Sieradz County Explained

Sieradz County
Native Name:Powiat sieradzki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Łódź
Area Total Km2:1491.04
Population Total:121013
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:53015
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:67998
Coor Pinpoint:Sieradz
Coordinates:51.6°N 63°W
Seat:Sieradz
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 11 (incl. 1 urban)
P1:Sieradz
P2:Gmina Błaszki
P3:Gmina Brąszewice
P4:Gmina Brzeźnio
P5:Gmina Burzenin
P6:Gmina Goszczanów
P7:Gmina Klonowa
P8:Gmina Sieradz
P9:Gmina Warta
P10:Gmina Wróblew
P11:Gmina Złoczew
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ESI
Website:http://www.powiat-sieradz.pl

Sieradz County (Polish: powiat sieradzki) 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 54km (34miles) west of the regional capital Łódź. The county contains three other towns: Złoczew, lying 230NaN0 south-west of Sieradz, Warta, lying 140NaN0 north-west of Sieradz, and Błaszki, 230NaN0 west of Sieradz.

The county covers an area of 1491.04km2. As of 2006 its total population is 121,013, out of which the population of Sieradz is 44,045, that of Złoczew is 3,403, that of Warta is 3,388, that of Błaszki is 2,179, and the rural population is 67,998.

Neighbouring counties

Sieradz County is bordered by Turek County and Poddębice County to the north, Zduńska Wola County and Łask County to the east, Wieluń County to the south, Wieruszów County to the south-west, and Ostrzeszów County and Kalisz County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 11 gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and seven rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Sieradzurban51.244,045 
Gmina Błaszkiurban-rural201.615,090Błaszki
Gmina Wartaurban-rural252.913,074Warta
Gmina Sieradzrural181.69,788Sieradz *
Gmina Złoczewurban-rural118.07,398Złoczew
Gmina Brzeźniorural128.76,351Brzeźnio
Gmina Wróblewrural113.26,244Wróblew
Gmina Goszczanówrural123.35,814Goszczanów
Gmina Burzeninrural119.05,665Burzenin
Gmina Brąszewicerural106.34,485Brąszewice
Gmina Klonowarural95.43,059Klonowa
  • seat not part of the gmina

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