Aleksandrów Łódzki
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Kościuszko Square in Aleksandrów Łódzki
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 Aleksandrów Łódzki
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| Coordinates: 51°49′N 19°18′E / 51.817°N 19.300°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| County | Zgierz | ||
| Gmina | Aleksandrów Łódzki | ||
| Established | 19th century | ||
| Town rights | 1822 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jacek Lipiński | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 206 m (676 ft) | ||
| Population (31.12.2016) | |||
| • Total | 21,380 | ||
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 95-069 to 95-070 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 42 | ||
| Car plates | EZG | ||
| Website | http://www.aleksandrow-lodzki.pl | ||
Aleksandrów Łódzki [alɛkˈsandruf ˈwut͡skʲi](
listen) - is a town in Łódź Voivodeship that is part of Łódź agglomeration. According to data from 2016, the town has a population of 21,380.
The village was founded in 1816 by Rafał Bratoszewski. In 1820, Rajmund Rembieliński called Aleksandrów "one of the better towns in Poland". Bernard von Schuttenbach was the author of the town planning project. In order to gain sympathy of the government, Bratoszewski called the town after the then ruling Russian Emperor Alexander I Romanov. This resulted in Aleksandrów gaining the city rights in 1822. After the Bratoszewski s death in 1824 the Kossowski family took over the town.
After 1832, the town began to fall back economically overwhelmed by the nearby towns of Pabianice, Zgierz and Łódź. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, many knitting companies were founded in Aleksandrów, so it is called the cradle of the Polish stocking industry and also gained the nickname "Sock-city" among the citizens. This trade is still the main one today. In 1910, the town gained a tram connection with Łódź, which was discontinued in 1991.
From the beginning, Aleksandrów was a town of three cultures and three religions. There were Protestant descendants of German knitters, Jews who were in trade and, of course, Catholic Poles who mainly worked as craftsmen and in factories. Until 1945, the richest and most numerous ethnic group were Germans. The Jewish population in 1900 was 1,673. For the Jewish, Aleksandrów was an important religious centre - the seat of Hasidic Tzadikim of the Alexander dynasty founded by Rabbi Yechiel Dancyger (1828–1894). It was also where Rabbi Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin, the second Rebbe of the Ger Hasidim held court until his death in Aleksandrów in 1870.
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