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Lodz voivodship (1999-) (Polish województwo ł�dzkie, an administrative and local government region in central Poland created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Lodz (2), Sieradz, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Skierniewice and partly Plock voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's biggest city name.

Administrative division:

Belchatow County, Belchatow
Brzeziny County, Brzeziny
Kutno County, Kutno
Lask County, Lask
Lowicz County, Lowicz
Lodz City County
Lodz East County, Lodz
Opoczno County, Opoczno
Pabianice County, Pabianice
Pajeczno County, Pajeczno
Piotrk�w Trybunalski City County
Piotrkow Trybunalski County, Piotrkow Trybunalski
Poddebice County, Poddebice
Radomsko County, Radomsko
Rawa Mazowiecka County, Rawa Mazowiecka
Sieradz County, Sieradz
Skierniewice City County
Skierniewice County, Skierniewice
Tomaszow Mazowiecki County, Tomaszow Mazowiecki
Wielun County, Wielun
Wieruszow County, Wieruszow
Zdunska Wola County, Zdunska Wola
Zgierz County, Zgierz

Lodz Voivodship (2) (Polish: wojew�dztwo ł�dzkie) also Lodz Metropolitan Voivodship (wojew�dztwo miejskie ł�dzkie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Lodz Voivodship (1). President of the Lodz City was also the voivodship governor.

Capital city: Lodz

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):

Lodz (825,600);
Pabianice (75,700); ]
Zgierz (59,100);
Ozorkow (21,900);
Aleksandrow Lodzki (20,400).

Lodz Voivodship (2) (Polish: wojew�dztwo ł�dzkie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975. City of Lodz was excluded as a separate City Voivodship.

Superseded by Lodz (2), Sieradz, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Skierniewice and partly Plock

Capital city: Lodz

Administrative region of (1918-1939).

Lodz Voivodship (4) (Polish: wojew�dztwo ł�dzkie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland (Second Polish Republic) in years 1921-1939. In 1938 some western counties were ceded to Greater Poland Voivodship.

Capital city: Lodz