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# Bełchatów

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Bełchatów** — Current local name, already written in the Latin alphabet; used directly in English without translation.

Other forms in use:

- **Belchatow** — Historical German name, encountered in English historical writing, older maps and family records.
- **Belkhatov** — Russian-based spelling, found in older international references and Russian-language source citations; retained as a recognition form.
- **Belchental** — German occupation name used during the Second World War; historical use only.

## French name

**Bełchatów** — Nom local actuel, déjà écrit en alphabet latin et repris tel quel en français.

Other forms in use:

- **Belchatow** — Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les récits historiques, les anciennes cartes et les recherches familiales.
- **Belkhatov** — Graphie issue du russe, présente dans les anciennes références internationales et les citations de sources russophones ; forme conservée pour l’identification.
- **Belchental** — Nom imposé pendant l’occupation allemande de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ; emploi historique seulement.

## About

Bełchatów is a city in Łódź Voivodeship in central Poland. Its surroundings are associated with large-scale lignite mining and electricity generation.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q157992](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157992) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/belchatow/?format=json)


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