Zgierz

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Zgierz is a city in central Poland, historically part of the industrial Łódź region and notable for its textile industry and role in regional trade.

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Zgierz canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus urban gmina
areaCode +48 42
belongsToNUTS3Region Łódzki
linked to: Łódź
carPlatesCode EZG
climate humid continental climate
country Poland
countrySubdivision Łódź Voivodeship
germanName Zgierz
hasCityRightsSince 1288
hasCulturalInstitution Municipal Cultural Center in Zgierz
hasEducationalInstitution secondary schools
hasHistoricDistrict Old Town of Zgierz
hasIndustrialHeritage 19th-century textile factories
hasLandmark Wooden Town of Zgierz open-air museum
hasPublicGreenArea city parks
hasPublicTransportLink Łódź tram network (historically line 45)
hasRailwayConnectionTo Kutno
Łowicz
Łódź
hasReligiousBuilding Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria in Zgierz
hasSportsClub MKP Boruta Zgierz
hasTwinTown Brianka
Câmpina
Rawa Ruska
Saldus
Sønderborg
historicallyKnownFor textile manufacturing
weaving
historicalRegion industrial Łódź region
isCountySeatOf Zgierz County
knownFor regional trade
textile industry
locatedIn central Poland
Łódź Metropolitan Area
Łódź Voivodeship
locatedNear Łódź
locatedOn Bzura River
partOf Piotrków Governorate (historical)
Łódź Voivodeship (1919–1939)
Łódź agglomeration
population approximately 55000
postalCodePrefix 95-100
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
voivodeshipCapitalDistanceTo approximately 10 km to Łódź city center
voivodeshipCapitalOf Zgierz County
wasOccupiedDuring World War II

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