Lódz Voivodship
Łódź Voivodship (1) (Polish województwo łódzkie) is an administrative and local government region in central Poland created on January 1, 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
- Łowicz County, Łowicz
- Łódź City County
- Łódź East County, Łódź
- Opoczno County, Opoczno
- Pabianice County, Pabianice
- Pajeczno County, Pajeczno
- Piotrków Trybunalski City County
- Piotrków Trybunalski County, Piotrków 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(województwo miejskie łódzkie) – a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodship (1).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Superseded by Łódź (2), Sieradz, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Skierniewice and partly Plock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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