Spała | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Tsar's Manor House in Spała | |
Spała Spała | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′28″N 20°8′17″E / 51.54111°N 20.13806°E / 51.54111; 20.13806 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Łódź |
| County | Tomaszów |
| Gmina | Inowłódz |
| Population (2011) | 484 |
Spała [ˈspawa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Inowłódz, within Tomaszów 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
- Spała 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 haemorrhage.2
- Spała was the site of the Central European Jamboree in 1935, and of the International Young Physicists' Tournament in 1995.
Sport
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
| 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
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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
References
References
- "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.