| Gmina Sieradz Sieradz Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Sieradz): 51°36′N18°45′E / 51.600°N 18.750°E Coordinates: 51°36′N18°45′E / 51.600°N 18.750°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| County | Sieradz | ||
| Seat | Sieradz | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 181.63 km2 (70.13 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 9,788 | ||
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) | ||
| Car plates | ESI | ||
Gmina Sieradz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Sieradz, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.
The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".
Sieradz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sieradz, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) west of the regional capital Łódź. The county contains three other towns: Złoczew, lying 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Sieradz, Warta, lying 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Sieradz, and Błaszki, 23 km (14 mi) west of Sieradz.
Łódź Voivodeship is a province (voivodeship) in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź Voivodeship (1975–1999) and the Sieradz, Piotrków Trybunalski and Skierniewice Voivodeships and part of Płock Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced.
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The gmina covers an area of 181.63 square kilometres (70.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 9,788.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Warta-Widawka Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
Warta-Widawka Landscape Park is a protected area in central Poland.
