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  Łomża
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Podlaskie | ||
| 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 (2007) | |||
| - Total | 63,036 | ||
| - Density | 1,929.5/km2 (4,997.3/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 | BL | ||
| Website: http://www.lomza.pl/ | |||
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 Podlaskie 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 Podlaskie Voivodeship (beside Białystok and Suwałki). It gives its name to the protected area called Łomża Landscape Park.
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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 15 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 Skierski before continuing the 15th army's retreat eastwards under pressure from the triumphant Polish forces.1
Demography
Data of 2007 year2:
| Description | Total | Women | Men | |||
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| unit | people | % | people | % | people | % |
| population | 63,036 | 100 | 32,652 | 51.8 | 30,384 | 48.2 |
| area | 32.67 km² | |||||
| population density (people/km²) |
1,929.5 | 999.4 | 930.0 | |||
Łomża has 63,036 inhabitants and takes the third place in Podlaskie 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 May 2008 amounted to 10,2%3. According to data of 2006 year2 an average income per inhabitant amounted to 2,942.31 zł.
Twin towns
Łomża is twinned with:
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- The city
- Monuments
References
- ^ Warsaw 1920, Adam Zamoyski ISBN 978-0-00-722552-1
- ^ a b c Central Statistical Office, Poland - data of 2007 year {{{2}}}
- ^ County Labour Bureau in Łomża: Statistics of the local job market {{{2}}}
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