Konstantynów Łódzki [kɔnstanˈtɨnuf ˈwut͡skʲi] is a town in Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 18,335 inhabitants (2020).[1] It borders Lodz to the east, Lutomiersk to the West, Aleksandrow Lodzki to the North, and Porszewice to the South. It was incorporated in 1924, but was founded in the 1820s by a landowner who had planned to build a textile industry there.

Konstantynów Łódzki
Church of Saint Joseph the Worker
Flag Coat of arms
Konstantynów Łódzki
Coordinates: 51°45′N 19°20′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Pabianice
Gmina	Konstantynów Łódzki (urban gmina)
Government
• Mayor	Robert Jakubowski
Area
• Total	26.87 km2 (10.37 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020)
• Total	18,335 [1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	95-050
Car plates	EPA

In 1821 Konstantynów Łódzki, at that time still a village, became a part of the textile industry of the Łódź region. Shortly thereafter, in 1824 the town was given its current name and was established as a town in 1830.

Notable residents

• Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (born 1950), Polish-American chemist, Wolf Prize winner

References

External links

• Official website
• Konstantynów Łódzki chapter of the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland, Volume I (Poland)

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