Zgierz

Zgierz County (Polish: powiat zgierski) 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. The county covers an area of 853.71 square kilometres (329.6 sq mi). As of 2016 its total population is 165,206, out of which the population of Zgierz is 56,929, that of Ozorków is 19,809, that of Aleksandrów Łódzki is 21,380, that of Głowno is 14,534, that of Stryków is 3,477, and the rural population is 49,077.

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 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.

Zgierz is a main railway station for the town of Zgierz, Łódź Voivodeship, serving two major railway lines connecting Łódź with Kutno and Łowicz, as well as being a key station of the railway ring surrounding city of Łódź.Opened in 1902, it initially served the Warsaw-Kalisz Railway section between Łódź Kaliska and Łowicz stations, but in the 1920s it was rebuilt due to construction of a line between Łódź Widzew and Kutno stations. The main station's building was built in Renaissance Revival style, same as those in Pabianice, Zduńska Wola and Sieradz. The building hasn't changed significantly until the 1980s, when the first refurbishment was made (exterior was plastered, and the interior rearranged) and 2011, when the building went under capital refurbishment. Since 2019 the station goes through another refurbishment.Currently, the station serves mostly ŁKA commuter trains running from Łódź to Łowicz and Kutno, as well as commuter routes from Łódź Kaliska, Łódź Fabryczna and Łódź Widzew stations as well. It is also a stopping point for PolRegio regional trains running between Łódź and Toruń, as well as PKP Intercity trains running from Gdynia to Katowice.

Łódź Radogoszcz Zachód (English: Łódź Radogoszcz West) is a commuter railway station located in Łódź, in Bałuty district, between Zgierz and Łódź Żabieniec stations. It was built in early 2010s and opened in 2013 as part of Łódź Commuter Railway project. It serves only regional and commuter trains running from Łódź Kaliska station toward Łowicz and Kutno, as well as routes over the railway ring between Zgierz and Łódź Widzew stations. It bears the name after the estate, located right next to the station.

Dąbrówka-Strumiany [dɔmˈbrufka struˈmjanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgierz, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Zgierz and 12 km (7 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.

Dąbrówka Wielka [dɔmˈbrufka ˈvjɛlka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgierz, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Zgierz and 12 km (7 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.

Nowe Łagiewniki [ˈnɔvɛ waɡʲɛvˈniki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgierz, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Zgierz and 8 km (5 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.

Dąbrówka-Malice [dɔmˈbrufka maˈlit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgierz, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.

Maciejów [maˈt͡ɕɛjuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgierz, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Zgierz and 10 km (6 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.

During World War II, the Radogoszcz prison was a German Order Police and Gestapo prison in Łódź (German: Erweitertes Polizeigefängnis, Radegast), used by the German authorities during the German occupation of Poland in 1939–1945. Today, it is a site of the museum commemorating its wartime victims.

Rozalinów [rɔzaˈlinuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgierz, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Zgierz and 11 km (7 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.

Dąbrówka-Marianka [dɔmˈbrufka maˈrjanka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgierz, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Zgierz and 12 km (7 mi) north of the regional capital Łódź.