Łazy

Łazy [ˈŁazɨ] ( listen) is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Until 1947 the town was the seat of the Rokitno-Szlacheckie municipality. In the years 1975-1998 the town administratively belonged to the Katowice province.

According to data from December 31, 2004 the town has 7,242 inhabitants.

History

Germans during the occupation of the city changed the name to Lazy then to Lasern without a Legislative Decree.

Landmarks

• Depot buildings from the late nineteenth century.
• Locomotive Ty45 - 421.
• Refractories factory buildings from the late nineteenth century.
• Wooden buildings from the late nineteenth century.
• The cemetery was founded in 1914 on the Podlesie estate.
• Saint Michael's church built in years 1934-1949.
• Historic water tower.

External links

• Jewish Community in Łazy on Virtual Shtetl