Bełchatów
Bełchatów | |
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Gabriel Narutowicz square | |
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Bełchatów | |
Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°22′E / 51.367°N 19.367°ECoordinates: 51°22′N 19°22′E / 51.367°N 19.367°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Łódź |
County | Bełchatów County |
Gmina | Bełchatów (urban gmina) |
Established | 14th century |
Town rights | 1743-1870, 1925 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mariola Czechowska |
Area | |
• Total | 34.63 km2 (13.37 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2019) | |
• Total | 56,973 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 97-400 |
Area code(s) | +48 44 |
Car plates | EBE |
Website | http://www.belchatow.pl |
Bełchatów ([bɛu̯ˈxatuf] (listen) 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:
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Sports[]
- Skra Bełchatów - men's volleyball team playing in the PlusLiga (Polish top division), 9 times Polish Champions, 7 times Polish Cup winner, runners-up of the 2011–12 CEV Champions League
- GKS Bełchatów - men's football team playing in the I liga (second division), which also played in the Ekstraklasa (top division) in the past, runners-up in season 2006–07
- Zjednoczeni Bełchatów - defunct men's football team, which played in the lower leagues
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[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
Bełchatów is twinned with:[3]
- Aubergenville in France[3]
- Myślenice in Poland[3][4]
- Csongrád in Hungary[3]
- Alcobaça in Portugal[3]
- Tauragė in Lithuania[3]
- Sovetsk in Russia[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 8 July 2020. Data for territorial unit 1001011.
- ^ "Wyborowa krówka bełchatowska". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Myślenice - Miasta partnerskie" [Myślenice - Partnership Cities] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
External links[]
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- Bełchatów
- Cities and towns in Łódź Voivodeship
- Bełchatów County
- Sieradz Voivodeship (1339–1793)
- Piotrków Governorate
- Łódź Voivodeship (1919–1939)
- Socialist planned cities