Kutno

Kutno
City Hall in Kutno
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Kutno – Miasto Róż Kutno – City of Roses
Kutno
Coordinates: 52°14′N 19°22′E / 52.233°N 19.367°E / 52.233; 19.367
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Łódź Voivodeship
County	Kutno
Gmina	Kutno (urban gmina)
City rights	1386
Government
• City mayor	Mariusz Sikora
Area
• Total	33.59 km2 (12.97 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	42,704 [1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	99–300 to 99–302
Area code	+48 24
Car plates	EKU
Website	um.kutno.pl

Kutno [ˈkutnɔ] ^ⓘ is a city in central Poland with 42,704 inhabitants (2021)^[1] and an area of 33.6 km² (13.0 sq mi). It is the capital of Kutno County in the Łódź Voivodeship.

Founded in the medieval period, Kutno was a local center of crafts and trade, owing its growth to its location on the Royal Route connecting Warsaw with Poznań and Dresden in the 18th century, and the railway from Warsaw to Toruń and Bydgoszcz since the 19th century. During the invasion of Poland in 1939, Polish armies under General Tadeusz Kutrzeba conducted an offensive in and around Kutno, that was later named the Battle of the Bzura.

Based on its central location and the intersection of multiple rail lines, Kutno is an important railroad junction in Poland. Two main lines cross there (Łódź – Toruń and Warsaw – Poznań – Berlin). Another connection also starts in Kutno, which connects the town to Płock. Kutno is the location of the European Little League Baseball Center and hosts the annual Kutno Rose Festival.