Zelów

Zelów
Town Hall

Coat of arms
Zelów
Coordinates: 51°28′N 19°13′E / 51.467°N 19.217°E / 51.467; 19.217Coordinates: 51°28′N 19°13′E / 51.467°N 19.217°E / 51.467; 19.217
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Bełchatów
Gmina Zelów
Government
  Mayor Urszula Świerczyńska
Area
  Total 10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population (2016)
  Total 7,725
  Density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 97-425
Car plates EBE
Website http://www.zelow.pl

Zelów [ˈzɛluf] (Czech: Zelov) is a town in Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,725 inhabitants (2016).[1]

Jews in Zelow

2,000 Jews lived in Zelow before the Second World War. Most of them were executed in Chełmno, and others were deported to the Łódź ghetto and from there to German death camps.

References

  1. Population. Size and Structure and Vital Statistics in Poland by Territorial Division in 2016, as of December 31 (PDF). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2017. p. 114. ISSN 2451-2087.
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