Bełchatów AUD is a town

Town

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 in central Poland

Poland

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. It is located in Łódź Voivodeship, 160 km from Warsaw

Warsaw

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Industry

Bełchatów has the largest coal fuelled thermal power plant in Europe, the Elektrownia Bełchatów.

Bełchatów coal mine and power plant.

Sport

• GKS Bełchatów - men's football
  Football in Poland
  Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
  
   team (2nd league champions in 2003/2004, leader of 1st league at mid-way mark of the 2006/07 season, ultimately runner-up)
• Skra Bełchatów
  Skra Belchatów
  PGE Skra Bełchatów SSA – Polish professional volleyball team, based in Bełchatów, playing in Polish Volleyball League . It is one of the most successful clubs in Poland.-Honours:* Polish championship:...
  
   - men's volleyball
  Volleyball in Poland
  Volleyball in Poland is a popular team sport. It is the second most popular sport after football. The Men's national team is ranked 5th and the Women's team is ranked 9th in the FIVB World Rankings...
  
   team playing in Polish Volleyball League
  Polish Volleyball League
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   (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS)

Championship of Poland in seasons 2004/05 and 05/06,
Winner of Polish Cup in 2004 and 2005,
3rd place in season 2001/02,
4th place in season 2003/2004,

• Zjednoczeni Bełchatów - men's football
  Football in Poland
  Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...
  
   team (6th league 2005/2006)

Housing estates

• Budowlanych housing estate - estate located in the central part of the town, close to the "Kultura" cinema
  Movie theater
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  , Municipal Cultural Center, Town Hall and church. The estate is also close to the "Rakówka" river
  River
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   and Olszewski Park
  Park
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• Słoneczne housing estate
• Przytorze housing estate
• Okrzei housing estate
• 1 Maja housing estate
• Binków housing estate
• Dolnośląskie housing estate
• Konopnickiej housing estate
• Kopernika housing estate
• Olsztyńskie housing estate
• Tysiąclecia housing estate
• Wolnosc housing estate
• Żołnierzy P.O.W. housing estate
• Grocholice

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bełchatów is twinned with:

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External links

• Official page of the town (in Polish)