Łódź ([wut͡ɕ] ( listen) Yiddish: לאדזש‎, Lodzh) is the third-lairgest ceety in Poland. Locatit in the central pairt o the kintra, it haed a population of 742,387 in December 2009. It is the caipital o Łódź Voivodeship, an is approximately 135 kilometres (84 mi) sooth-wast o Warsaw. The ceety's coat o airms is an example o cantin: depictin a boat, it alludes tae the ceety's name which translates literally as "boat".

Łódź
Lodz
Banner o Łódź Lodz
Banner
Coat airms
Motto(s): 
Ex navicula navis (Frae a boat, a ship)
Łódź is located in Poland
Łódź
Łódź
Coordinates: 51°47′N 19°28′E / 51.783°N 19.467°E / 51.783; 19.467Coordinates: 51°47′N 19°28′E / 51.783°N 19.467°E / 51.783; 19.467
Kintra Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
Coontyceety coonty
Ceety Richts1423
Govrenment
 • MayorHanna Zdanowska (PO)
Area
 • City293.25 km2 (113.22 sq mi)
Highest elevation
278 m (912 ft)
Lowest elevation
162 m (531 ft)
Population
 (30.06.2017)
 • City693,797
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,100,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90-001 tae 94–413
Area code(s)+48 42
Caur platesEL
Websitewww.uml.lodz.pl

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns – sister ceeties

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Łódź is twinned wi:[1]

References

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  1. "Twin Cities". The City of Łódź Office.     (in Inglis an Pols) © 2007 UMŁ. Archived frae the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  2. Stuttgart official website, 23 Mar 2008 Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Partner Cities of Lyon and Greater Lyon". © 2008 Mairie de Lyon. Archived frae the original on 19 Julie 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
  4. "Kaliningrad -Partner Cities". © 2000–2006 Kaliningrad City Hall. Archived frae the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  5. "Twin towns of Minsk". © 2008 The department of protocol and international relations of Minsk City Executive Committee. Archived frae the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  6. "Tel Aviv sister cities" (in Ebrew). Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality. Archived frae the original on 14 Februar 2009. Retrieved 19 Januar 2008.
  7. Vänorter – http://www.orebro.se/2444.html Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine: