Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Infobox Settlement
name = Tomaszów Mazowiecki


imagesize = 250px
image_caption = Ceramic tiles factory


image_shield = Herb Tomaszowa Mazowieckiego.png pushpin_

pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Łódź
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Tomaszów Mazowiecki County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Tomaszów Mazowiecki (urban gmina)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Rafał Zagozdon
established_title = Established
established_date = 18th century
established_title3 = Town rights
established_date3 = 1830
area_total_km2 = 41.3
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 66705
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 51 | latm = 31 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 20 | longm = 1 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 97-200
area_code = +48 44
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = ETM
website = http://www.tomaszow-maz.eu Tomaszów Mazowiecki [IPA-pl|t|o|'|m|a|sz|u|v|-|m|a|z|o|'|v|j|e|c|k|i] 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.

History

Tomaszów Mazowiecki gained status as a industry and trade village (osada fabryczno-handlowa) in 1824, and its status as a city in 1830.

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
* 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]

Transportation

Several national and regional routes cross each other in the city:
* (planned AS-droga|S|8) direction Suwałki – Warszawa – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Wrocław – Kudowa-Zdrój
* direction Kozienice – Dęblin – Kock
* direction Łódź – Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Januszewice koło Opoczna

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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.nasztomaszow.pl/ Unofficial site of Tomaszów Mazowiecki]