Pajęczno
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| Postal code | 98-330 |
| Vehicle registration | EPJ |
| Website | http://www.pajeczno.pl/ |
Pajęczno [paˈjɛnt͡ʂnɔ] is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Częstochowa. It is the capital of Pajęczno County. Population is 6,651 (2020).[1] It is located in the Sieradz Land.
History
| Year | Pop. |
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| 1921 | 2,609 |
| 2010 | 6,723 |
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First mentioned in historical sources from 1140, when it was part of
royal town of Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Radomsko County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[4]
A
Lodz ghetto. Very few Pajęczno Jews survived the war.[6]
On 14 June 2019 an intoxicated man drove through the town in a T-55 tank and was arrested shortly after.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 7 November 2021. Data for territorial unit 1009044.
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. II. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 89.
- ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 63. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1998. p. 4.
- ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ISBN 978-0-253-35599-7.
- ^ Harry Cockburn (20 June 2019). "Drunk man faces eight years in prison for invading Polish town in Russian tank". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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