Rent a holiday apartment in Bełchatów

Bełchatów as a travel destination

Bełchatów has a regional museum. If a regional museum matters to you, decide whether Bełchatów belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

Scenic surroundings

In the wider area: The rural Gmina Bełchatów is crossed by the Rakówka, a right-bank tributary of the Widawka. If this particular landscape connection matters to you, decide whether Bełchatów belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

Culture and history

Bełchatów is part of the Bełchatów Upland and the historical region of Sieradz.

Bełchatów was granted city rights in 1737 and regained them in 1925; Grocholice is described as the oldest part of the city, with origins dating back to the 12th century.

In the 19th century, textile manufacturing developed in Bełchatów, and the city became a factory town.

Places to visit and local history

The Bełchatów lignite mine is one of the places to visit in Bełchatów.

In the late 19th century, a brewery operated in Bełchatów; it produced beer that was described as famous throughout the governorate.

More local pages

For further regional orientation, you can also explore Bełchatowski.

For more local pages to compare, see Zelów, Kleszczów, Rząsawa and Rudzisko.

You can also view the pages for Kamień, Niwy, Leśniaki and Kluki.