Zgierz

Zgierz is a city in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź, and part of the Łódź metropolitan area. As of 2021, it had a population of 54,974. Located within the historic Łęczyca Land, it is the capital of Zgierz County in the Łódź Voivodeship.

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Zgierz is a city in central Poland located just north of the major city of Łódź, with a population of nearly 55,000 as of 2021. It serves as the capital of Zgierz County within the Łódź Voivodeship and is part of the larger Łódź metropolitan area.

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Settlement.name: Zgierz
Settlement.image_skyline: Ratusz miejski w Zgierzu - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town hall (Ratusz) Steeple of Saint Catherine church seen in the background
Settlement.image_flag: POL Zgierz flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Zgierz COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zgierz
Settlement.subdivision_type3

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==History== thumb|left|Zgierz in the interwar period Zgierz is one of the oldest cities in central Poland. The oldest known mention of Zgierz comes from 1231, when two dukes of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland, Władysław Odonic of Greater Poland and Konrad I of Masovia, held a meeting there. Zgierz acquired its city rights some time before 1288, and those rights were renewed by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło in 1420. In 1494, King John I Albert exempted the city from taxes for 10 years, and in 1504, King Alexander Jagiellon established three annual fairs. Zgierz was a royal city of Poland, administratively located in the Łęczyca County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.