Łask
Sign in to saveŁask () is a town in central Poland with 16,925 inhabitants (2020). It is the capital of Łask County, and is situated in Łódź Voivodeship. It is located in the Sieradz Land.
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Place details
- Locality
- Łask
- Region
- województwo łódzkie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 18,577
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Łask
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Łask, ul. Warszawska 15, kościół NMP i św. Michała Archanioła, 1525, XVIII -e.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Collegiate Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Archangel Michael
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Łask COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Łódź
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Łask
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Łask
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Łask
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +16576
- Area
- +15.33
- Official website
- www.lask.pl
- Image
- Łask, Kościół par. p.w. NMP i św. Michała Arch. 1525 r. -DSCF0129a.jpg
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- P1889
- Gmina Łask
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- Twin towns
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Łask () is a town in central Poland with 16,925 inhabitants (2020). It is the capital of Łask County, and is situated in Łódź Voivodeship. It is located in the Sieradz Land.
A town with some 1,000 years of history, Łask is a former residential town of the Łaski noble family under whose patronage it was developed into a notable regional center of trade and crafts. It contains heritage Gothic and Baroque churches and a local historical museum. It is located near the Route of the Heroes of the Battle of Warsaw 1920, the main highway connecting Wrocław with Łódź, Warsaw and Białystok. The Polish Air Force's 32nd Air Base is located nearby.