrThorn88

To ja zapraszam do Gdańska, trochę dalej niż na słynną ulicę Długą... dramat!

[kaledonia1983]

@zlykurwalogin tam podworzu jest tez inna niespodzianka ;)

[MrThorn88]

@TheNicholas0202 There is not such thing as Prussia.

[MrThorn88]

Łódź to niestety najpaskudniejsze miasto w polsce.Syf,smród,parologia,wal­ące się i gnojne budynki.Blokowiska,menelstwo i paskudztwo.Wstyd dla całej Polski.

[MarcoBocoure]

@TheNicholas0202 how much does it cost to google city's name? and findout it is in poland? not in fucking germany? u filthy ignorant?

[MarcoBocoure]

oy yoy yoy Lodz...mayne shteteyle Lodz....Toda Raba!

Piekny film dziekuje:)

[arturex55]

Most beautiful Polish city of Lodz

[Adasiek9595]

ładnie zaprezentowałeś to miasto.

PS. Gratuluję Ci wybrania loginu :)

[AlexanderPews]

I was there.. Its a really nice city for a Norwegian tourist. Beer, Nightclubs and the girls certainly gave me friendly hospitality.

Next time im there, u might come say Hello and see me? ;)