Bełchatów

Bełchatów
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Bełchatów
Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°22′E / 51.367°N 19.367°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź
County	Bełchatów County
Gmina	Bełchatów (urban gmina)
Established	14th century
Town rights	1743-1870, 1925
Government
• Mayor	Mariola Czechowska
Area
• Total	34.63 km^2 (13.37 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	60,970
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	97-400
Area code(s)	+48 44
Car plates	EBE
Website	http://www.belchatow.pl

Bełchatów [bɛu̯ˈxatuf] (German: Belchental) is a town in central Poland. It is located in Łódź Voivodeship, 160 kilometres (99 miles) from Warsaw.

Bełchatów has the largest coal fuelled thermal power plant in Europe, the Elektrownia Bełchatów, also, one of largest fossil fuel power stations in the world. It produces 27-28 TWh of electricity per year, or 20% of the total power generation in Poland.

Districts

One municipal division of Bełchatów comprises numerous housing estates including the Budowlanych housing estate located in the central part of the town (close to the "Kultura" cinema, the Municipal Cultural Center, the Town Hall and the church). The estate is also close to the "Rakówka" river and Olszewski Park.

Other municipal divisions of Bełchatów include Dobrzelów District, Grocholice, and the following housing estates:

Osiedle 1 Maja Osiedle Binków Osiedle Dolnośląskie Osiedle Konopnickiej Osiedle Kopernika Osiedle Łąkowa Osiedle Okrzei Osiedle Olsztyńskie Osiedle Przytorze Osiedle Słoneczne Osiedle Tysiąclecia Osiedle Wolności Osiedle Żołnierzy P.O.W.

Osiedle 1 Maja Osiedle Binków in Bełchatów.

Sports

• GKS Bełchatów - men's football team (2nd league champions in 2003/2004, runner-up 2006/07 season)
• Skra Bełchatów - men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS)

Championship of Poland in seasons 2004/05 and 05/06,

Winner of Polish Cup in 2004 and 2005,

3rd place in season 2001/02,

4th place in season 2003/2004,

• Zjednoczeni Bełchatów - men's football team (6th league 2005/2006)

Notable people

• Harry Haft (1925–2007), survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp and a professional boxer in the United States during 1948–1949

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bełchatów is twinned with:^[1]

• Aubergenville in France^[1]
• Myślenice in Poland^[1][2]
• Csongrád in Hungary^[1]
• Alcobaça in Portugal^[1]
• Tauragė in Lithuania^[1]
• Sovetsk in Russia^[1]

References

1. "Portal Bełchatów" [Bełchatów - Partnership Cities]. Miasto Bełchatów [Bełchatów town council] belchatow.pl (in Polish). 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
2. "Myślenice - Miasta partnerskie" [Myślenice - Partnership Cities] (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-08-04.

External links

• Official page of the town (in Polish)

Coordinates: 51°22′N 19°23′E / 51.367°N 19.383°E