Andrychów () is the largest town in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The town is located in the Little Beskids, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, on the river Wieprzówka. Andrychów has an area of

Later some Jews who had been sent to the Wadowice ghetto were sent back to Andrychów because their labor was needed. In July 1943, the men in this group were sent to other labor camps and in November, the women were sent to Auschwitz. About 25 Jews from Andrychów were thought to have survived the Holocaust.

Germans retreated westwards on January 26, 1945, and next day Andrychów was captured by the Red Army. Afterwards, it was restored to Poland, although with a Soviet-installed communist regime, which stayed in power until the Fall of Communism in the 1980s.

Post-war period

In the Polish People's Republic, Andrychów was an important center of textile industry, with a large cotton plant (Zakłady Przemysłu Bawełnianego). Another important factory was Andrychów Machine Works (Andrychowska Fabryka Maszyn), which was based on the German World War II era factory Areo-Stall Werke.

From 1975 to 1998, Andrychów was administratively located in the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship.

Transport

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Road transport

Andrychów lies at the intersection of national road 52 (Kraków–Bielsko-Biała) and voivodeship road 781 (Chrzanów–Łękawica). Public transport is provided by buses of the Intercommune Transit Authority (Międzygminny Zakład Komunikacyjny) Andrychów–Kęty–Porąbka, which has 18 lines, including 6 in Andrychów itself.

Rail transport

Andrychów has a railway station along the railway line 117 (Bielsko-Biała Główna–Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Lanckorona).

Tourism

Andrychów is a tourist centre in the Little Beskids. Tourist attractions include the old town with historic park, baroque church, an 18th-century manor and a Jewish cemetery. Andrychów has a developed tourist infrastructure: accommodation, theme parks, active recreation infrastructure and local museums.

Sports

Andrychów is home to a sports club Beskid, established in 1919.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

thumb|upright|Signpost with twin towns

Andrychów is twinned with:

  • Isny im Allgäu, Germany
  • Břeclav, Czech Republic
  • Landgraaf, Netherlands
  • Priverno, Italy
  • Tukums, Latvia
  • Storozhynets, Ukraine
  • Izyum, Ukraine
  • Khoni, Georgia

References

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  • Jewish Community of Andrychów on Virtual Shtetl

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