Chodecz Explained

Chodecz
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:52.4°N 21°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Włocławek
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Chodecz
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jarosław Grabczyński
Established Title:City rights
Established Date:1442-1800, 1822-1870, 1921
Area Total Km2:1.39
Population As Of:31 December 2021[1]
Population Total:2244
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:87-860
Area Code:+48 54
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:CWL
Website:http://www.chodecz.pl

Chodecz is a town in Włocławek County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in central Poland. It is situated midway between Lubień Kujawski and Przedecz. It is about 75km (47miles) north of Łódź, 150km (90miles) west of Warsaw and 28km (17miles) 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 was a private town, administratively located 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.[2]

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

Demographics

Detailed data as of 31 December 2021:

DescriptionAll Women Men
Unit person percentage person percentageperson percentage
Population 2244 100 1169 52.1% 1075 47.9%
Population density 1614.4841.0773.4

Number of inhabitants by year

Landmarks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Data Bank. 2022-06-03. Statistics Poland. Data for territorial unit 0418064.
  2. Book: . Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I. 1880. pl. Warszawa. 605.