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Sieradz (Latin Syradia) is a town on the Warta river in central Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 with 44,326 inhabitants (2004).

It is situated in the Lódz Voivodship (since 1999), but was previously the eponymous capital of the Sieradz Voivodship (1975-1998), and historically one of the minor duchies in Greater Poland
Greater Poland

Greater Poland or Great Poland, Polish Wielkopolska is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief city is Poznan. Administratively, most of the region now forms Greater Poland Voivodeship , although some parts lie in Lubusz Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and L?dz Voivodeship Voivodeships of Poland....
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Sieradz (Latin Syradia) is a town on the Warta river in central Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 with 44,326 inhabitants (2004).

It is situated in the Lódz Voivodship (since 1999), but was previously the eponymous capital of the Sieradz Voivodship (1975-1998), and historically one of the minor duchies in Greater Poland
Greater Poland

Greater Poland or Great Poland, Polish Wielkopolska is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief city is Poznan. Administratively, most of the region now forms Greater Poland Voivodeship , although some parts lie in Lubusz Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and L?dz Voivodeship Voivodeships of Poland....
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Politics


Sieradz constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm
Sejm

The Sejm is the lower house of the Poland parliament.Before the 20th century, the term "Sejm" referred to the entire three-Chambers of parliament Polish parliament, comprising the lower house , the upper house and the monarch....
) elected from Sieradz constituency
  • Anita Blochowiak
    Anita Blochowiak

    Anita Blochowiak is a Poland politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 3451 votes in 11 Sieradz district, candidating from Democratic Left Alliance list....
    , SLD-UP
  • Waldemar Borczyk, Samoobrona
  • Tadeusz Gajda, PSL
  • Cezary Grabarczyk, PO
  • Krystyna Grabicka, LPR
  • Michal Kaczmarek, SLD-UP
  • Piotr Krzywicki, PiS
  • Irena Nowacka, SLD-UP
  • Wojciech Olejniczak
    Wojciech Olejniczak

    Wojciech Olejniczak is a Polish leftist politician.He was the chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance from May 29, 2005, to May 31, 2008 and the vice-speaker of Sejm of the Republic of Poland since October 26, 2005....
    , SLD-UP
  • Andrzej Peczak, SLD-UP
  • Renata Rochnowska, Samoobrona
  • Wojciech Zarzycki, PSL


Historical rulers


Dukes of Sieradz-Leczyca
Leczyca

Leczyca [] is a town of 16,594 inhabitants in central Poland. Situated in the L?dz Voivodeship, it is the county seat of the Leczyca County....
 


  • 1228-1232 Henry I the Bearded
    Henry I the Bearded

    File:Henryk Brodaty.jpgHenry I the Bearded , of the Silesian Piasts line of the Piast dynasty, was Duke of Lower Silesia from 1201. He was later also Duke of Lesser Poland and thus senior prince of all Kingdom of Poland - internally divided - from 1232 until his death....
     (Henryk I Brodaty)
  • 1232-1233 Konrad of Masovia (Konrad Mazowiecki)
  • 1234-1247 Konrad of Masovia (Konrad Mazowiecki)
  • 1247-1260 Casimir I of Mazovia (Kazimierz I Mazowiecki)
  • 1260-1275 Leszek the Black (Leszek Czarny)
  • 1275-1294 divided into two duchies of Sieradz and Leczyca (below)
  • 1294-1297 Ladislaus III the Short (Wladyslaw Lokietek)
  • 1297-1305 Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (Waclaw II Czeski)
after 1305 parts of the united Kingdom of Poland initially as two vassal duchies, later incorporated as Leczyca Voivodship and Sieradz Voivodship.

Dukes of Sieradz


  • 1233-1234 Boluslaus I of Mazovia (Boleslaw I Mazowiecki)
  • 1275-1288 Leszek the Black (Leszek Czarny)
  • 1288-1294 Ladislaus III the Short (Wladyslaw Lokietek )
  • 1327-1339 Przemysl of Cuiavia (Przemysl Kujawski)


After 1305 part of the united Kingdom of Poland as a vassal duchy, later after 1339 incorporated by the Polish king Casimir III the Great
Casimir III of Poland

Casimir III the Great , last List of Polish monarchs from the Piast dynasty , was the son of King Wladyslaw I the Elbow-high and Jadwiga of Gniezno and Greater Poland....
 as the Sieradz Voivodship.

See also

  • Dukes of Sieradz-Leczyca
    Dukes of Sieradz-Leczyca

    From 1138 to 1228, part of the Duchy of Krak?w and Sandomierz, belonging to the high-dukes of Poland....