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Explore Retkinia
The district Retkinia of Retkinia Zachód-Smulsko in powiat Łódzki Wschodni (Województwo Łódzkie) is located in Poland about 77 mi south-west of Warsaw, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ksawerow, Lodz, Pabianice, Zgierz and Aleksandrow Lodzki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 55% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
4°C (40 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
DoubleTree by Hilton Lodz
Vienna House Andel’s Lodz
mHotel
Reymont
B&B Łódź Centrum
Borowiecki
Tobaco
Vigo
Qubus
Focus Łódź
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Pabianice
Konstantynów Łódzki
Konstantynów Łódzki is a town in Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,569 inhabitants (2004). It was incorporated in 1924, but originally founded in the 1820s by a landowner who had planned to build a textile industry there. In 1821 Konstantynów Łódzki, at that time still a village, officially became a part of the textile industry of the Łódz region. Shortly thereafter, in 1824 the town has been given its current name and has been established as a town in 1830.
Lodz University of Technology
The Lodz University of Technology was created in 1945 and has developed into one of the biggest in Poland. Originally located in an old factory building, today covering nearly 200,000 sq. meters in over 70 separate buildings, the majority of them situated in the main University area. Approximately 21,000 students are currently studying at the University. Educational and scientific tasks of the University are run by about 3,000 staff members.
Medical University of Łódź
The Medical University of Łódź was founded on October 1, 2002 as a merger of the Medical Academy of Łódź (founded January 1, 1950) and the Military Medical Academy of Łódź (founded July 1, 1958). It is the largest teaching hospital unit in Poland and a European research center.
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport
Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport, formerly known as Łódź-Lublinek Airport, is a regional airport in central Poland, located approximately 6 km southwest of the Łódź city center. The airport has been in operation since September 13, 1925 and has recently undergone a number of upgrades enabling it to handle services by low cost airlines to destinations in Europe.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Łódź
The Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Łódź was completed in 1884, during the period when the part of Poland was part of the Russian Empire.
Stadion ŁKS
Stadion Miejski (Łódź City Stadium), also known as Stadion LKS, is a multi-purpose stadium in Łódź, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 12,160 people. It was built in 1975, while the ground hosted football games since 1925. A new 16,500-seat stadium is planned on the same site. Support for the project has been undermined by the re-call election of the Lodz City President in early 2010.
Hala MOSiR
Hala MOSiR (acronym for Miejskiego Ośrodka Sportu i Rekreacji) is an indoor arena in Łódź, Poland. It is mainly used for basketball and volleyball and has a seating capacity for 6,400 people.
Arena Łódź
The Atlas Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Łódź, Poland. Seating 10,400, with an optional extra 3,000, it has 1,500 parking places and 11 VIP lounges (each with a terrace). It is one of Poland's largest venues. The arena hosts conferences, conerts and sports events (e.g. basketball, volleyball, athletics and ice hockey). In August 2009, Atlas Group purchased the naming rights to the arena for a period of 5 years.
Karol Scheibler's Chapel in Łódź
The chapel of Karol Scheibler, next to the Old Evangelical - Augsburg Cemetery on Ogrodowa Street 43, is a major architectural work in old Łódź, Poland. Łódź is known for its architectural monuments which form a record of the city's heritage, particularly its unique nineteenth century development. The chapel and mausoleum of Karol Scheibler are noted examples of architecture from this period.
Ezras Israel Synagogue
Ezras Izrael Synagogue, also known as the Wolynska shul for its location at ul. Wolczanska 6, was a synagogue in Łódź, Poland. It was built in 1899-1904 by Jewish merchants who had come to Łódź from Lithuania and Belarus. The architect was Gustaw Landau-Gutenteger. The synagogue was burnt down by Nazis on November 11, 1939.
Piotrkowska Street
Piotrkowska Street, the main artery of Łódź, Poland, is one of the longest commercial thoroughfares in Europe, with a length of 4.9 km. It is one of the major tourist attractions of the city. It runs longitudinally in the straight line between the Liberty Square (Plac Wolności) and the Independence Square (Plac Niepodleglości). From the very beginning this street was the central axis, around which the city grew bigger, and its development spontaneously gave the present shape to its centre.
Stara Gadka
Stara Gadka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rzgów, within Łódź East County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres north of Rzgów and 12 km south of the regional capital Łódź.
Gorzew
Gorzew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pabianice, within Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres north-west of Pabianice and 14 km south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Okołowice, Łódź Voivodeship
Okołowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pabianice, within Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres north of Pabianice and 11 km south-west of the regional capital Łódź.
Antoniew, Gmina Aleksandrów Łódzki
Antoniew is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Aleksandrów Łódzki, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres south-east of Aleksandrów Łódzki, 8 km south-west of Zgierz, and 9 km west of the regional capital Łódź.
Kolonia Wola Zaradzyńska
Kolonia Wola Zaradzyńska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ksawerów, within Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres north-east of Pabianice and 14 km south of the regional capital Łódź.
Ksawerów, Pabianice County
Ksawerów is a village in Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Ksawerów. It lies approximately 4 kilometres north of Pabianice and 13 km south of the regional capital Łódź. The village has a population of 3,000.
Stara Synagogue, Łódź
The Stara Synagogue was a "beautiful" synagogue in Łódź, Poland. The name Stara means old, many Polish cities called the oldest synagogue in town the Stara synagogue. The Stara was Łódź's principal Orthodox synagogue. It was built by Orthodox industrial magnates who wished to outshine, or at least compete with, the 1881 Great Synagogue (Łódź) built by the Reformed Jewish community.
Lunapark, Łódź
Lunapark ("Luna Park") in Łódź is an amusement park near the Polish city of Łódź. Open since the 1970s, the park has free admission, with a per-ride charge varying from 1-12 zlotych for each of its attractions, including a 16 m (53 foot) tall roller coaster named the "Jet Star" and a standing carousel ride, the "Round Up. " Every year the park opens on April 1, with the season lasting until the penultimate Sunday of October.
Łódź Kaliska railway station
Łódź Kaliska is a main railway station of the central Polish city of Łódź. It is located west of the center of the city, in the district of Polesie, and it consists of six platforms. First complex of the station, designed by Polish architect Czesław Domaniewski, was built in 1902 in Secession style. Inside, there were several secession elements, including crystal windows in doors, as well as brass fittings. The station served the Warsaw–Kalisz Railway, built in 1900 - 1902.
Retkinia
Retkinia - former suburban village, since 1946 a district of Łódź, located in the south-western part of the city. According to the official information provided by Łódź city council, the district has a population of around 71 000 people. The district is divided into Osiedle Karolew-Retkinia Wschód (Eastern Retkinia, including the district of Karolew) and Osiedle Retkinia Zachód-Smulsko (Western Retkinia, including the district of Smulsko).
Radogoszcz prison
Radogoszcz prison was a prison in Lodz, which was used by the occupation authorities during the Nazi occupation of Poland.
Łódź Fabryczna railway station
Łódź Fabryczna - train station was built at the initiative of industrialist Karol Scheibler in 1865. According to the Polish classification of stations, it belongs to category B. The station is located in the centre of Łódź, close to the city's central bus station. Trains frequently depart to Koluszki and thence to Warsaw, Kraków, Radom, Czestochowa, and Tomaszów Mazowiecki.
Academy of Music in Łódź
Academy of Music in Łódź (Polish: Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów w Łodzi), is a government-funded Institution of higher education in Łódź, Poland. It was created at the turn of the 20th century as the Helena Kijeńska-Dobkiewiczowa Music Conservatory. After World War II, the Academy was reactivated as the State Conservatory of Music (April 18, 1945). It was re-structured as the Music Academy by the Act of Polish Parliament in 1982.