Timeline of Aleksandrów Łódzki
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The following is a timeline of the history of the town of Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland.[1]
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- c. 6500 B.C. – Oldest traces of humans - settlement of ancient hunters on dunes near the Rąbień reserve.
- 11th-12th century – First villages founded in the current area of Aleksandrów Łódzki commune: Rąbień, Bełdów, Brużyca Wielka, Prawęcice and Zgniłe Błoto.
- 14th-15th century - More villages and Church of All Saints in Bełdów founded.
- 1782 – First German settlers arrived in Brużyca Wielka, many colonies founded.
- 1793 – Territory annexed by Prussia in the Second Partition of Poland.
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- 1807 – Territory included within the Duchy of Warsaw.
- 1815 – Territory included within so-called Congress Poland under Russian rule.
- c. 1816 – Owner of Brużyca Wielka – Polish nobleman Rafał Bratoszewski of Sulima coat of arms founded a new town settlement on a sandy and forestry hill – this was the future Aleksandrów. A rectangular marketplace was made along with few streets. Squire Bratoszewski founded the catholic parish of St. Rafael and Michael.
- 22 March 1822 – New settlement gained city rights and was named Aleksandrów in the name of then-ruling tzar of Russia and king of Poland – Alexander I of Russia. Aleksandrów had then 3,086 citizens, the majority of them were weavers.
- 1824 - Neo-classical town hall built during the mayor Gedeon Goedel's term.
- 6 December 1824 - Founder of Aleksandrów Rafał Bratoszewski died and was buried in the local church. Aleksandrów became the property of the Kossowski family of Dołęga coat of arms.
- 1825 – The city as an example of perfect weaving center was visited by the tzar of Russia and king of Poland Alexander I of Russia.
- 1828 - A huge evangelic church built, Fryderyk Jerzy Tuve became the first pastor.
- 1830–1831 – Citizens along with Gedeon Goedel supported the November Uprising by sending uniforms, a squad and a doctor to Warsaw.
- 25 October 1833 - Izrael Poznański was born in Aleksandrów.
- 1858-1860 - A new road leading to Łódź via the new suburbs Bałuty built.
- 1863-1864 - January Uprising – few citizens took part in fighting and the city was taken twice by the uprising soldiers.
- 1866 - Chanoch Henich ha-Kohen Lewin settled in Aleksandrów. Since then the town has become a major Jewish religious centre.
- 1869 - Aleksandrów lost its city rights.
- 1888 - The first mechanical stocking factory built by Roman Paschke.
