Village in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
Spała [ˈspawa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Inowłódz , within Tomaszów Mazowiecki 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
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
Demographic structure as of 31 March 2011[ 4]
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
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
See also
References