'Łowicz' is a town in central
Poland with 30,383 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the
Łódź Voivodeship (since
1999), previously in
Skierniewice Voivodeship (
1975-
1998).
Łowicz was a residence of Polish
primates. When they were
regents of the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the town became a temporary "capital" of
Poland during
interregnum.
So despite its small size it has a bishop and a basilica. The ruins of a former bishop's castle can be found on the outskirts and the town has an important ethnographic museum and skansen with traditional houses. Napoleon Bonaparte is believed to have stayed in a house on the main square and the town was at the centre of the largest battle of the
German invasion of Poland, the
Battle of the Bzura River.
It has a football team, Pelikan, who languish in the lower divisions of the polish leagues.
Education
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Mazowiecka Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno-Pedagogiczna
External link
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Official site