£ód¼, is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of 744,541 in June 2009. It is the capital of £ód¼ Voivodeship, and is approximately 135 kilometres south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canting: depicting a boat, it alludes to the city's name which translates literally as "boat". |
