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Aleksandrów Łódzki (File:Ltspkr.png listen) - is a town in Łódzkie Voivodship and belongs to Łódź agglomeration. According to data gathered on 20 May 2002, the town had a population of 20,220. == History == The village was founded in 1816 by Rafał Bratoszewski. In 1820, Rajmund Rembieliński called Aleksandrów "one of the better towns in Poland". Bernard von Schuttenbach was the author of the town planning project. In order to gain sympathy of the government, Bratoszewski called the town after the then ruling Russian Emperor Alexander I Romanov. This resulted in Aleksandrów gaining the city rights in 1822. After the Bratoszewski s death in 1824 the Kossowski family took over the town. After 1832, the town started to fall into decline economically overwhelmed by the nearby towns of Pabianice, Zgierz and Łódź. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, many knitting companies were founded in Aleksandrów, so it is called the cradle of the Polish stocking industry and also gained the nickname "Sock-city" among the citizens. This trade is still the main one today. In 1910, the town gained a tram connection with Łódź, which was discontinued in 1991. From the beginning, Aleksandrów was a town of three cultures and three religions. There were Protestant descendants of German knitters, Jews who were in trade and, of course, Catholic Poles who mainly worked as craftsmen and in factories. Until 1945, the richest and most numerous ethnic group were Germans. The Jewish population in 1900 was 1,673.〔(JewishGen.org )〕 For the Jewish, Aleksandrów was an important religious centre - the seat of Hasidic Tzadikim of the Alexander dynasty founded by Rabbi Yechiel Dancyger (1828–1894). It was also where Rabbi Chanokh Heynekh HaKohen Levin, the second Rebbe of the Ger Hasidim held court until his death in Aleksandrów in 1870. In 1869, Aleksandrów lost its city rights for more than 60 years. These rights were regained in 1924. Currently, it is a headquarters of an Aleksandrów Łódzki commune. In September 2006, the First International Convention of Aleksandrów citizens was held. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aleksandrów Łódzki」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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