Łódź Retkinia railway station

Retkinia is a panel block housing estate and district in the city of Łódź (Poland), located in the south-western part of the city. Formerly a suburban village, Retkinia was incorporated into Łódź in 1946. According to information provided by Łódź city council, the district has a population of around 60,000 people. Retkinia is one of 56 districts recognized by the Urban Information System in Łódź, but in terms of municipal administration it is divided into Osiedle Karolew-Retkinia Wschód (Eastern Retkinia, including the district of Karolew) and Osiedle Retkinia Zachód-Smulsko (Western Retkinia, including the district of Smulsko). The dominant type of housing in Retkinia is Panelák, built from the year 1972 on.

The Łódź Zoo (Polish: Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Łodzi) is a zoological garden in the city of Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship in Poland. Established in 1938, it covers the area of 16,64 hectares in the district of Polesie and is home to 3,350 animals representing 554 species, including endangered Asiatic lions. The zoo is the only zoological garden in Poland to feature such animals as giant otters, Sumatran orangutans, false gharials, and bush dogs. The zoo is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is also part of the International Species Information System.

Atlas Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Łódź, Poland, opened on June 26, 2009 at al. Bandurskiego. It is one of the largest Polish venues with a seating capacity of 10,400, with an optional extra 3,000, it has 1,500 parking places and 11 VIP lounges (each with a terrace). The arena hosts conferences, concerts and sports events (e.g. volleyball, basketball, athletics and ice hockey). In August 2009, Atlas Group purchased the naming rights to the arena for a period of 5 years.

The Jasień [ˈjaɕɛɲ] is a river flowing through the Polish city of Łódź that played a major role in the city's development as an industrial centre in the early nineteenth century. Sections of the river have been regulated and moved to underground canals, while several ponds remain scattered across the city's parks in what used to be the river's overground corridor. The Jasień is 12.7 km (7.9 miles) long, beginning its course in the hills of the Stoki district in the northeast of the city at an elevation of c. 245 metres above sea level, and flowing down towards the Ner river valley in the southwest.

The Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla (English: Władysław Król Municipal Stadium), also known as the Stadion Miejski ŁKS (English: ŁKS Municipal Stadium), is a football stadium in Łódź, Poland. The stadium has a capacity of 18,029 seats.

Stalag Luft II (German: Stammlager Luft II; literally "Main Camp, Air, II"; SL II) was a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war (POW) camp during World War II, in Łódź, in the occupied territory of Poland. The camp was in the 21st Military District of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW; Supreme Command [German] Armed Forces, which supervised all POW camps in the Reich area and the areas of the General Government, Commissariats of the Reich in the East, Norway, Belgium, and the occupied part of France), administered by the Luftwaffe, which had its small network of camps for captive-aviators.It operated from February 1, 1941 to September 1, 1944, in the Litzmannstadt district – Erzhausen (a district of Łódź called Ruda Pabianicka, in the south-western area of the city), in the area within the current streets: Odrzańska (German: Wallensteinerstrasse; south-west), Retmańska (German: Paracelsusweg, from the north-west), Łopianowa (German: Schwertbrüderstrasse, from north-east) and Zuchów (German: Goldene Pforte, from the south-east).

Łódź Kaliska is one of the two main railway stations in the central Polish city of Łódź. It is located west of the center of the city, in the district of Polesie, and it consists of six platforms. The first complex of the station, designed by Polish architect Czesław Domaniewski, was built in 1902 in the style of Art Nouveau. Inside, there were several Art Nouveau elements, including crystal windows in doors, as well as brass fittings. The station served the Warsaw–Kalisz Railway, built between 1900 and 1902. On 28 September 1946 a major rail accident occurred at the station, in which 21 people died. In 1994, a brand new complex of the Łódź Kaliska station was completed, and has been in use since then. The station provides connections to all major cities of Poland, including Warsaw, Kraków, Bydgoszcz, Katowice, Poznań, Wrocław, Szczecin, and Gdańsk, as well as Prague in the Czech Republic. The station is the terminus of Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna (Łódź Commuter Railway), which serves towns in the Łódź region.

The Prince Józef Poniatowski Park in Łódź (Polish: Park im. księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego w Łodzi) is a park in Łódź, Poland located between Żeromskiego, Mickiewicza, Jana Pawła II and Parkowa Streets. The area of the park is 41.6 ha (103 acres). It was named in honour of Polish general and statesman Prince Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813).

A Łódź Pabianicka (Polish pronunciation: [pabianit͡ska]) is a commuter station located in the city of Łódź, Poland, in Górna district, on a circular line between Łódź Kaliska and Łódź Chojny stations, in direct vicinity of the crossroads of Pabianicka St with John Paul II Avenue and Górna Road. The station was opened in 2013, as part of Łódź Commuter Railway project. It consists of two single-edged platforms located north to the railway viaduct over Pabianicka street. Each platform is equipped with a small shelter with benches, a board with current schedule, a staircase and an elevator. A passage between platforms is provided through an under-track passage for a pavement running along the street.The station serves ŁKA commuter trains running between Łódź Kaliska and Łódź Widzew stations, along with Polregio regional trains from Łódź Kaliska to Częstochowa and Opoczno. Up to 2017 it was also a stopping point for PKP Intercity trains between Warsaw and Wrocław.

Łąkowa Street is a street in Łódź, Poland, running north-south from Andrzej Strug Street to Adam Mickiewicz Avenue. It is located in the Stare Polesie district. Łąkowa Street is the southern extension of Lucjan Żeligowski Street.

The Chapel of Karol Scheibler (Polish: Kaplica Karola Scheiblera), is a major architectural work in Łódź, Poland, built in 1888 and designed by architects Edward Lilpop and Józef Pius Dziekoński. It is located in the Evangelical-Augsburg part of the Old Cemetery at Ogrodowa Street 43. Łódź is known for its architectural monuments which form a record of the city's heritage, particularly its unique nineteenth century development. The chapel and mausoleum of Karol Scheibler are noted examples of architecture from this period.

Łódź University of Technology (Polish: Politechnika Łódzka, lit. 'Łódź Polytechnic') was created in 1945 and has developed into one of the biggest technical universities in Poland. Originally located in an old factory building, today covering nearly 200,000 sq. meters in over 70 separate buildings, the majority of them situated in the main University area. Almost 15,000 students are currently studying at the university. The educational and scientific tasks of the university are carried out by about 3,000 staff members.