Łask

Łask
Church in Łask
Coat of arms
Łask
Coordinates: 51°35′N 19°8′E / 51.583°N 19.133°ECoordinates: 51°35′N 19°8′E / 51.583°N 19.133°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Łask County
Gmina	Gmina Łask
Government
• Mayor	Gabriel Szkudlarek
Area
• Total	15.33 km^2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	18,029
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	98-100
Car plates	ELA
Website	www.lask.pl

Łask [wask] is a town in central Poland with 18,029^[1] inhabitants (2013). It is the capital of Łask County, and is situated in Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Sieradz Voivodeship (1975–1998). 32nd Air Base of the Polish Air Force is located nearby.

History

The first mention in history about Lask was in 1356. It became official a city in 1422 by the law of the polish king Wladyslaw Jagiello.

With the invasion of Poland and the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, Łask was occupied by the Wehrmacht and annexed by Nazi Germany. It was administered as part of the county or district (kreis) of Lask within Reichsgau Wartheland. Following the arrival of the Red Army and the end of the war, Łask became part of the People's Republic of Poland.

Twin towns

Łask is twinned with:

• Dannenberg, Germany
• Lahoysk, Belarus

See also

• Lasker (disambiguation)
• Laski (disambiguation)
• Shtetl

References

1. Size and structure of population and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2013

• The Lost Jewish Community of Łask