Poddębice | |
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 Poddębice Palace | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Poddębice | |
| Coordinates:51°54′N18°58′E / 51.900°N 18.967°E /51.900; 18.967 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Poddębice |
| Gmina | Poddębice |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Sęczkowski |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2020) | |
• Total | 7,245 [1] |
| • Density | 1,230/km2 (3,190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 99-200 |
| Car plates | EPD |
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| Website | http://www.poddebice.pl |
Poddębice[pɔdːɛmˈbʲit͡sɛ] is a town in centralPoland, inŁódź Voivodeship.[2] It is the capital ofPoddębice County. It lies approximately 40 km (25 mi) northwest ofŁódź. Population is 7,245 (2020).[1] It is located within the historicŁęczyca Land.
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Poddębice was aprivate town, administratively located in the Łęczyca County in theŁęczyca Voivodeship in theGreater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[3]Zygmunt Grudziński built aRenaissance palace in the town.
In the interwar period, it was administratively located in theŁódź Voivodeship of Poland. According to the1921 census, the population was 61.4%Polish and 37.0%Jewish.[4]
During theGerman occupation of Poland (World War II), in 1940, the occupiers carried outexpulsions of Poles, mostly owners of shops, workshops and better houses, which were then handed over toGerman colonists as part of theLebensraum policy.[5] The local Jewish population, which numbered around 1,400 at the start of the war, was confined to aghetto and subject toforced labor. In 1942, five were hung publicly and in April, 1,800 Jews, including several hundred forcibly resettled fromŁęczyca, were confined in a church for ten days without any essentials, including food until a bribe was paid. Ten died there. After a few days, the sick and the elderly were then murdered nearby. After ten days, some skilled workers were sent to theŁódź Ghetto. All the remainder were sent to theChełmno extermination camp where they were immediately gassed. Few of Poddębice's Jews survived the war. The German administrator of Poddębice (probably Franz Heinrich Bock) kept a secret diary published after the war. His diary was critical of the anti-Jewish policies. He had tried to help the Jewish population when he could. He was removed from his post during the war.[6]
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The localfootball club is Ner Poddębice. It competes in the lower leagues.
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