Lodz is the third city in Poland in terms of population (around 740,000 according to a Selectiv study in 2021), after Warsaw and Krakow, and the fourth in terms of area (293.25 km² after Warsaw, Krakow, and Szczecin).
Lodz is a city full of contrast, which intrigues almost at every step. It’s full of factories but at the same time it is very green, eclectic and avantgarde. Lodz dazzles with the splendour of its factory palaces and amazes with its art installations.
Although the history of the city dates 6 centuries back, the dynamic development of Lodz took place less then 200 years ago.
From a small village, which Lodz was at the beginning of 19th century, it became in a short time the‚ promised land’ giving tens of thousands of families hope for a better tomorrow.
Many traces of the multicultural working-class melting pot can be found in the city space. Lodz was this pot until World War II. After the War, it opened a new chapter in its history by becoming Poland’s film capital.
In 2017 it got admitted to UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a City of Film.
Lodz today is a creative city, festival city, a city being completely rediscovered. It is in the centre of Poland, at the intersection of major highways.
According to reports and statistics, Lodz is one of the fastest developing cities in Central and Eastern Europe. Today’s Lodz places emphasis on dynamic development of business services, IT, logistics and high-tech industries, not forgetting the creative industries: fashion, design, film, and art.
New investments such as underground Lodz Fabryczna railway station and New Centre of Lodz, realized in cooperation with world-renowned architects and current construction of the cross-town tunnel under the city, begin a new era in the history of Lodz.
In EC1, once a thriving power station, today operates the most modern Planetarium in Europe, The National Film Culture Centre, the Comics and Interactive Narrative Centre and the unique Science and Technology Centre, where tradition meets new technologies.
New heart of the city with Special Art Zone and Katarzyna Kobro Market with four streets –Polish, Jewish, German, and Russian, which refers to the four cultures that once shaped the city’s unique character, is being built just above the multi-level modern railway station.
A big advantage of Lodz is its central location. The city is in the centre part of Poland as well as in the centre of Europe, makes it closer to everywhere. Convenient location goes hand in hand with good communications – agglomeration is surrounded by highways and motorways which provide fast connections to Polish and foreign cities.
Lodz has also good rail connection with all biggest cities in Poland. For example, a journey to Warsaw lasts just over an hour. Convenient connection with the capital city is a huge tourist and business development advantage in both cities. There are also two international airports close to Lodz.
Wladyslaw Reymont International Airport is located approximately 10 minutes’ ride from the city centre and 130 km further, in Warsaw, there is Poland’s largest airport, F. Chopin Airport, from which you can reach over a hundred destinations around the world.
Lodz Fabryczna railway station located in the city centre, has recently undergone a major redevelopment, becoming one of the most modern interchange centres in Europe.
Bicycle stations and a network of scooters and urban scooters located throughout Lodz facilitate fast and environmentally friendly movement around the city.
Expanded public transport offers 24/7 transport in Lodz and the region. Knowledge and education are a key element of Lodz’s development. In total, 75 thousand students’ study at 8 universities of Lodz in total – 6 public and 12 non-public, from which 5 thousand are international students and over 18 thousand graduates each year.
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