Park Główny (Aleksandrowa Łódzkiego)

Park Główny in Aleksandrów Łódzki is a former English-style promenade garden, established in 1824. It lies in the city centre, approximately 11 kilometres to the north-west of Łódź, of which Aleksandrów is a satellite town.

Garden from two hundred years ago

The park was created in the same period as the first public buildings in Aleksandrów Łódzki, including the town hall from 1824. The layout of an English promenade garden means freely winding paths and natural tree cover, in contrast to the geometric French parks.

City around the park

Aleksandrów Łódzki was founded around 1816 by Rafał Bratoszewski, and the city received town rights in 1822. The name was given in honour of Tsar Alexander I, who was simultaneously King of Poland. Today the city has just over 22 thousand residents and lies on the Wyżyna Zgierska [Zgierz Upland]. Other buildings from that period are also preserved in the area: a parish church from 1816–1818 and a former Evangelical-Augsburg church from 1828.

Practical information

• Address: city centre of Aleksandrów Łódzki, postcode 95-070.
• Getting there: from Łódź by public transport, the city lies approximately 11 km to the north-west of the centre.
• What to expect: a promenade park in English layout, nearby historic town hall and churches from the first half of the nineteenth century.