Łomża

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Łomża

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Łomża

Coordinates: 53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167, 22.083

Country

Poland

Voivodeship

Podlachian

County

city county

Established

9th century

Town rights

1418

Government

- Mayor

Jerzy Brzeziński

Area

- Total

32.67 km² (12.6 sq mi)

Elevation

95 m (312 ft)

Population (2006)

- Total

63,387

- Density

1,940.2/km² (5,025.1/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

- Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

18-400 to 18-404

Area code(s)

+48 086

Car plates

Website: http://www.lomza.pl/

Antique tenements at the Old Market

Panorama of the meandering Narew river nearby Łomża

City panorama from the bridge on the Narew river

Łomża [ˈwɔmʐa] is a town in north-eastern Poland, approximately 90 miles (150 km) from Warsaw and 50 miles (81 km) from Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river and has been in the Podlachian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was the capital of the Lomza Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Łomża County and the capitol of Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża since 1925. Łomża is the principal economic, educational and cultural center in north-eastern Masovia and one of the three main cities of Podlachian Voivodeship (beside Białystok and Suwałki).

1 History
2 Demography
3 Education
4 See also
5 External links
6 References

[edit] History

Łomża was directly in the path of the Russian army's catastrophic retreat following it's defeat at the Battle of Warsaw (1920) in the Polish-Soviet War and on the 15th August 1920, General August Kork of the 15th Army of the Red Army mounted a spirited but unsuccessful defence of the town against the Polish Fourth Army of General Skierksi before continuing the 15th army's retreat eastwards under pressure from the triumphant Polish forces.^[1]

[edit] Demography

Data of 2006 year^[2]:

Description	Total		Women		Men
unit	people	%	people	%	people	%
population	63,387	100	32,790	51,7	30,597	48,3
population density (people/km²)	1,937.3		1,002.1		935.1

According to data of 2006 year^[2] an average income per inhabitant amounted to 2,942.31 zł.

Łomża has over 63 thousand inhabitants and takes the third place in Podlachian Voivodeship. At the end of 2006 year population growth was positive and amounted to 1,3 per 1000 inhabitants whereas balance of migration was negative (-520)^[2]. The unemployment at the end of April 2008 amounted to 11,3%^[3].

[edit] Education

Academy of Agribusiness in Lomza
Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Przedsiębiorczości im. B. Jańskiego
State College of Computer Science and Business Administration in Lomza

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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Łomża

Official website of the city of Łomża
Other sites connected with Łomża
- ŁKS Łomża - soccer team unofficial site
Towns Near Lomza

[edit] References

^ Warsaw 1920, Adam Zamoyski ISBN 978-0-00-722552-1
^ ^a ^b ^c Central Statistical Office, Poland - data of 2006 year {{{2}}}
^ County Labour Bureau in Łomża: Statistics of the local job market {{{2}}}

v • d • e Counties of Podlachian Voivodeship

City counties: Białystok (capital) • Łomża • Suwałki Land counties: Augustów • Białystok • Bielsk • Grajewo • Hajnówka • Kolno • Łomża • Mońki • Sejny • Siemiatycze • Sokółka • Suwałki • Wysokie Mazowieckie • Zambrów

v • d • e Łomża County

Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Jedwabne • Gmina Nowogród Rural gminas: Gmina Łomża • Gmina Miastkowo • Gmina Piątnica • Gmina Przytuły • Gmina Śniadowo • Gmina Wizna • Gmina Zbójna Seat (not part of the county): Łomża