Panorama of Lodz
1 2015-10-15T19:24:32-07:00 Adam Hochstetter c48f6bcc8795510c546206d51bf07a1dcfaa911f 6068 1 A panorama of Łódź at the end of the 18th century in a stylized picture from the 1960s or 70s. In this artistic rendition, Łódź is shown during the pre-industrial phase of its history, when it was still a small agrarian settlement. We can see the principal roads—including the most important Piotrkowska route, which connected the cities of Łęczyca and Piotrków Trybunalski—and the two plazas, Plac Kościelny around the wooden church and market (later known as the Old Market). In front of the picture we see the river Ostroga (incorrectly referred to as Łódka), with a pond and mill. A fragment of a stylized Latin inscription with a legend of the map appears in the upper right corner. plain 2015-10-15T19:24:33-07:00 www.iub.edu/~lodzdsc/omeka-2.3.1 Museum of the City of Lodz 2015-04-06T20:35:08+00:00 img011PanoramaOfLodz.jpg architecture pre-industrial Lodz Adam Hochstetter c48f6bcc8795510c546206d51bf07a1dcfaa911fThis page is referenced by:
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During the course of the 19th century, the population of Łódź exploded, growing from 767 souls, 259 Jews among them, in 1820 to 665,000 in 1938, of whom over 200,000 claimed Jewish faith. In 1820 a decree from the Polish Kingdom government included Łódź among new industrial settlements, thus setting foundations for its development as a center of textile industry. As the city’s economy grew, people flocked from far and near in hope of employment and opportunities.
Set aside in 1822 as the Jewish quarter of the city, the small area around the Old Town market, or as the Jews called it “di Alte shtud,” quickly became overpopulated. A few exceptions aside, Jewish inhabitants of the city were restricted from residing elsewhere in Łódź until 1862. Some already lived in neighboring villages, thus it was natural for the Jewish quarter to be extended north through an 1857 arrangement with August Zawisza, the owner of the village of Bałuty.
