Aleksandrów Łódzki

History

The village was founded in 1816 by . In 1820, Rajmund Rembieliński called Aleksandrów "one of the better towns in Poland." 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 town rights in 1822. After Bratoszewski died in 1824, the Kossowski family took over the town. After 1832, the town began to fall back, 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. Historically, Aleksandrów was a town of multiple cultures and religions. There were Protestant descendants of German knitters, Jews who were in trade and Catholic Poles who mainly worked as craftsmen and in factories. The Jewish population in 1900 was 1,673. For the Jewish, Aleksandrów was an important religious centre - the seat of Hasidic tzadikim of the Aleksander 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 town rights. These rights were regained in 1924 in the newly reborn Poland. After the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany until 1945. In 1943–45, it was renamed by the occupiers to Wirkheim. In September 2006, the…

Most-observed species

• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  901
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  743
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  743
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  682
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  670
• Western Jackdaw

  Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  594
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  545
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  485

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2014-11-30
  8 km SSW of Szczerców, Poland
• M 2.8 — 2008-07-14
  4 km SE of Szczerców, Poland
• M 2.6 — 2007-05-05
  2 km NE of Krzepice, Poland
• M 2.5 — 2005-07-01
  3 km NW of Sulmierzyce, Poland
• M 3.7 — 2005-05-30
  5 km SW of Kluki, Poland
• M 3.2 — 2004-06-08
  0 km W of Kluki, Poland