Pajęczno

Pajęczno

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Pajęczno
Coordinates: 51°9′N 19°0′E / 51.150°N 19.000°E / 51.150; 19.000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Pajęczno County
Gmina Gmina Pajęczno
Government
  Mayor Dariusz Tokarski
Area
  Total 20.21 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,674
  Density 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 98-330
Car plates EPJ
Website http://www.pajeczno.pl/

Pajęczno [paˈjɛnt͡ʂnɔ] is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Częstochowa. It is the capital of Pajęczno County (powiat pajęczański). Population is 6,731 (2004).

First mentioned in historical sources from 1140. It had city rights between 1276 and 1870, and again from 1958.

The current mayor is Dariusz Tokarski.

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Coordinates: 51°09′N 19°00′E / 51.150°N 19.000°E / 51.150; 19.000


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