Bełchatów

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Bełchatów
Gabriel Narutowicz square
Gabriel Narutowicz square
Flag of Bełchatów
Flag
Coat of arms of Bełchatów
Coat of arms
Bełchatów is located in Poland
Bełchatów
Bełchatów
Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°22′E / 51.367°N 19.367°E / 51.367; 19.367Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°22′E / 51.367°N 19.367°E / 51.367; 19.367
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyBełchatów County
GminaBełchatów (urban gmina)
Established14th century
Town rights1743-1870, 1925
Government
 • MayorMariola Czechowska
Area
 • Total34.63 km2 (13.37 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2019)
 • Total56,973 Decrease[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
97-400
Area code(s)+48 44
Car platesEBE
Websitehttp://www.belchatow.pl

Bełchatów ([bɛu̯ˈxatuf] (About this soundlisten) is a town in south-central Poland with a population of 56,973 (2019).[1] It is located in Łódź Voivodeship, 160 kilometres (99 miles) from Warsaw.

The Elektrownia Bełchatów, located in Bełchatów, is the largest coal fueled power plant in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It produces 27-28 TWh of electricity per year, or 20% of the total power generation in Poland.

Districts[]

One municipal division of Bełchatów comprises numerous housing estates including the Budowlanych housing estate located in the central part of the town (close to the "Kultura" cinema, the Municipal Cultural Center, the Town Hall and the church). The estate is also close to the "Rakówka" river and Olszewski Park.

Other municipal divisions of Bełchatów include Dobrzelów District, Grocholice, and the following housing estates:

  • Osiedle 1 Maja
  • Osiedle Binków
  • Osiedle Dolnośląskie
  • Osiedle Konopnickiej
  • Osiedle Kopernika
  • Osiedle Łąkowa
  • Osiedle Okrzei
  • Osiedle Olsztyńskie
  • Osiedle Przytorze
  • Osiedle Słoneczne
  • Osiedle Tysiąclecia
  • Osiedle Wolności
  • Osiedle Żołnierzy P.O.W.      
Osiedle 1 Maja
Osiedle Binków in Bełchatów.

Sports[]

Cuisine[]

The officially protected traditional food of Bełchatów (as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland) is wyborowa krówka bełchatowska, a local type of krówka (traditional Polish candy).[2]

Gallery[]

  • PGE headquarters

  • GKS Bełchatów Stadium

  • Olszewski Manor

  • Library

  • A view of the Power Plants and the Brown Coal Mine

Notable people[]

  • Harry Haft (1925–2007), survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp and a professional boxer in the United States during 1948–1949

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

Bełchatów is twinned with:[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 8 July 2020. Data for territorial unit 1001011.
  2. ^ "Wyborowa krówka bełchatowska". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Portal Bełchatów" [Bełchatów - Partnership Cities]. Miasto Bełchatów [Bełchatów town council] belchatow.pl (in Polish). 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Myślenice - Miasta partnerskie" [Myślenice - Partnership Cities] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-08-04.

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