Population
648 711 residents within the city limits (31 December 2024). GUS figures reproduced by Polska w Liczbach.
Source & further reading
GET TO KNOW ŁÓDŹ
From factory floors to film frames
Red-brick mills, artistic courtyards and a celebrated film tradition give Łódź its wonderfully individual character. This is a city of reinvention.
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Piotrkowska Street is the city’s historic spine, lined with townhouses, cafés and a film Walk of Fame.
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Księży Młyn preserves the fabric of a nineteenth-century factory and workers’ neighbourhood.
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Łódź joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Film in 2017.
GET TO KNOW THE PLACE
Local guide & fun facts.
City rights & origins
1423: King Władysław Jagiełło granted town rights to a settlement belonging to the bishops of Włocławek. Its much later textile boom transformed the small town in the nineteenth century.
Source & further readingWhere to eat
Anatewka in Manufaktura offers Jewish cuisine connected with the city’s multicultural past.
Venue / visitor informationWhat to see
Walk Piotrkowska, explore the factory buildings of Manufaktura and Księży Młyn, and discover the city’s film heritage.
Source & further readingBest-known sports club
Widzew Łódź — one of the city’s best-known football clubs. ŁKS is another major part of Łódź’s sporting identity.
Source & further readingA major street
Piotrkowska: the city’s signature street, with historic façades, cafés, courtyards and the film Walk of Fame.
Source & further readingSomething unusual
At Piotrkowska 3, Joanna Rajkowska’s Rose Passage turns an ordinary courtyard into a shimmering mosaic of mirror fragments.
Source & further readingPopulation figures refer to the stated date and area. Dining entries are suggestions; follow the venue link for current menus and hours. Clubs are selected as recognisable local sporting names.
A CLOSER LOOK
Worth a thousand words.
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Manufaktura — textile heritage finding a new life in the city.© Qasinka · CC0 ↗
Piotrkowska at Tuwima Street — a view along the city’s famous main street.© WrS.tm.pl · Public domain ↗
Scheibler’s factory in 1981 — an archival glimpse of industrial Łódź.© Hans-Peter Bärtschi · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
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