Lutomiersk [luˈtɔmjɛrsk] is a town in Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lutomiersk. It lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Pabianice and 19 km (12 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź.[1] It is located in the Sieradz Land.
Lutomiersk | |
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Town | |
 Monastery in Lutomiersk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lutomiersk | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′N 19°12′E / 51.750°N 19.200°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Pabianice |
| Gmina | Lutomiersk |
| Town rights | 1274 |
| Population (approx.) | |
| • Total | 1,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | EPA |
| Primary airport | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
The town has an approximate population of 2,000.
History edit
Lutomiersk was granted town rights in 1274 by Duke Leszek II the Black from the Piast dynasty. It was a private town, administratively located in the Szadek County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the occupiers carried out expulsions of Poles, who were placed in a transit camp in Łódź, and then deported to the General Government in the more eastern part of German-occupied Poland, while their houses and farms were handed over to German colonists as part of the Lebensraum policy.[3] A local Polish teacher was among the victims of a massacre of Poles from the region perpetrated by the Germans in 1939 in nearby Łagiewniki (present-day district of Łódź).[4]
Transport edit
Lutomiersk has a tram connection to Łódź via Konstantynów Łódzki. This is line 43 going every hour and supported by "MPK Lodz". There are also 2 bus lines: Łódź (Independence Square) - Konstantynów Łódzki - Lutomiersk and Pabianice - Lutomiersk.
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1998. p. 3.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. pp. 255, 257. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 204.
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