Skierniewice




Place in Łódź, Poland










































































Skierniewice

Railway station
Railway station






Flag of Skierniewice
Flag

Coat of arms of Skierniewice
Coat of arms





Skierniewice is located in Łódź Voivodeship

Skierniewice

Skierniewice




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Skierniewice is located in Poland

Skierniewice

Skierniewice




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Coordinates: 51°57′10″N 20°8′30″E / 51.95278°N 20.14167°E / 51.95278; 20.14167
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship
Łódź
Powiat
City county
Gmina
Skierniewice
Established
before 1217
Town rights
1457
Government
 • Mayor
Krzysztof Jażdżyk
Area
 • Total
35,03 km2 (1,353 sq mi)
Population (31.12.2016)
 • Total
48,327
 • Density
1,397/km2 (3,620/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
96-100
Area code(s)
+48 46
Car plates
ES,ESK
Website
http://www.skierniewice.net.pl



Skierniewice rail station (1872)




Skierniewice, Willa Kozlowskich


Skierniewice [skʲɛrɲɛˈvʲit͡sɛ] is a town in central Poland with 48,327 inhabitants (2016),[1] situated in the Łódź Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Skierniewice Voivodship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Skierniewice County. The town is situated almost exactly halfway between Łódź and Warsaw.


Skierniewice gained municipal rights in 1457. It has a famous railway station that was once part of the historic Warsaw-Vienna Railway. On September 15, 1884 it was the setting for the meeting of the Three Emperors' League.




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 International relations


    • 2.1 Twin towns – Sister cities




  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 References





Education



  • Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna

  • State Higher Vocational School in Skierniewice



International relations




Twin towns – Sister cities


Skierniewice is twinned with:








  • Germany Gera, Germany


  • France Châtelaillon-Plage, France


  • Austria Purgstall an der Erlauf, Austria





  • Czech Republic Náměšť na Hané, Czech Republic


  • Slovakia Levice, Slovakia


  • Hungary Szentes, Hungary




Notable people


Famous people connected with Skierniewice region:



  • Nobel Prize Winner for Literature Władysław Reymont

  • Pianist Frédéric Chopin


  • Jan Kozietulski, a military commander of the armed forces of the Duchy of Warsaw


  • Ignacy Krasicki, a Roman Catholic archbishop and a writer

  • Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1895–1903)


  • Itshak Holtz, Jewish Genre artist, Born (1925)-



References





  1. ^ Population. Size and Structure and Vital Statistics in Poland by Territorial Division in 2016, as of December 31 (PDF). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2017. p. 118. ISSN 2451-2087..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}









Coordinates: 51°58′N 20°09′E / 51.967°N 20.150°E / 51.967; 20.150











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