Lodz Voivodship - Definition and Overview

Lodz voivodship since 1999

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 Reorganization 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

• 1. Nowak : 15,460
• 2. Kowalski : 15,005
• 3. Kowalczyk : 13,121

Lodz voivodship 1975-1999

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(województwo miejskie łódzkie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodship (1).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Superseded by Łódź (2), Sieradz, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Skierniewice and partly Plock Capital city: Łódź

Lodz voivodship 1921-1939

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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