Bełchatów

Bełchatów ([bɛu̯ˈxatuf] (listen)) is a town in central Poland with a population of 56,419 (2020).[1] It is located in Łódź Voivodeship, 160 kilometres (99 miles) from Warsaw.

Bełchatów
Gabriel Narutowicz square
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Bełchatów
Bełchatów
Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°22′E
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyBełchatów County
GminaBełchatów (urban gmina)
Established14th century
Town rights1743-1870, 1925
Government
 • MayorMariola Czechowska
Area
 • Total34.63 km2 (13.37 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total56,419 [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
97-400
Area code(s)+48 44
Car platesEBE
Websitehttp://www.belchatow.pl

The Elektrownia Bełchatów, located in Bełchatów, is the largest coal fueled power plant in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It produces 27-28 TWh of electricity per year, or 20% of the total power generation in Poland.[2] 8,000 people work directly for the company that runs the coal mine and electricity plants.[2]

Districts

One municipal division of Bełchatów comprises numerous housing estates including the Budowlanych housing estate located in the central part of the town (close to the "Kultura" cinema, the Municipal Cultural Center, the Town Hall and the church). The estate is also close to the "Rakówka" river and Olszewski Park.

Other municipal divisions of Bełchatów include Dobrzelów District, Grocholice, and the following housing estates:

  • Osiedle 1 Maja
  • Osiedle Binków
  • Osiedle Dolnośląskie
  • Osiedle Konopnickiej
  • Osiedle Kopernika
  • Osiedle Łąkowa
  • Osiedle Okrzei
  • Osiedle Olsztyńskie
  • Osiedle Przytorze
  • Osiedle Słoneczne
  • Osiedle Tysiąclecia
  • Osiedle Wolności
  • Osiedle Żołnierzy P.O.W.      
Osiedle 1 Maja
Osiedle Binków in Bełchatów.

Sports

Cuisine

The officially protected traditional food of Bełchatów (as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland) is wyborowa krówka bełchatowska, a local type of krówka (traditional Polish candy).[3]

  • PGE headquarters
  • GKS Bełchatów Stadium
  • Olszewski Manor
  • Library
  • A view of the Power Plants and the Brown Coal Mine

Notable people
  • Harry Haft (1925–2007), survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp and a professional boxer in the United States during 1948–1949

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bełchatów is twinned with:[4]

Former twin towns:

In February 2022, Bełchatów suspended its partnership with the Russian city of Sovetsk as a reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

References
  1. "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 16 October 2021. Data for territorial unit 1001011.
  2. Colgan, Jeff D.; Green, Jessica F.; Hale, Thomas N. (2021). "Asset Revaluation and the Existential Politics of Climate Change". International Organization. 75 (2): 586–610. doi:10.1017/S0020818320000296. ISSN 0020-8183.
  3. "Wyborowa krówka bełchatowska". Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi - Portal Gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  4. "Portal Bełchatów" [Bełchatów - Partnership Cities]. Miasto Bełchatów [Bełchatów town council] belchatow.pl (in Polish). 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  5. "Myślenice - Miasta partnerskie" [Myślenice - Partnership Cities] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  6. "Bełchatów zawiesza współpracę z miastem partnerskim w Rosji. Samorząd deklaruje pomoc Ukraińcom" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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