Skierniewice
| Skierniewice | |||
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 Railway station | |||
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  Skierniewice  Skierniewice | |||
| Coordinates: 51°57′10″N 20°8′30″E / 51.95278°N 20.14167°E | |||
| Country |
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| 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.
Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna
- State Higher Vocational School in Skierniewice
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Skierniewice is twinned with:
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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
- ↑ 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.
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Coordinates: 51°58′N 20°09′E / 51.967°N 20.150°E
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