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Bełchatów ([bɛu̯ˈxatuf] (listen)) is a city in central Poland with a population of 55,583 as of December 2021.[3] It is located in Łódź Voivodeship, 160 kilometres (99 miles) from Warsaw.

Bełchatów
Gabriel Narutowicz square
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°22′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Bełchatów County
Gmina	Bełchatów (urban gmina)
Established	14th century
City rights	1743-1870, 1925
Government [1]
• City mayor	Mariola Czechowska
Area [2]
• Total	34.64 km2 (13.37 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)[3][4]
• Total	55,583
• Density	1,605/km2 (4,160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	97-400
Area code	+48 44
Car plates	EBE
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Website	http://www.belchatow.pl

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.[5] 8,000 people work directly for the company that runs the coal mine and electricity plants.[5]

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.

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).[6]

Sports

• Skra Bełchatów – men's volleyball team playing in PlusLiga (Polish top division), 9–time Polish Champions, 7–time Polish Cup winners.
• GKS Bełchatów – men's football team playing in the second division, which also played in Ekstraklasa (top division) in the past.

International relations

Twin towns - sister cities

Bełchatów is twinned with:[7]

Former twin towns

• Sovetsk, Russia

In February 2022, Bełchatów suspended its partnership with the Russian city of Sovetsk as a reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8]

Notable people

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

Gallery

• 
  PGE headquarters
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  GKS Bełchatów Stadium
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  Olszewski Manor
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  Library
• 
  A view of the Power Plants and the Brown Coal Mine

References

External links

• Official website (in Polish)
• Jewish community of Bełchatów on Virtual Shtetl

На других языках

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[de] Bełchatów

Bełchatów [bɛwˈxatuf]?/i (deutsch Belchatow, 1943–1945 Belchental)[2] ist eine Stadt in Polen in der Woiwodschaft Łódź südlich von Łódź.

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- [en] Bełchatów

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[ru] Белхатув

Белха́тув (польск. Bełchatów) — город в Лодзинском воеводстве, в Белхатовском повяте, расположен на реке Ракувке. Город основан в XIV веке, статус города от 1743 г. до 1870 и от 1925 г. Белхатув — это крупный центр горной промышленности: в 10 км от города находятся буро-угольный карьер «Белхатув» и электростанция «Белхатув».

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