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77 churches in penance for sins - the legend of Piotrków's founder Historia Łodzi
77 churches in penance for sins - the legend of Piotrków's founder
The legend of Piotr Dunin, a nobleman said to have funded 77 churches in penance for his sins, and its link to Piotrków's origins.
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Army “Łódź” - a Few Days Defending the City in September 1939 Historia Łodzi
Army “Łódź” - a Few Days Defending the City in September 1939
How the Army Łódź defended the region in September 1939, from fighting near Pabianice to the city's fall without a battle.
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Bełchatów - from a small town to the heart of Polish energy Historia Łodzi
Bełchatów - from a small town to the heart of Polish energy
How a 1960 borehole turned the small town of Bełchatów into the heart of Polish energy, with its lignite mine and power plant.
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The Battle of Łódź 1914 - a trail through cemeteries and memorial sites Historia Łodzi
The Battle of Łódź 1914 - a trail through cemeteries and memorial sites
A trail of war cemeteries and memorial sites from the 1914 Battle of Łódź, from Krogulec forest near Zgierz to Chojny.
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The Battle of the Bzura 1939 - the largest battle of the September campaign Historia Łodzi
The Battle of the Bzura 1939 - the largest battle of the September campaign
How the 1939 Battle of the Bzura, the largest clash of the September campaign, unfolded and helped delay the defence of Warsaw.
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The Battle of Mokra - how cavalry held off German tanks Historia Łodzi
The Battle of Mokra - how cavalry held off German tanks
How the Wołyń Cavalry Brigade held off a German tank division at Mokra, and why the charge-against-tanks myth is false.
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The bombing of Wieluń - the town in the region that met the war first Historia Łodzi
The bombing of Wieluń - the town in the region that met the war first
Why the German air raids on Wieluń on 1 September 1939 destroyed most of the town and why the death toll is still disputed.
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Cmentarz Stary on Ogrodowa Street - a necropolis of three faiths in the heart of old Łódź Historia Łodzi
Cmentarz Stary on Ogrodowa Street - a necropolis of three faiths in the heart of old Łódź
How Cmentarz Stary on Ogrodowa Street splits into Catholic, Lutheran and Orthodox sections, and which factory owners rest in its mausoleums.
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Cemeteries of the Battle of Lodz 1914 - a route of memorial sites Historia Łodzi
Cemeteries of the Battle of Lodz 1914 - a route of memorial sites
A route through the battlefield cemeteries of the 1914 Battle of Lodz, from Wiączyn Dolny through Krogulec forest to Sędziejowice.
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Four founding documents of Łódź - a city with a double birth certificate Historia Łodzi
Four founding documents of Łódź - a city with a double birth certificate
Why Łódź has four medieval founding documents from 1414-1433, though only one of them set the city's official birth date.
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Cholera Epidemics in 19th-Century Łódź: the Cost of Growth Historia Łodzi
Cholera Epidemics in 19th-Century Łódź: the Cost of Growth
How successive cholera waves in 19th-century Łódź, from 1831 to 1894, hit the overcrowded working-class districts hardest.
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Inowłódz - the oldest church in the Łódź region, built as thanks for the birth of a king Historia Łodzi
Inowłódz - the oldest church in the Łódź region, built as thanks for the birth of a king
The story of St Giles' church in Inowłódz, the oldest stone church in the Łódź region, said to mark the birth of Bolesław the Wrymouth.
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Start wystawy Wyznania wielokulturowej Łodzi. Katolicyzm, judaizm, protestantyzm, prawosławie | Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna
Tomorrow 08:00
Wystawy
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