Chodecz

Chodecz
Saint Dominic church in Chodecz
Saint Dominic church in Chodecz
Flag of Chodecz
Flag
Coat of arms of Chodecz
Coat of arms
Chodecz is located in Poland
Chodecz
Chodecz
Location within Poland
Coordinates: 52°24′N 19°02′E / 52.400°N 19.033°E / 52.400; 19.033
Country Poland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyWłocławek
GminaChodecz
Town rights1442-1800, 1822-1870, 1921
Government
 • MayorJarosław Grabczyński
Area
 • Total
1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
 • Total
2,244
 • Density1,610/km2 (4,180/sq mi)
Postal code
87-860
Area code+48 54
Vehicle registrationCWL
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.chodecz.pl

Chodecz [ˈxɔdɛt͡ʂ] is a town in Włocławek County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in central Poland. It is situated in the historic region of Kuyavia, midway between Lubień Kujawski and Przedecz. It is about 75 km (47 mi) north of Łódź, 150 km (93 mi) west of Warsaw and 28 km (17 mi) south of Włocławek. The southwest side of Chodecz borders on Lake Chodeckie. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,244.

History

Chodecz in 1936

Chodecz was granted town rights in 1442. It was a private town, administratively located in the Przedecz County in the Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1544 King Sigismund I the Old established four annual fairs in Chodecz, and in 1666 King John II Casimir Vasa established a fifth fair.

Following the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, the town was annexed by Prussia. After 1800 town rights were revoked. In 1807, Chodecz was regained by Poles and included in the short-lived Duchy of Warsaw. After the duchy's dissolution in 1815, the town passed to the Russian Partition of Poland. In 1822, town rights were restored, although they were once again revoked in 1870 as punishment for the unsuccessful Polish January Uprising. In 1918, Poland regained independence and control of Chodecz. In 1921, town rights were restored.

During the German occupation (World War II), the town was renamed Godetz.

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:

DescriptionAllWomenMen
Unitpersonpercentagepersonpercentagepersonpercentage
Population2244100116952.1%107547.9%
Population density1614.4841.0773.4

Number of inhabitants by year

Sights

Transport

Chodecz lies along voivodeship road 269 which connects it to Kowal to the north-east and to Sompolno to the west.

The nearest railway station is Kaliska Kujawskie.

References

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  2. ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office]. Statistics Poland (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. 1 2 3 4 Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  4. ↑ Atlas historyczny Polski. Kujawy i ziemia dobrzyńska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 2021. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 605.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (in Polish). Vol. I. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1925. p. 197.
  7. ↑ Wiadomości Statystyczne Głównego Urzędu Statystycznego (in Polish). Vol. X. Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1932. p. 201.
  8. ↑ Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403