1. PLACES WORTH SEEING IN POLAND BE Ł CHATÓW

2. BEŁCHATÓW – CITY IN POLAND Be ł chatów is a city in central Poland. There are 62,437 people in Be ł chatów (2004). It is located in Ł ód ź Voivodeship. 120km from Warsaw.

3. INDUSTRY BE Ł CHATÓW IS KNOWN FOR ITS POWER PLANT AND COAL MINE… The mine and power plant are organizers of the leisure time. They offer excellent facilities and organize many concerts.

4. BE Ł CHATÓW POWER PLANT Be ł chatów has the largest coal fueled thermal power plant in Europe, the Elektrownia Be ł chatów.

5. BE Ł CHATÓW COAL MINE The view on the mine is a great attraction. There you can see an enormous black hole.

6. SPORT SPORT There are two very important sports clubs in Bełchatów PGE GKS BEŁCHATÓW AND PGE SKRA BEŁCHATÓW Sports activities in Bełchatów are concentrated around the most popular disciplines: football, volleyball, and cycling. Bełchatów is the organizer of many sport events.

7. GKS BE Ł CHATÓW MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM ThenNow GKS Bełchatów was 2nd in league champions in 2003/2004.

8. SKRA BE Ł CHATÓW MEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM PLAYING IN POLISH VOLLEYBAL LEAGUE

9. FREE TIME People can spend their free time in many different ways. At the "Słok" and "Wawrzkowizna" Sport and Recreation Centres situated a few kilometers out of Bełchatów there are man-made lakes where people can practise water sports, including sailing. Bełchatów is a town of young people – 40 per cent of its inhabitants are under 25 years of age.

10. You can go swimming … You can go swimming … I like swimming very much. I sometimes go to S Ł OK. There are three indoor swimming pools in Be ł chatów. Building of Wodnik Hotel

11. SŁOK LEISURE CENTRE

12. You can go horse riding … WAWRZKOWIZNA LEISURE CENTRE

13. or skiing !

15. Additional information Country Poland Country Poland Voivodeship Ł ód ź Voivodeship Ł ód ź County Be ł chatów County County Be ł chatów County Gmina Be ł chatów (urban gmina) Gmina Be ł chatów (urban gmina) Established in14th century Established in14th century Town rights1743-1870, 1925 Town rights1743-1870, 1925 Government Mayor Marek Chrzanowski Government Mayor Marek Chrzanowski Area 34.63 km² (13.4 sq mi) Area 34.63 km² (13.4 sq mi) Population Total 62,062 (2006) Population Total 62,062 (2006) Postal code 97-400 Postal code 97-400 Area code(s)+48 44 Area code(s)+48 44 Car plates EBE Car plates EBE Bełchatów

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