Pajęczno

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Pajęczno
Coat of arms of Pajęczno
Coat of arms
Pajęczno (Poland)
Pajęczno
Pajęczno
Coordinates: 51°9′N 19°0′E / 51.15, 19
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Pajęczno County
Gmina Gmina Pajęczno
Government
 - Mayor Dariusz Tokarski
Area
 - Total 20.21 km² (7.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 6,674
 - Density 330.2/km² (855.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 98-330
Car plates EPJ
Website: http://www.pajeczno.pl/

Pajęczno [paˈjɛnt​͡ʂnɔ] is a town in Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, about 40 km north of Częstochowa. It is the capital of Pajęczno County (powiat pajęczański). Population is 6,731 (2004).

First mentioned in historical sources from 1140. It had city rights between 1276 and 1870, and again from 1958.

The current mayor is Dariusz Tokarski.

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Coordinates: 51°09′N, 19°00′E