Stryków
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Stryków ' is a town in central Poland
, in Łódź Voivodeship, in Zgierz County
. It has 3,602 inhabitants (2004).
to Lowicz
. Strykow received city rights in 1394 from King Wladyslaw Jagiello
, at the request of the heir of the town founder, Strykowskiego Deresława. In the middle of the eighteenth century, the city had 45 artisans (13 clothiers, 5 merchants and shopkeepers, and 5 others) and was a local center of commerce and crafts. It was also a center of aristocratic wealth.
In 1744 the town received the privilege of organizing eight fairs a year. Strykow belonged to medium-sized cities. Textile manufacturing was attempted by the then owner Felix Czarnecki but without success. The town economy remained centered on crafts and agriculture. Contemporary activities have left traces of the old town in the form of an existing semi-circular square in the city center.
After the Second Partition of Poland
, Strykow was in the Prussian sector, and later in the period 1807-15 in the Duchy of Warsaw and then in the Polish Kingdom. In the nineteenth century Strykow lost its civic rights. The reason for the stagnation of population growth was the rapid development of nearby Łódź and rapidly growing Pabianice
and Zgierz.
and Łódź, which was followed by population growth. This rail link was closed for some years but was reopened in October 2011. Shortly after receiving civic independence in 1923, Strykow recovered as a town, with the economy based on shoemaking and tailoring.
In Strykow yarn and textiles were produced, and there was a brickyard. The town in 1939 had approximately 5,000 inhabitants. Hostilities, including the mass extermination of jewsJewish
and the use of Poles for forced labor by the Nazi's and those who left toward the end of the war of German ethnic origin (to the west with retreating German Army), led to a reduction in the population by 45%. Northwest of the center of Stryków, are the remains of the Jewish cemetery, where the last burial took place in 1946.
In the post-war period, Strykow has become a dormitory community for the Łódź metropolis - many residents working in Łódź or in Zgierz
and the new industrial estates alongside the A-1 (not yet completed but will run north to south) and A-2 (not yet completed running east to west)highways. Stryków now has many great opportunities, being located at the intersection of these two major highways in Poland
, A-1 and A-2
.
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...
, in Łódź Voivodeship, in Zgierz County
Zgierz County
Zgierz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Zgierz, which lies north-west of...
. It has 3,602 inhabitants (2004).
Early history
The first mention of Strykow was in 1387. Strykow was a village situated on the route from ZgierzZgierz
Zgierz is a town in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2007, it had a population of 58,164....
to Lowicz
Lowicz
Łowicz is a town in central Poland with 30,383 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodeship ; previously, it was in Skierniewice Voivodeship . Together with a nearby station of Bednary, Łowicz is a major rail junction of central Poland, where the line from Warsaw splits into two directions...
. Strykow received city rights in 1394 from King Wladyslaw Jagiello
Jogaila
Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...
, at the request of the heir of the town founder, Strykowskiego Deresława. In the middle of the eighteenth century, the city had 45 artisans (13 clothiers, 5 merchants and shopkeepers, and 5 others) and was a local center of commerce and crafts. It was also a center of aristocratic wealth.
In 1744 the town received the privilege of organizing eight fairs a year. Strykow belonged to medium-sized cities. Textile manufacturing was attempted by the then owner Felix Czarnecki but without success. The town economy remained centered on crafts and agriculture. Contemporary activities have left traces of the old town in the form of an existing semi-circular square in the city center.
After the Second Partition of Poland
Second Partition of Poland
The 1793 Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was the second of three partitions that ended the existence of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. The second partition occurred in the aftermath of the War in Defense of the Constitution and the Targowica Confederation of 1792...
, Strykow was in the Prussian sector, and later in the period 1807-15 in the Duchy of Warsaw and then in the Polish Kingdom. In the nineteenth century Strykow lost its civic rights. The reason for the stagnation of population growth was the rapid development of nearby Łódź and rapidly growing Pabianice
Pabianice
Pabianice is a town in central Poland with 69 648 inhabitants . Situated in the Łódź Voivodeship, it is the capital of Pabianice County...
and Zgierz.
Modern history
In 1902 Strykow was linked by rail to WarsawWarsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
and Łódź, which was followed by population growth. This rail link was closed for some years but was reopened in October 2011. Shortly after receiving civic independence in 1923, Strykow recovered as a town, with the economy based on shoemaking and tailoring.
In Strykow yarn and textiles were produced, and there was a brickyard. The town in 1939 had approximately 5,000 inhabitants. Hostilities, including the mass extermination of jewsJewish
History of the Jews in Poland
The history of the Jews in Poland dates back over a millennium. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jewish community in the world. Poland was the centre of Jewish culture thanks to a long period of statutory religious tolerance and social autonomy. This ended with the...
and the use of Poles for forced labor by the Nazi's and those who left toward the end of the war of German ethnic origin (to the west with retreating German Army), led to a reduction in the population by 45%. Northwest of the center of Stryków, are the remains of the Jewish cemetery, where the last burial took place in 1946.
In the post-war period, Strykow has become a dormitory community for the Łódź metropolis - many residents working in Łódź or in Zgierz
Zgierz
Zgierz is a town in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2007, it had a population of 58,164....
and the new industrial estates alongside the A-1 (not yet completed but will run north to south) and A-2 (not yet completed running east to west)highways. Stryków now has many great opportunities, being located at the intersection of these two major highways in Poland
Roads and expressways in Poland
The highways in Poland are divided into motorways and expressways. As of November 2011, there are of motorways and of expressways ....
, A-1 and A-2
A2 autostrada (Poland)
The autostrada A2 in Poland is a motorway which, when completed, will run from west to east through central Poland, from the Polish-German border in Świecko/Frankfurt , through Poznań, Łódź and Warsaw to the Polish-Belarusian border in Terespol/Brest...
.