Łazy

For other uses, see Łazy (disambiguation).

Łazy
Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Zawiercie
Gmina	Łazy
Area
• Total	8.75 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	7,139
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal code	42-450

Stone Obelisk

Obelisk - Tablet

Łazy [ˈwazɨ] is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Until 1947 the town was the seat of the Rokitno-Szlacheckie municipality. In the years 1975-1998 the town administratively belonged to the Katowice province.

According to data from December 31, 2004 the town has 7,242 inhabitants.

History

Germans during the occupation of the city changed the name to Lazy then to Lasern without a legislative decree.

War cemetery

The War Cemetery was founded during 1914-1918. There are graves of Austrian and German soldiers who fought in World War I.

The cemetery is situated in the western part of the city, on the Podlesie estate on the Konstytucja road. In the neighbourhood of the cementery there is a parish dedicated to Maximilian Kolbe.

Landmarks

• Depot buildings from the late 19th century.
• Locomotive Ty45 - 421.
• Refractories factory buildings from the late 19th century.
• Wooden buildings from the late 19th century.
• Saint Michael's church built in years 1934-1949.
• Historic water tower.

External links

• Jewish Community in Łazy on Virtual Shtetl
• Łazy war cemetery (in Polish)