Zgierz

Zgierz [zɡʲɛʂ] (listen) is a town in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2016 it had a population of 56,929.[1]

See also: Zgierz, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Zgierz
Church in Zgierz
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Zgierz
Zgierz
Coordinates: 51°51′N 19°25′E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
CountyZgierz County
GminaZgierz (urban gmina)
Established1131
Town rightsbefore 1244
Government
 • MayorPrzemysław Staniszewski
Area
 • City42.33 km2 (16.34 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (31.12.2016)
 • City56,929
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,109,600
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
95-100 to 95-110
Area code(s)(+48) 42
Car platesEZG
Websitehttp://www.umz.zgierz.pl

Zgierz is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Łódź Metro Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Zgierz County.

Zgierz is one of the oldest cities in Central Poland. It acquired its city rights some time before 1288.

Before World War II, Zierz had a thriving Jewish community of around 4000. When the Germans occupied the town, they began persecuting the Jews, with the assistance of local ethnic Germans. The synagogue was burned and Jews were kidnapped from the streets for forced labor. Many tried to flee the town, though some of these returned. In December, 1939, the Germans deported 2500 of the Jews to Glowno in the Generalgouvernment, the Nazi occupied part of Poland. Left behind were fewer than 100 Jews, mostly craftsmen thought to be useful to the Germans. In 1942, these Jews were deported to the Lodz ghetto. This history is unusual in that no mass killings in Zgierz were reported. Of course, the Jews deported to Lodz and Glowno were caught up in the fate of those communities, and most were later deported to the killing camp of Treblinka. As many as 350 Jewish residents of Zierz survived the war, but did not return to the town. [2]

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Zgierz is twinned with:

Panorama
Panorama of the Jan Paweł II square in Zgierz.

References
Notes
  1. Population. Size and Structure and Vital Statistics in Poland by Territorial Division in 2016, as of December 31 (PDF). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2017. p. 118. ISSN 2451-2087.
  2. Megargee, Geoffrey (2012). Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos. Bloomington, Indiana: University of Indiana Press. p. Volume II 127-8. ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.
  3. "Oficiálne stránky mesta Kežmarok". kezmarok.sk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  4. "Supraśl Information". DB City.com. Retrieved 2014-10-27.



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