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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Podlachian | ||
| County | city county | ||
| Established | 9th century | ||
| Town rights | 1418 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Jerzy Brzeziński | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 32. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 67 km² (12. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 63,387 | ||
| - Density | 1,940. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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 | 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. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Białystok Lublin Voivodeship Białystok (also known by alternative names) is the largest City in northeastern Poland. 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). Narew Podlaskie Voivodeship The river Narew ( Belarusian: Нараў, Lithuanian: Naura) in western Belarus and north-eastern Łomża Voivodeship (województwo Łomżyńskie was an administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975 to 1998 superseded by the Podlaskie It is the capital of Łomża County and the capitol of Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża since 1925. Łomża County (powiat łomżyński is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland The Roman Catholic Diocese of Łomża { Latin: Łomżen(sis } is a Diocese located in the city of Łomża in the Ecclesiastical province 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). Masovia or Mazovia (Mazowsze is a geographic and historic region situated in eastern Poland 's Masovian Plain. Białystok Lublin Voivodeship Białystok (also known by alternative names) is the largest City in northeastern Poland. Suwałki ( Lithuanian: Suvalkai, Yiddish: Suwałk; German: Suwalken and Sudauen between 1939-1944 is a town
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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 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. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Leonard Skierski ( April 26 1866 - 1940 Леонард Генрихович Скерский was a Polish military officer and a general of the Tsarist [1]
Demography
| Description | Total | Women | Men | |||
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| unit | people | % | people | % | people | % |
| population | 63,387 | 100 | 32,790 | 51,7 | 30,597 | 48,3 |
| population density (people/km²) |
1,937. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 3 | 1,002. 1 | 935. 1 | |||
According to data of 2006 year[2] an average income per inhabitant amounted to 2,942. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 31 zł. The złoty (/ˈzwɔtɨ/, plural for numbers ending in 2 3 and 4 (except 12 13 and 14 złote /ˈzwɔtɛ/ plural for all other numbers złotych /ˈzwɔtɨx/
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]. Population growth is the change in Population over time and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population using "per unit time" for The unemployment at the end of April 2008 amounted to 11,3%[3]. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work.
Education
- Academy of Agribusiness in Lomza
- Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania i Przedsiębiorczości im. B. Jańskiego
- State College of Computer Science and Business Administration in Lomza
See also
External links
- Official website of the city of Łomża
- Other sites connected with Łomża
- Towns Near Lomza
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}}}
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