Tomaszów Mazowiecki
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| Coordinates: 51°31′N 20°1′E / 51.517°N 20.017°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| County | Tomaszów Mazowiecki County | ||
| Gmina | Tomaszów Mazowiecki (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 18th century | ||
| Town rights | 1830 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Rafał Zagozdon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 41.3 km2 (15.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 66,705 | ||
| • Density | 1,615.1/km2 (4,183.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 97-200 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 44 | ||
| Car plates | ETM | ||
| Website | http://www.tomaszow-maz.eu | ||
Tomaszów Mazowiecki [tɔˈmaʂuf mazɔˈvjɛt͡ski] is a town in central Poland with 67,159 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), it was previously part of Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). According to the 2002 survey, it occupies an area of 41.3 square kilometers.
The town is situated on the banks of three rivers—Pilica, Wolbórka and Czarna Bielina, near the Zalew Sulejowski reservoir and at the edge of the Puszcza Spalska wilderness area.
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[edit] History
Tomaszów Mazowiecki gained status as an industry and trade village (osada fabryczno-handlowa) in 1824, and its status as a city in 1830.
[edit] Land Usage
According to the data from 2006, Tomaszów Mazowiecki has an area of 41.3 km2 which is used, percentage wise, as follows:
- Agricultural Use: użytki rolne: 45%
- Forests cover 13% of the land
- The city covers approximately 4.03% of the land
[edit] Education
- Branch of University of Łódź
Here is a list of schools that exist within the city:
[edit] Elementary Schools
- Szkoła Podst. nr 1 im. Aleksandra Kamińskiego
- Szkoła Podst. nr 6
- Szkoła Podst. nr 7
- Szkoła Podst. nr 10 [Niebrów]
- Szkoła Podst. nr 11
- Szkoła podst. nr 12 im. Jana Pawła II
- Szkoła Podst. nr 13
- Szkoła Podst. nr 14 im. Karola Wojtyły
[edit] Gimnazja
- Gimnazjum nr 1 [ul.Stolarska]
- Gimnazjum nr 2 [ul.Warszawska][ul. Warszawska]
- Gimnazjum nr 3 [ul.Piłsudskiego]
- Gimnazjum nr 4 [Niebrów]
- Gimnazjum nr 5
- Gimnazjum nr 6 [ul.Jałowcowa 8] [im. Jana Twardowskiego]
- Gimnazjum nr 7 [ul.Św.Antoniego 43/45]
- Gimnazjum nr 8 [Białobrzegi]
[edit] High Schools
- I High School im. Jaroslawa Dabrowskiego [Mościckiego]
- II High School (high-leveled) im. Stefana Zeromskiego [Jalowcowa]
- III High School im. Stanislawa Hojnowskiego [Nadrzeczna]
- IV High School [Strefowa]
[edit] Transportation
Several national and regional routes cross each other in the city:
- 8 (planned S8) direction Suwałki – Warszawa – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Wrocław – Kudowa-Zdrój
- 48 direction Kozienice – Dęblin – Kock
- 713 direction Łódź – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Januszewice koło Opoczna
[edit] Zalew Sulejowski
The Zalew Sulejowski is a large reservoir built from 1969–1973 in order to help meet the demand for fresh drinking water in the city of Łódż and the city of Tomaszów Mazowiecki. The actual reservoir is situated on the territory of three gmin: Tomaszów, Piotrków and Wolbórz.
[edit] Konewka Bunkers
The Konewka Bunkers is a complex of various technical and HQ buildings among which is a large bunker capable of protecting a train from an air raid and that acted as a station to unload the cargo of the train.
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Tomaszów Mazowieck is twinned with:
[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ "Офіційний сайт міста Івано-Франківська" (in Ukrainian). mvk.if.ua. http://www.mvk.if.ua/news/4114/. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 51°32′N 20°01′E / 51.533°N 20.017°E
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