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Lodz Voivodship
Łódź Voivodship (1) (Polish województwo łódzkie) is an administrative and local government region in central Poland created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź (2), Sieradz, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Skierniewice and partly Plock voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's biggest city name.
Administrative division:
- Belchatow County , Belchatow
- Brzeziny County , Brzeziny
- Kutno County , Kutno
- Lask County , Lask
- Lowicz County , Lowicz
- Łódź City County
- Łódź East County , Łódź
- Opoczno County , Opoczno
- Pabianice County , Pabianice
- Pajeczno County , Pajeczno
- Piotrków Trybunalski City County
- Piotrkow Trybunalski County , Piotrkow Trybunalski
- Poddebice County , Poddebice
- Radomsko County , Radomsko
- Rawa Mazowiecka County , Rawa Mazowiecka
- Sieradz County , Sieradz
- Skierniewice City County
- Skierniewice County , Skierniewice
- Tomaszow Mazowiecki County , Tomaszow Mazowiecki
- Wielun County , Wielun
- Wieruszow County , Wieruszow
- Zdunska Wola County , Zdunska Wola
- Zgierz County , Zgierz
Most popular surnames in the region
Łódź Voivodship (2) (Polish: województwo łódzkie), also Łódź Metropolitan Voivodship (województwo miejskie łódzkie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodship (1). President of the Łódź City was also the voivodship governor.
Capital city: Łódź
Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):
- Łódź (825,600);
- Pabianice (75,700);
- Zgierz (59,100);
- Ozorkow (21,900);
- Aleksandrow Lodzki (20,400).
Łódź Voivodship (3) (Polish: województwo łódzkie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975. City of Łódź was excluded as a separate City Voivodship.
Superseded by Łódź (2), Sieradz, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Skierniewice and partly Plock
Capital city: Łódź
Łódź Voivodship (4) (Polish: województwo łódzkie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland (Second Polish Republic) in years 1921-1939. In 1938 some western counties were ceded to Greater Poland Voivodship.
Capital city: Łódź
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