Welcome to Lodz
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Lodz, Poland’s third largest city and the former textile industry empire, today is a city of modern technologies, a city of culture and grand events. It is a metropolis where a landscape of industrial architecture mixes with silhouettes of the 20th century office buildings, production halls, culture and sports buildings. Lodz is perfect for anyone wanting to get a glimpse of exciting, modern Poland.
Facts
| Population | 775,000 |
| Currency | Polish Zloty (PLN) |
| Opening hours | Shops are open 8 am - 6 pm (many on the main street until 7 pm, shopping centres open until 10 pm) Banks are open Mon–Fri 8 am – 6 pm and Sat 10 am – 2 pm. |
| Newspapers | Gazeta Wyborcza Daily Polish newspaper The Warsaw Voice Weekly English newspaper Lodz in your Pocket Seasonal magazine |
| Emergency numbers | 999 Ambulance 112 from mobile phone |
| Tourist information | Centrum Informacji Turystycznej 87 Piotrkowska |
