Skierniewice is a city in central Poland's Łódź Voivodeship, capital of Skierniewice County, with a population of 45,184 as of 31 December 2023 across 34.6 square kilometers. First documented in 1359 and granted municipal rights in 1457, it sits on the Warsaw-Vienna railway line roughly midway between Łódź and Warsaw, served as a residence of Poland's Roman Catholic Primates in the 17th and 18th centuries, and is known today as Poland's capital of horticultural science.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Skierniewice - Wikipedia
Infobox, population_total
45,184
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Skierniewice (Polish pronunciation: [skʲɛrɲɛˈvʲit͡sɛ]) is a city in central Poland with 45,184 inhabitants (2023), situated in the Łódź Voivodeship.
Infobox, area_total_km2
34.6
Wikidata claim P2044 (elevation above sea level)
138
Infobox, coordinates (latitude component)
51 57 10 N 20 8 30 E
Infobox, coordinates (longitude component)
51 57 10 N 20 8 30 E
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Skierniewice (Wikidata)
Wikidata: Skierniewice
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