Skierniewice
city in central Poland
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Summary
Skierniewice is a city with powiat rights in Poland[1].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Łódź Voivodeship[2]
- Country: Poland[3], Russian Empire[4], Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Skierniewka[6]
- Head of government: Krzysztof Jażdżyk[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Instance of: city[9]
- Shares border with: Skierniewice County[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Gera[11], Levice[12]
- Coat of arms: Herb Skierniewic[13]
- Postal code: 96-100[14]
- Licence plate code: ES[15], ESK[16]
- Local dialing code: 46[17]
- Inception: 1457[18]
- Official website: http://www.skierniewice.eu/[19], http://www.skierniewice.net.pl[20]
- Population: 47,837[21], 46,437[22]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[28]
- Capital of: Skierniewice County[29], Gmina Skierniewice[30], Skierniewice Voivodeship[31]
- Official name: Skierniewice[32]
- Female population: 24,318[33]
- Male population: 22,119[34]
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Physical Characteristics
Skierniewice covers an area of 36 km²[35]. Skierniewice sits at an elevation of 138 m[36].