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Forgotten Holocaust! Hitler’s first extermination camp where over 200,000 were murdered in four years

Although little-known, the camp in Chełmno nad Nerem stands out in the grim history of the Holocaust for serving as a model for later sites at Treblinka, Sobibór, Bełżec and Auschwitz II Birkenau. Public domain

Although little-known, the camp in Chełmno nad Nerem stands out in the grim history of the Holocaust for serving as a model for later sites at Treblinka, Sobibór, Bełżec and Auschwitz II Birkenau. TFN’s Stuart Dowell was there.

Pharma firm gets over 2mln euros to fight animal antibiotics in human food

The Łódź firm specialises in improving animal and human health by “increasing environmental sustainability and eliminating the unnecessary use of antibiotics.” 

Woodge you imagine? TFN explore Łódź, the town that came back from the brink to become the “City of Now”

Once beset by industrial decay and decline Łódż is on the rebound and establishing itself as one of Europe’s go-to destinations.

BSH home appliances group to open new plant in Poland

The German BSH group will open a new plant in Łódź, central Poland, which will produce up to 3 million dishwashers annually. The official opening is planned for September 10.

Read all about it: intriguing the nation since going viral in July, TFN enters the mysterious “cemetery of kiosks”

A field in central Poland has become home to dozens of old kiosks, and its strange lure has started to pull in the visitors.

Łódź firm produces fat-busting drug which could save 450 million globally from liver disease

The drug which comes from a compound called 1-MNA helps to reduce fat around the liver and by so doing reduces the risk life-threatening liver cancer and other related diseases. een developed by a company in Łódź.  

Top five designers to keep an eye on

TFN looks at some of Poland’s most innovative designs around today.

Lublin beats off competition from SEVEN other cities to be named best place for investment

According to the study which looked at Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, Łódź, the Tri-City, Kraków, Szczecin and Lublin “…the business environment, the quality of office buildings and the availability of facilities that improve residents’ quality of life – in Lublin they are at the highest level.”

Design Of The Times: Pioneering and proudly Polish, The Łódź Design Festival showcases the latest advances in contemporary design

The annual trade fair has carved out a reputation as the most prestigious Polish festival in its genre which, hailed by titles such as Wallpaper* and Elle, has become firmly established as one of the Łódż’s calling cards, drawing in excess of 435,000 visitors since its inception and casting a universal spotlight on the city.

Wall inspiring: the duo behind some of Poland’s most impressive, and largest street art

The work by Etam Cru can been seen around the world, and has taken Polish street art to a new level.

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