Spała | |
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Village | |
 Tsar's Manor House in Spała | |
  Spała  Spała | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′28″N 20°8′17″E / 51.54111°N 20.13806°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Łódź |
| County | Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
| Gmina | Inowłódz |
| Population (2011) | 484 |
Spała [ˈspawa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Inowłódz, within Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies on the Pilica River, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Inowłódz, 9 km (6 mi) east of Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and 54 km (34 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.[1] The village gives its name to the protected area called Spała Landscape Park.
Notable occurrences[edit]
- Spala was the location of a hunting lodge owned by Emperor Nicholas II of Russia. In 1912 Grigori Rasputin allegedly healed the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, who suffered from haemophilia, from a near-fatal hemorrhage.[2]
- Spała was the site of the Central European Jamboree in 1935, and of the International Young Physicists' Tournament in 1995.
Sport[edit]
The village is the site of the Olympic Preparation Centre, which is a professional training base for national and Olympic teams of many disciplines. The sports indoor arena was built in 1988 and is among the biggest ones in Poland.[3]
Demographics[edit]
| In general | Pre-working age | Working age | Post-working age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 238 | 52 | 156 | 30 |
| Female | 201 | 41 | 136 | 69 |
| Both | 484 | 93 | 292 | 99 |
Gallery[edit]
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Nicholas II in Spała, 1912 -
Tsar's Tower -
Chapel of the Holy Virgin Mary, the Queen of the Polish Crown -
Olympic Preparation Centre Indoor Arena in Spała
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Massie, Robert (1967). Nicholas and Alexandria. New York: Ballantine Books. pp. 180–189. ISBN 9780345438317.
- ^ "Olympic Sports Centre in Spala". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ GUS. "Ludność w miejscowościach statystycznych według ekonomicznych grup wieku. Stan w dniu 31.03.2011 r." stat.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
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