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Kamieńsk
Kamieńsk () is a town in Poland, in the Łódź Voivodeship, in Radomsko County. As of 2020, it had 2,703 inhabitants. It is located in the Sieradz Land. There is an airport named Kamieńsk-Orla Góra in Kamieńsk mainly used for agricultural purposes. History The settlement was first mentioned in a document dated 1291. It received its town charter in 1374. It was a private town, administratively located in the Radomsko County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. The settlement lost its status as a town in 1870 but regained it in 1994. Over its history the town has been known as ''Canisko, Camiesko, Kamińsko, Kamiensko'' and ''Kamińsk''. The spelling Kamieńsk has been used since 1918. In the interwar period, it was administratively located in the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland. In the 1921 census, 81.3% of the population declared Polish nationality and 18.6% declared Jewish nationality. Jewish community Jews began to settle i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Kamieńsk
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kamieńsk is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Kamieńsk, which lies approximately north of Radomsko and south of the regional capital Łódź. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 6,094 (out of which the population of Kamieńsk amounts to 2,858, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,236). Villages Apart from the town of Kamieńsk, Gmina Kamieńsk contains the villages and settlements of Aleksandrów, Radomsko County, Aleksandrów, Barczkowice, Dąbrowa, Radomsko County, Dąbrowa, Danielów, Gałkowice Nowe, Gałkowice Stare, Gorzędów, Huby Ruszczyńskie, Huta Porajska, Kolonia Olszowiec, Koźniewice, Michałów, Radomsko County, Michałów, Napoleonów, Ochocice, Ozga, Podjezioro, Pytowice, Ruszczyn, Siódemka, Łódź Voivodeship, Siódemka, Szpinalów and Włodzimierz, Radomsko County, Włodzimierz. Neighbouring gm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radomsko County
__NOTOC__ Radomsko County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Radomsko, which lies south of the regional capital Łódź. The county also contains the towns of Przedbórz, lying east of Radomsko, and Kamieńsk, north of Radomsko. The county covers an area of . As of 2006, it had a population of 118,856, out of which the population of Radomsko was 49,152, that of Przedbórz was 3,758, that of Kamieńsk was 2,858, and the rural population was 63,088. Neighboring counties Radomsko County is bordered by Bełchatów County and Piotrków County to the north, Końskie County and Włoszczowa County to the east, Częstochowa County to the south-west, and Pajęczno County to the west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into 14 gmina The gmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airports In Poland With Paved Runways
The following compilation lists all airports in Poland with at least one paved runway (asphalt, concrete or bitumen). It encompasses airports of various types and of varying importance and usage. Only the paved runways are specified, although many airports exploit their grass runways solely or equally frequently. Many airports listed here are former military airfields that are either unused, closed, disintegrated or liquidated. On the other hand, many important unpaved airfields are not listed. Those are listed at " Airports in Poland with unpaved runways". It does not list highway strips either, those can be found at "Highway strips in Poland". See also * List of airports in Poland * List of airports in Poland with unpaved runways *List of airports An airport is an aerodrome with facilities for flights to take off and land. Airports often have facilities to store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łódź Voivodeship (1919–1939)
Łódź Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1919 to 1939. At the time, it covered a large portion of the mid-western part of the country, including such cities as Łódź, Piotrków Trybunalski, Sieradz and Radomsko. The capital of the Łódź Voivodeship was always Łódź, but the land that comprised it changed several times. Location and area In early 1939, the Voivodeship's area was 20,446 square kilometers. It was located in middle Poland, bordering Poznań Voivodeship to the west, Pomorze Voivodeship to the north, Warsaw Voivodeship to the east Kielce Voivodeship to the south and Germany to the southwest. Landscape was flat, forests covered only 14.7%, with the national average 22.2% (as of January 1, 1937). In 1938 some western counties were ceded to Poznań Voivodeship (see: Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships on April 1, 1938). After the change, it consisted of 15 powiats (counties): * Brzeziny county (ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced . Łódź Voivodeship is bordered by six other voivodeships: Masovian Voivodeship, Masovian to the north and east, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie to the south-east, Silesian Voivodeship, Silesian to the south, Opole Voivodeship, Opole to the south-west, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Greater Poland to the west, and Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian for a short stretch to the north. Its territory belongs to three historical provinces of Poland – Masovia (in the east), Greater Poland (in the west) and Lesser Poland (in the southeast, around Opoczno). Cities and towns The voivodeship contains 11 cities and 35 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 31 December 2021): Administrative division Łódź Voivodeship is divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Roads In Poland
According to classes and categories of public roads in Poland, a national road () is a public trunk road controlled by the Polish central government authority, the General Directorship of National Roads and Motorways (). All motorways and expressways in Poland are classified as part of the national roads network. Other types of roads in Poland are under the control of entities at voivodeship, powiat and gmina levels: voivodeship roads, powiat roads and gmina roads. National roads network National roads include: * motorways and expressways and other roads that are planned to be upgraded to motorways or expressways * International E-road network, almost all of which has been upgraded to either Motorway or Expressway by late 2023. * roads connecting the national road network * roads to or from border crossings * roads which are alternatives to toll roads * beltways of major cities and metropolitan areas * roads of military importance Currently, there are 96 national ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieradz Land
Sieradz Land (; Latin: ''Terra Siradiae'') is a historical region in central Poland, a part of Łęczyca-Sieradz Land (). Its traditional capital is Sieradz, while other bigger cities are Piotrków Trybunalski (another historically important locality), Radomsko, Tomaszów Mazowiecki (partly in Łęczyca Land), Bełchatów, Zduńska Wola, and Pabianice (a suburb of Łódź). Sieradz Land is bordered by Greater Poland in the west, Łęczyca Land in the north-east, Lesser Poland in the south-east and in the south, and Wieluń Land in the south-west. It lies at the Warta, on the left bank of Pilica and on the south-west bank of Ner rivers. It spans an area of 9,700 km2 and has about 950,000 inhabitants. The Łęczyca Land and Sieradz Land combined roughly correspond with present-day Łódź Voivodeship. History The territory formed part of Poland since the establishment of the state in the 10th century. In the High Middle Ages, the main center of the area was Sierad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Krzynówek
Jacek Kamil Krzynówek (; born 15 May 1976) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is regarded as one of the best Polish footballers. He has earned many awards and trophies, not only in Poland, but also abroad. He has earned the honour of twice being named the Polish Footballer of the Year by magazine ''Pilka Nozna'' in 2003 and 2004. He has appeared in 96 international matches for Poland, scoring 15 goals. He is also a member of the Elite Poland national team Footballers by the PZPN. One of his career highlights of his career was scoring a highly acclaimed goal against Real Madrid in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. Career Early career Krzynówek's football career started with LZS Chrzanowice. In 1994 he joined RKS Radomsko where he played two seasons and then moved to another Polish club, Raków Częstochowa, in which he made his debut on 28 July 1996 in the Polish Ekstraklasa. After a season with Raków, he moved to second division c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sieradz Voivodeship (1339–1793)
Sieradz Voivodeship (, ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1339 to the second partition of Poland in 1793. It was a part of the Greater Poland Province. The seat of the voivode was in Sieradz, while local sejmiks took place in Szadek. History The history of Sieradz Voivodeship dates back to the year 1138, when following the Testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty, Poland was divided into several smaller duchies. One of them was the Duchy of Sieradz, which until the 1260s was part of the Duchy of Łęczyca. In 1290–1300, and after 1306, Sieradz was ruled by Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek, who incorporated it back into the Kingdom of Poland. In 1339, Wladyslaw Lokietek created Sieradz Voivodeship out of the former Duchy. In the west, it bordered Kalisz Voivodeship and the Duchies of Silesia; in the north, along the Ner river, it bordered Łęczyca Voivodeship; in the eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodeship Road
According to classes and categories of public roads in Poland, a voivodeship A voivodeship ( ) or voivodate is the area administered by a voivode (governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in ... road () is a category of roads one step below national roads in importance. The roads are numbered from 100 to 993. Total length of voivodeship roads in Poland is of which are unpaved (2008).Transport – activity results in 2008 , Główny Urząd Statystyczny List of voivodeship roads Current list of voivodeship road ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Poland Province, Crown Of The Kingdom Of Poland
Greater Poland Province () was an administrative division of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1569 until 1795. The name of the province comes from the historic land of Greater Poland. The Greater Poland Province consisted initially of twelve voivodeships (after 1768 thirteen voivodeships) and one duchy: # Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship # Chełmno Voivodeship # Gniezno Voivodeship, est. in 1768 # Inowrocław Voivodeship # Kalisz Voivodeship # Łęczyca Voivodeship # Malbork Voivodeship # Masovian Voivodeship # Płock Voivodeship # Pomeranian Voivodeship # Poznań Voivodeship # Rawa Voivodeship # Sieradz Voivodeship # Prince-Bishopric of Warmia The location of the Crown Tribunal for the Greater Poland Province (the highest appeal court of the province) was Piotrków Trybunalski, and after the Convocation Sejm (1764) also Poznań and Bydgoszcz. Cities The five most influential cities, i.e. Warsaw, Poznań, Gdańsk, Toruń and Elbląg Elbląg (; ; ) is a city in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Academy Of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences (, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes. It was established in 1951, during the early period of the Polish People's Republic following World War II. History The Polish Academy of Sciences is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning, headquartered in Warsaw, that was established by the merger of earlier science societies, including the Polish Academy of Learning (''Polska Akademia Umiejętności'', abbreviated ''PAU''), with its seat in Kraków, and the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning (Science), which had been founded in the late 18th century. The Polish Academy of Sciences functions as a learned society acting through an elected assembly of leading scholars and research institutions. The Academy has also, operating throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
