Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Łódź, Poland

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Number of sights 25 sights
Distance 10.9 km
Ascend 128 m
Descend 104 m

Experience Łódź in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in ŁódźIndividual Sights in Łódź

Sight 1: Mauzoleum małżonków Moenke

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The Moenke Mausoleum – a tombstone in the Evangelical part of the Old Cemetery in Łódź.

Wikipedia: Mauzoleum małżonków Moenke (PL)

556 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Kaplica Heinzlów

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Kaplica Heinzlów Iza Ch / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Heinzl Family Chapel – a tombstone chapel-mausoleum located in the Old Cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź. It was built in the years 1899–1903 in the Neo-Renaissance style, according to the design of the Berlin architect Franz Schwechten. It was erected to commemorate one of the greatest manufacturers in Łódź, commissioned by the widow Paulina née Volkman and their descendants.

Wikipedia: Kaplica Heinzlów (PL)

610 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Kościół pw. Świętego Jerzego

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St. George's Garrison Church is a Roman Catholic church at 9 St. George Street in Łódź.

Wikipedia: Kościół garnizonowy św. Jerzego w Łodzi (PL)

840 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Muzeum Tradycji Niepodległościowych

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Museum of Independence Traditions in Łódź – the longest functioning historical museum in Łódź, established in 1959 under the name "Museum of the History of the Revolutionary Movement"; local governments, gathering all kinds of souvenirs from the field of independence traditions, primarily from Łódź, the Łódź region and selectively Polish. Its Radogoszcz branch specializes in the history of the German occupation of 1939–1945 in Łódź and the Łódź district. As the heir to the Museum of the History of the Revolutionary Movement (1959–1990), it has an important collection of documents, photographs and fine arts from the period of the Polish People's Republic, from Łódź and the region. The collection also contains many unique materials on the history of Łódź and the Łódź region.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Tradycji Niepodległościowych w Łodzi (PL)

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Teatr Powszechny

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Teatr Powszechny

Powszechny Theatre in Łódź – Polish Comedy Centre, a drama scene in Łódź with a distinct artistic comedy logo. Since its establishment in 1945, it has been located in the headquarters at 21 Legionów Street. The theatre has two stages: the Large Stage and the Small Stage, which has been operating since 2012. It presents over 400 performances a year, with an average audience of over 130,000 visitors a year. Its current character, repertoire and the shape of the projects carried out in it are derived from the original programme concept of director Ewa Pilawska, based on the principle of "Theatre Close to People".

Wikipedia: Teatr Powszechny w Łodzi (PL)

429 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Kościół św. Józefa

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St. Joseph's Church – a Roman Catholic parish church from the second half of the eighteenth century at 22 Ogrodowa Street in Łódź. The oldest church in Łódź and the only surviving building from the times of agricultural Łódź.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Józefa w Łodzi (PL)

316 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Museum of the City of Lodz

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Museum of the City of LodzLestat (Jan Mehlich) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Museum of the City of Łódź – a local government cultural institution of the city, located in one of the most impressive buildings of the city, in the former palace of the Łódź manufacturer Izrael Poznański at Ogrodowa Street. This residence is a showcase of Łódź and a testimony to its importance in the nineteenth century. The décor of the palace rooms has a neo-style character, characteristic of the art of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, with the simultaneous use of elements of Art Nouveau decoration.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Miasta Łodzi (PL), Website

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Pomnik Aleksandra Kamińskiego

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Pomnik Aleksandra Kamińskiego Autor nie został podany w rozpoznawalny automatycznie sposób. Założono, że to Szumyk (w oparciu o szablon praw autorskich). / CC BY 2.5

The Aleksander Kamiński Monument is an outdoor sculpture in the Old Town Park in Łódź. The monument depicts Aleksander Kamiński, dressed in a scout cape and a horned cap, sitting by the fire. Its author is Kazimierz Karpiński. The monument was unveiled on 24 September 2005 as part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Łódź-Polesie Scout Troop.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Aleksandra Kamińskiego w Łodzi (PL)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Pomnik Dekalogu

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The Decalogue Monument in Łódź – a monument located in the Old Town Park in Łódź.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Dekalogu w Łodzi (PL)

403 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Muzeum Kanału „Dętka”

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The "Dętka" Canal Museum – a branch of the Museum of the City of Lodz located in a fragment of the sewers of Łódź under Wolności Square in Łódź.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Kanału „Dętka” (PL), Website

660 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki

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The Monument of Tadeusz Kościuszko in Łódź is a monument located on Liberty Square in Łódź, at the north exit of Piotrkowska Street.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki w Łodzi (PL)

42 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Archiwum Państwowe (dawny Ratusz Miejski)

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The Town Hall in Łódź – one of the first brick buildings in Łódź, erected in 1827 according to the design of Bonifacy Witkowski. It is the most valuable and oldest monument of classicist architecture in Łódź.

Wikipedia: Ratusz w Łodzi (PL)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Kościół Zesłania Ducha Świętego

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Kościół Zesłania Ducha Świętego

The Church of Pentecost is a Catholic parish church located in Łódź at 2/2a Piotrkowska Street.

Wikipedia: Kościół Zesłania Ducha Świętego w Łodzi (PL)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Muzeum Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne w Łodzi

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The Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography – the largest museum in Łódź, located at 14 Wolności Square. At the end of 2012, it had 260,354 catalogue items.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne w Łodzi (PL), Website

81 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Synagoga

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Synagoga

The synagogue in Łódź is one of the two active synagogues in Łódź, located at 18 Pomorska Street.

Wikipedia: Synagoga w Łodzi (ul. Pomorska 18) (PL)

382 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Synagoga Reicherów

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The Reicher Synagogue in Łódź is a synagogue located in Łódź, in the annexe of a tenement house at 28 Rewolucji 1905 roku Street, formerly known as Południowa Street. It is the only preserved pre-war synagogue and one of the two active synagogues in Łódź.

Wikipedia: Synagoga Reicherów w Łodzi (PL)

409 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Pałac Alfreda Biedermanna

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Alfred Biedermann's Palace – a palace located at 1/3 Franciszkańska Street in Łódź, near the intersection with Północna Street.

Wikipedia: Pałac Alfreda Biedermanna w Łodzi (PL)

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 18: Park Helenów

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Park Helenów

Helenów Park in Łódź, Poland is a park located between Północna, Źródłowa and Smugowa streets and covers an area of 12 hectare. Of all park trees, five are natural monuments: two pedunculate oaks with a circumference of 320 and 340 cm, common beech with a circumference of 245 cm, red oak with a circumference of 350 cm and ash tree with a circumference of 385 cm. The park is entered in the Registry of Objects of Cultural Heritage.

Wikipedia: Helenów Park in Łódź (EN)

573 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 19: Pomnik Chwały Żołnierzy Armii Łódź

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Pomnik Chwały Żołnierzy Armii Łódź Autor nie został podany w rozpoznawalny automatycznie sposób. Założono, że to HuBar (w oparciu o szablon praw autorskich). / CC BY-SA 2.5

Monument to the Glory of the Soldiers of the Łódź Army in Helenów Park in Łódź

Wikipedia: Pomnik Armii Łódź (PL)

201 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Pomnik Ofiar Komunizmu

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The Monument to the Victims of Communism – the first monument in Poland located in Łódź commemorating the victims of the communist regime in the years 1918–1989.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Ofiar Komunizmu w Łodzi (PL)

329 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 21: Teatr Muzyczny

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The Musical Theatre in Łódź – a musical theatre in Łódź whose repertoire includes classic operettas and modern musicals.

Wikipedia: Teatr Muzyczny w Łodzi (PL)

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 22: Ławeczka Jana Karskiego

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Jan Karski's Benches – a series of monumental sculptures by sculptor Karol Badyna, dedicated to the memory of Jan Karski. The benches were created in the years 2002–2009: in Washington (2002), Kielce (2005), New York (2007), Łódź (2009), Tel Aviv (2009), Warsaw (2013) and Krakow (2016).

Wikipedia: Ławeczki Jana Karskiego (PL)

1052 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 23: Park Ocalałych

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Survivors' Park is a park in Łódź commemorating people who survived the Łódź Ghetto, which was created and operated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. The park was officially opened on 30 August 2004, the 60th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto. The park is located in the former territory of Łódź Ghetto, between Wojska Polskiego Street and allotment gardens at Sporna Street in the valley of the Lodz River, in the area adjacent to the borders of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto during the war in Smugowa Street. The park was designed by Grażyna Ojrzyńska.

Wikipedia: Survivors Park, Łódź (EN)

328 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 24: Cerkiew Zaśnięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny

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The Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God is an Orthodox cemetery church in Łódź. It belongs to the parish of St. Alexander Nevsky in Łódź, in the deanery of Łódź of the diocese of Łódź and Poznań of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

Wikipedia: Cerkiew Zaśnięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Łodzi (PL)

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