Łódź

City with county rights

Postal code: 90-926 Dialling code: +48 (0)42 Area: 294 km² Population: 793.217 Domestic airport: LCJ - Łódź Lublinek

Lodz, Poland's second largest urban centre, is located 130 kilometres south-west from the capital. In the I9th century the city underwent an unprecedented economic boom, becoming one of Europe's major textile industry centres. Its numerous, well-preserved historical buildings, including Poland's largest complex of Secession style architecture in Piotrkowska Street, owe their existence to the enterprising industrialists - Jews, Germans, and Poles alike - who then rushed to build textile mills.