Konstantynów Łódzki is a

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in Pabianice County,

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, in central

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, with 18,335 inhabitants (2020). It borders

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to the east, Lutomiersk to the west, Aleksandrów Łódzki to the north, and

Porszewice Porszewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pabianice, within Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies north-west of Pabianice and south-west of the regional capital Łódź Łódź is a city i ...

to the south.

History

It was founded in the 1820s by a landowner who had planned to build a

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industry there. 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. Town rights were revoked in 1870 and restored in 1924. Following the German-Soviet

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, which started

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in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945.

Notable residents

* Krzysztof Matyjaszewski (born 1950), Polish-American chemist,

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winner

References

External links

*
Konstantynów Łódzki chapter
of th

* ttp://www.konstantynowlodzkijewishcemetery.com/home-1.htmlKonstantynów Łódzki Jewish Cemetery Restoration Cities and towns in Łódź Voivodeship Pabianice County {{Pabianice-geo-stub