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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

4. Lodzkie Voivodeship (Polish: 艁贸dzkie)

Another voivodeship in Poland

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4. 艁脫DZKIE

Lodzkie Voivodeship or Lodz Voivodeship (PL: Wojew贸dztwo 艁贸dzkie, 艁贸d藕), also known as Lodz Province (PL: 艁贸d藕, Prowincja 艁贸dzka) or Land of Lodz (PL: Ziemia 艁贸dzka) - is a province (voivodeship) in central Poland. It was created on January 11, 1999 out of the former 艁贸d藕 Voivodeship (1975-1999) and the Sieradz, Piotrkow Trybunalski (PL: Piotrk贸w Trybunalski) and Skierniewice Voivodeships and part of Plock Voivodeship (PL: P艂ock, Wojew贸dztwo P艂ockie).

Lodzkie Voivodeship is bordered by six other voivodeships: Mazovia to the north and east, Holy Cross to the south-east, Silesian to the south, Opole to the south-west, Greater Poland to the west, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian for a short stretch to the north. Its territory belongs to three historical provinces of Poland – Mazovia (to the east), Greater Poland (to the west) and Lesser Poland (in the southeast, around Opoczno).


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CITIES AND TOWNS

The voivodeship contains 44 cities and towns. These are listed below  in descending order of population (according to official figures for 31 December  2018):

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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

艁贸d藕 Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties (PL: Powiaty): 3 city counties and 21 land counties. These are further divided into 177 gminas.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

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PROTECTED AREAS

  • Bolimow Landscape Park (PL: Bolim贸w, or Bolimowski Park Krajobrazowy) - partly 
  • Lodz Hills Landscape Park (PL: 艁贸d藕, or 艁贸dzki Park Krajobrazowy)
  • Przedborz Landscape Park (PL: Przedb贸rz, or Przedborski Park Krajobrazowy)
  • Spala Landscape Park (PL: Spa艂a, or Spalski Park Krajobrazowy)
  • Sulejow Landscape Park (PL: Sulej贸w, or Sulejowski Park Krajobrazowy)
  • Warta-Widawska Landscape Park
  • Zalecze Landscape Park (PL: Za艂臋cze, or Za艂臋cza艅ski Park Krajobrazowy)






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ECONOMY

The Gross domestic product (GDP, In Polish PKB) of the province was 26.7 billion euros in 2018, accounting for 6.0% of Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 19,800 euros or 66% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 66% of the EU average.






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HISTORY

The capital of the 艁贸d藕 Voivodeship has always been 艁贸d藕, but the area of land which it comprises has changed several times. The first was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Second Polish Republic in the year 1921-1939. In 1938 some western counties were ceded to Greater Poland Voivodeship (see: Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships on April 1, 1938.

After the change, 艁贸d藕 Voivodeship's area was 20,446 square kilometers (7,894 sq mi), and  its population (as for 1931) was 2,650,100. It consisted of 15 counties (PL: Powiat贸w)

  1. Brzeziny county (PL: Powiat brzezi艅ski)
  2. Konskie county (PL: Ko艅skie, or powiat ko艅ski)
  3. Kutno county (PL: Powiat kutnowski)
  4. Lask county (PL: 艁ask. or powiat 艂aski)
  5. Leczyca county (PL: 艁臋czyca, or powiat 艂臋czycki)
  6. Lowicz county (PL: 艁owicz, or powiat 艂owicki)
  7. city of 艁贸d藕 county (PL: Powiat 艂贸dzki grodzki)
  8. 艁贸d藕 county (PL: Powiat 艂贸dzki)
  9. Opoczno county (PL: Powiat opoczy艅ski)
  10. Piotrk贸w Trybunalski county (PL: Powiat piotrkowsko-trybunalski, or powiat piotrkowski)
  11. Radomsko county (PL: Powiat radomski)
  12. Rawa Mazowiecka county (PL: Powiat rawsko-mazowiecki. or powiat rawski)
  13. Sieradz county (PL: Powiat sieradzki)
  14. Skierniewice county (PL: Powiat skierniewicki)
  15. Wielun county )PL: Wielu艅, or powiat wielu艅艣ki)
The largest cities of the voivodeship were (population according to 1931 consus):

  1. 艁贸d藕 (pop. 604,600)
  2. Piotrk贸w Trybunalski (pop. 51,300)
  3. Pabianice (pop. 45,700)
  4. Tomasz贸w Mazowiecki (pop. 38,000)
  5. Zgierz (pop. 26,600)
  6. Kutno (pop. 23,400)
  7. Radomsko (pop. 23,000)
Source: Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939 (PL: Ma艂y rocznik statystyczny 1939, Nak艂adem G艂贸wnego Urz臋du Statystycznego, Warszawa 1939)

The next incarnation existed from 1945 until 1975 (although the city of 艁贸d藕 was excluded as a separate City Voiovodeship). This 艁贸d藕 Voivodeship was then broken up, superseded by 艁贸d藕 (see below), Sieradz, Piotrk贸w Trybunalski, Skierniewice and partly P艂ock Voivodeships.

艁贸d藕 Voivodeship, also know as 艁贸d藕 Metropolitan Voivodeship (PL: Wojew贸dztwo miejskie 艂贸dzkie), existed from 1975 until 1998, after which it was incorporated into today's 艁贸d藕 Voivodeship. Until 1990, the mayor of the city of 艁贸d藕 was also the voivodeship governor.

As of 1995, major cities and towns in 艁贸d藕 Metropolitan Voivodeship included (with their 1995 populations):

  1. 艁贸d藕 (825,600)
  2. Pabianice (75,700)
  3. Zgierz (59,100)
  4. Ozorkow (PL: Ozork贸w) (21,900)
  5. Aleksandrow Lodzki (PL: Aleksandr贸w 艁贸dzki) (20,400)






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CULTURE AND EDUCATION

The basic cultural activities in the 艁贸d藕 Region are: monitoring activities of seven regional self-government cultural institutions, i.e.: the Arthur Rubinstein 艁贸d藕 Philharmonic, Museum of Art in 艁贸d藕 (having one of the biggest modern art collections in Europe), the Opera House, Stefan Jaracz Theater, the Museum of Archeology and Ethnography, the J贸zef Pi艂sudski Regional and Municipal Public Library in 艁贸d藕, the Chamber of Culture in 艁贸d藕 but also: supporting NGO’s, protection of monuments, awarding scholarships to young artists and rewards for the prominent artists. What is more, infrastructural projects are being undertaken. Among the most important investments are: the creation of four regional scenes in Stefan Jaracz Theatre, opening the new section of the Museum of Art in 艁贸d藕 - ms² or the reconstruction of medieval settlement in Tum in the vicinity of 艁臋czyca. The major universities in 艁贸d藕 Voivodeship are:

  • University of 艁贸d藕 (PL: Uniwersytet 艁贸dzki)
  • Technical University of 艁贸d藕 (PL: 艁贸dzki Uniwersytet Techniczny)
  • National Film School in 艁贸d藕 (PL: Krajowa Szko艂a Filmowa w 艁odzi)
  • Medical University of 艁贸d藕 (PL: 艁贸dzki Uniwersytet Medyczny)
  • Higher School of National Economy in Kutno (PL: Wy偶sza Szko艂a Gospodarki Krajowej w Kutnie)
  • Academy of Fine Arts in 艁贸d藕 (PL: Akademia Sztuk Pi臋knych w 艁odzi)
  • Jan Kochanowski University in Piotrk贸w Trybunalski (PL: Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim)
There are also dozens of other schools and academies. The excellent scientific staff of the higher education establishments in 艁贸d藕 is complemented by 艁贸d藕’s scientists from the Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences (in short - PAS) (PL: Instytut Polskiej Akademii Nauk (in short - PAN)) and scientific ministerial institutes working within the field of the occupational medicine, textile, paper and leather industries. The number of students in the higher education establishments in 艁贸d藕 is still growing. Currently, they educate 113,000 students from Poland and other countries.






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