Kutno
Kutno | |
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City Hall in Kutno | |
| Motto(s): Kutno – Miasto Róż Kutno – City of Roses | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′N 19°22′E / 52.233°N 19.367°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź Voivodeship |
| County | Kutno |
| Gmina | Kutno (urban gmina) |
| City rights | 1386 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Mariusz Sikora |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.59 km2 (12.97 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 42,704 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 99–300 to 99–302 |
| Area code | +48 24 |
| Car plates | EKU |
| Website | um |
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Kutno [ˈkutnɔ] ⓘ is a city in central Poland with 42,704 inhabitants (2021) and an area of 33.6 km2 (13.0 sq mi). It is the capital of Kutno County in the Łódź Voivodeship.
Founded in the medieval period, Kutno was a local center of crafts and trade, owing its growth to its location on the Royal Route connecting Warsaw with Poznań and Dresden in the 18th century, and the railway from Warsaw to Toruń and Bydgoszcz since the 19th century. During the invasion of Poland in 1939, Polish armies under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba conducted an offensive in and around Kutno, that was later named the Battle of the Bzura.
Based on its central location and the intersection of multiple rail lines, Kutno is an important railroad junction in Poland. Two main lines cross there (Łódź – Toruń and Warsaw – Poznań – Berlin). Another connection also starts in Kutno, which connects the town to Płock. Kutno is the location of the European Little League Baseball Center and hosts the annual Kutno Rose Festival.