Narodziny metropolii. Łódź w okresie międzywojennym
The Birth of a Metropolis: Łódź in the Interwar Period

Author(s): Rafał Matyja
Subject(s): Cultural history, Architecture, Local History / Microhistory
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Second Polish Republic; voivodeship; metropolis; public buildings
Summary/Abstract: The text describes the process of changing the status of Łódź from a great industrial centre to a voivodship capital and the birth of metropolitanism. This change is expressed in the creation of new institutions - the Voivodship Office, the District Court, the military Command Headquarters of the Corps District. Symbols of the city's metropolitan character during this period became a Polish Radio broadcasting station, numerous diplomatic missions, the seat of Catholic and Evangelical Augsburg Dioceses. The new status was also confirmed by its wide area of influence, extending beyond the borders of the province. The face of Łódź was also changing due to the actions of the city's socialist management. The text also shows the importance of this period and the development plans created at the time, for the city to gain a stronger position after the war - based also on the development of universities, cultural institutions, mass media. However, this advancement is made on the initiative of public authorities - national and local, and shows the specific development path of large cities in Central and Eastern Europe.

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