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Dorotka - the legend of the Skierniewice park by the Primate's Palace Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Dorotka - the legend of the Skierniewice park by the Primate's Palace
The legend of Dorotka Ostaszewska, a schoolgirl in love with Tsar Alexander II, said to have drowned in the Skierniewice palace park.
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Ghosts of Factory Owners and Haunted Tenements of Łódź Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Ghosts of Factory Owners and Haunted Tenements of Łódź
Łódź legends about the ghosts of factory owners, from coin-counting Izrael Poznański to the penitent Jerzy of Bełdów in Łagiewniki forest.
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The hedgehog of Zgierz - where this unusual city symbol came from Ciekawostki o Łodzi
The hedgehog of Zgierz - where this unusual city symbol came from
Where the hedgehog as Zgierz's unofficial symbol came from, from Wanda Chotomska's 1964 tale to today's statue on plac Jana Pawła II.
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Does the papal guard wear Łowicz stripes? Legend versus facts Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Does the papal guard wear Łowicz stripes? Legend versus facts
Whether the Łowicz pasiak really inspired the Swiss Guard's uniform, and what art historians actually say about its colours.
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Poznański Palace and the legend of a fake mint in its cellars Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Poznański Palace and the legend of a fake mint in its cellars
Where the Łódź legend of a secret mint under Poznański's palace came from, and how his fortune was really built.
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Piątek - the Town that Is (Almost) the Centre of Poland Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Piątek - the Town that Is (Almost) the Centre of Poland
Why Piątek is considered Poland's geometric centre and how it differs from the country's newer, geodetic centre.
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Łódź's World Records: A City in the Guinness Book Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Łódź's World Records: A City in the Guinness Book
Which records - from Europe's longest shopping street to a huge monument of residents' names - put Łódź in the Guinness Book.
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Glowing skeletons in the county council's windows - a Skierniewice legend Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Glowing skeletons in the county council's windows - a Skierniewice legend
The Skierniewice legend of glowing skeletons in the old district council building, and what in it is fact versus folklore.
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The mysterious sphere on the roof of a secondary school in Sieradz Ciekawostki o Łodzi
The mysterious sphere on the roof of a secondary school in Sieradz
What is actually known about the mysterious ball atop a Sieradz high school, tied to a legend nobody can quite recall.
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Hidden rivers under Łódź - where did the Łódka and Jasień go Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Hidden rivers under Łódź - where did the Łódka and Jasień go
Where the Łódka and Jasień rivers vanished to, and why most of Łódź's waterways now flow hidden underground.
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The historic trams of Łódź - carriages rescued from garden sheds and barns Ciekawostki o Łodzi
The historic trams of Łódź - carriages rescued from garden sheds and barns
How more than 30 old Łódź trams, once sold off as porches and garden sheds, have been restored to their original look.
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Folwark Scheiblera: Exceptional Living Space in Łódź Ciekawostki o Łodzi
Folwark Scheiblera: Exceptional Living Space in Łódź
How the former Scheibler family estate is being turned into an exclusive complex of apartments, lofts and houses in Łódź.
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Start wystawy Wyznania wielokulturowej Łodzi. Katolicyzm, judaizm, protestantyzm, prawosławie | Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna
Tomorrow 08:00
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Start wystawy Wyznania wielokulturowej Łodzi. Katolicyzm, judaizm, protestantyzm, prawosławie | Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna
Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego w Łodzi
Burburr. Przytul swój strach
Tomorrow 09:00
Teatr
Burburr. Przytul swój strach
Teatr Pinokio w Łodzi - Scena Mała
from 49 PLN
Lalka
Tomorrow 15:30
Kino
Lalka
Kutnowski Dom Kultury, Kutno
from 12 PLN
Akademia Kina Polskiego (III semestr) w Kinie NCKF EC1
Tomorrow 18:00
Kino
Akademia Kina Polskiego (III semestr) w Kinie NCKF EC1
EC1 - Łódź Miasto Kultury