Wolbórz

Wolbórz is a town in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland, and the seat of the rural administrative district called Gmina Wolbórz. It lies about 16 km north-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and 41 km south-east of the regional capital Łódź. It was a medieval market town and a regional centre of clothmaking and brewing from the 15th century. The settlement was an administrative centre in early Polish times, became a seat of the Bishops of Kuyavia in the 1120s and received a town charter from Duke Leszek II the Black in 1273. The town lost its charter in 1870 after the January Uprising and regained town rights on 1 January 2011. Its landmark is the Baroque palace and park ensemble that was once the residence of the Bishops of Kuyavia. The population was 2,301 at the end of 2020.