| Gmina Zgierz Zgierz Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Zgierz): 51°51′N19°25′E / 51.850°N 19.417°E Coordinates: 51°51′N19°25′E / 51.850°N 19.417°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Łódź | ||
| County | Zgierz | ||
| Seat | Zgierz | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 199.05 km2 (76.85 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 11,766 | ||
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.gmina.zgierz.pl | ||
Gmina Zgierz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Zgierz, 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".
Zgierz 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 Zgierz, which lies 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of the regional capital Łódź. The county contains four other towns: Ozorków, lying 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Zgierz, Aleksandrów Łódzki, lying 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Zgierz, Głowno, lying 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Zgierz, and Stryków, lying 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Zgierz.
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 199.05 square kilometres (76.9 sq mi), and as of 31.12.2007 its total population is 11,766.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Łódź Hills 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.
Łódź Hills Landscape Park is a protected area in central Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of 137.67 square kilometres (53.15 sq mi).
