Tomaszów Mazowiecki
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Tomaszów Mazowiecki t is a town in central Poland
with 67,159 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), it was previously part of Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship
(1975–1998). According to the 2002 survey, it occupies an area of 41.3 square kilometers.
The town is situated on the banks of three rivers—Pilica
, Wolbórka and Czarna Bielina, near the Zalew Sulejowski
reservoir and at the edge of the Puszcza Spalska wilderness area.
Here is a list of schools that exist within the city:
direction Kozienice
– Dęblin
– Kock
direction Łódź – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Januszewice koło Opoczna
: Tomaszów, Piotrków and Wolbórz.
, Ukraine
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
with 67,159 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), it was previously part of Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship
Piotrków Voivodeship
Piotrków Voivodeship was a voivodeship, or unit of administrative division and local government, in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodeship...
(1975–1998). According to the 2002 survey, it occupies an area of 41.3 square kilometers.
The town is situated on the banks of three rivers—Pilica
Pilica
Pilica is a river in central Poland, the longest left tributary of the Vistula river, with a length of 319 kilometres and the basin area of 9,273 km2 .-Towns:*Szczekociny*Koniecpol*Przedbórz*Sulejów*Tomaszów Mazowiecki...
, Wolbórka and Czarna Bielina, near the Zalew Sulejowski
Zalew Sulejowski
The Zalew Sulejowski is an artificial lake, a reservoir, in the Łódź Voivodeship built in the years 1969-1974 on the territories of three gmin: Tomaszów, Piotrków and Wolbórz. The aim of this reservoir was to supply a fresh drinking water to the city of Łódź and Tomaszów Mazowiecki...
reservoir and at the edge of the Puszcza Spalska wilderness area.
History
Tomaszów Mazowiecki gained status as an industry and trade village (osada fabryczno-handlowa) in 1824, and its status as a city in 1830.Land Usage
According to the data from 2006, Tomaszów Mazowiecki has an area of 41.3 km2 which is used, percentage wise, as follows:- Agricultural Use: użytki rolne: 45%
- Forests cover 13% of the land
- The city covers approximately 4.03% of the land
Education
- Branch of University of Łódź
Here is a list of schools that exist within the city:
Elementary Schools
- Szkoła Podst. nr 1 im. Aleksandra Kamińskiego
- Szkoła Podst. nr 6
- Szkoła Podst. nr 7
- Szkoła Podst. nr 10 [Niebrów]
- Szkoła Podst. nr 11
- Szkoła podst. nr 12 im. Jana Pawła II
- Szkoła Podst. nr 13
- Szkoła Podst. nr 14 im. Karola Wojtyły
Gimnazja
- Gimnazjum nr 1 [ul.Stolarska]
- Gimnazjum nr 2 [ul.Warszawska][ul. Warszawska]
- Gimnazjum nr 3 [ul.Piłsudskiego]
- Gimnazjum nr 4 [Niebrów]
- Gimnazjum nr 5
- Gimnazjum nr 6 [ul.Jałowcowa 8] [im. Jana Twardowskiego]
- Gimnazjum nr 7 [ul.Św.Antoniego 43/45]
- Gimnazjum nr 8 [Białobrzegi]
High Schools
- I High School im. Jaroslawa Dabrowskiego [Mościckiego]
- II High School (high-leveled) im. Stefana Zeromskiego [Jalowcowa]
- III High School im. Stanislawa Hojnowskiego [Nadrzeczna]
- IV High School [Strefowa]
Transportation
Several national and regional routes cross each other in the city: (planned ) direction Suwałki – Warszawa – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Wrocław – Kudowa-ZdrójKudowa-Zdrój
Kudowa-Zdrój is a town situated in the foothills of the Stołowe Mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, about 400 m above sea level. It has a population of about 10,000...
direction Kozienice
Kozienice
Kozienice is a town in central Poland with 21,500 inhabitants . It is the capital of Kozienice County .-Description:...
– Dęblin
Deblin
Dęblin is a town, population 19,500 , at the confluence of Vistula and Wieprz rivers, in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. Dęblin is the part of the agglomeration with adjacent towns of Ryki and Puławy, which altogether has over 100 000 inhabitants....
– Kock
Kock
Kock is a town in eastern Poland, about 45 km north of Lublin and 120 km south-east of Warsaw. It lies in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lubartów County. It is the capital of the Kock Commune.As of 2004, its population numbered 3,509.-History:...
direction Łódź – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Januszewice koło Opoczna
Opoczno
Opoczno is a town in south-central Poland, within the eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, and road 12, which creates a...
Zalew Sulejowski
The Zalew Sulejowski is a large reservoir built from 1969–1973 in order to help meet the demand for fresh drinking water in the city of Łódż and the city of Tomaszów Mazowiecki. The actual reservoir is situated on the territory of three gminGmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
: Tomaszów, Piotrków and Wolbórz.
Konewka Bunkers
The Konewka Bunkers is a complex of various technical and HQ buildings among which is a large bunker capable of protecting a train from an air raid and that acted as a station to unload the cargo of the train.Twin towns — Sister cities
Tomaszów Mazowieck is twinned with: Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...