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Hamtramck Fire Department. Hamtramck (/ h æ m ˈ t r æ m ɪ k / ham-TRAM-ik) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides.
In 2023, Polish Americans are most heavily concentrated in the Upper Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States. As the second most Polish populated state, Michigan follows closely behind Wisconsin with 784,200 people identifying as Polish, or 7.82% of the state's population, identifying as Polish.
In 1910, Hamtramck was home to 3500 people, and Dodge decided to build a new automotive plant, Dodge Main, at the southeast corner of the village. The plant was completed in 1914 and workers flooded into the area, many of them Polish. [4] By 1920, the population of Hamtramck had boomed to 48,000, an increase of over 13 times in ten years.
Pierogis, goulash, and Polish-style sausage are common specialties in many restaurants. Fish fries are common on Fridays and during Lent , usually set up buffet-style with items including rolls, potatoes (typically in the form of french fries and mashed ), salad, coleslaw , apple sauce , deep-fried fish , and sometimes fried shrimp and baked fish.
Polish Fest makes its return to Henry W. Maier Festival Park from June 14-16, 2024. ... It was developed in 1982 and is known to be America's largest Polish festival as Milwaukee's Polish ...
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Polish Americans in Metro Detroit, Michigan. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Polish Village Café Hamtramck, Michigan: November 21, 2011 ... A Festival of Flavor: Standard Tap June 17, 2013 ... Sausage, Seafood and Shawarma ...
The historical marker, Registered Site L2189, was erected in 2007 at Florian Street between Brombach and Latham Streets, in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan. The text indicates: Saint Florian Church. Saint Florian Parish was founded in 1907 to serve the Detroit area's rapidly expanding Polish Catholic community.