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{{Infobox Settlement
'''Legionowo County''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''[[powiat]] legionowski'') is located to the north of [[Warsaw|Warszawa]] (Warsaw) in central [[Poland]]. It was created in [[1999]] as result of Local Government Reorganization Act. It is part of the [[Masovian Voivodship]]. The county seat is [[Legionowo]].
| name = Legionowo County
| native_name = Powiat legionowski
| settlement_type = [[Powiat|County]]
| total_type = Total
| image_flag = POL Powiat Legionowski flag.svg
| image_shield =
| image_map = Mazowsze Legionowski.png
| map_caption = Location within the voivodeship
| image_map1 = POL powiat legionowski map.svg
| map_caption1 = Division into gminas
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Masovian Voivodeship|Masovian]]
| area_total_km2 = 389.86
| population_total = 96497
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 54419
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1 = 42078
| coor_type = Legionowo
| latd = 52
| latm = 24
| lats =
| latNS = N
| longd = 20
| longm = 55
| longs =
| longEW = E
| seat = [[Legionowo]]
| parts_type = [[Gmina]]s
| parts = Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
| p1 = [[Legionowo]]
| p2 = [[Gmina Jabłonna, Masovian Voivodeship|Gmina Jabłonna]]
| p3 = [[Gmina Nieporęt]]
| p4 = [[Gmina Serock]]
| p5 = [[Gmina Wieliszew]]
| blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]]
| blank_info = WL
| website = http://www.powiat-legionowski.pl }}
__NOTOC__
'''Legionowo County''' ({{lang-pl|powiat legionowski}}) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ([[powiat]]) in [[Masovian Voivodeship]], east-central [[Poland]]. It was created on [[January 1]], [[1999]] as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is [[Legionowo]], which lies {{convert|22|km|mi|0}} north of [[Warsaw]]. The only other town in the county is [[Serock]], lying {{convert|17|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-east of Legionowo.


The county covers an area of {{convert|389.86|sqkm|sqmi|1}}. As of 2006 its total population is 96,497, out of which the population of Legionowo is 50,698, that of Serock is 3,721, and the rural population is 42,078.
Legionowo is part of the greater Warsaw area and it has around 60,000 inhabitants. With its 'bedroom of Warsaw' nickname, the city has a large commuter population who take the 30 to 60 minutes each way to commute to work in Warsaw. The road connection tends to jam in the rush hour and is awaiting a major overhaul by 2007. The train connection takes about 30 mins to downtown Warsaw (connection to [[Warsaw Metro]] at [[Warszawa Gdańska station]]) and is planned to be added to the [[Szybka Kolej Miejska (Warsaw)|Warsaw Rapid Train]] system by 2010. Both the road and the train connection pass through the national reserve forest which separates Legionowo from Warsaw and is a favorite weekend walk and biking destination for many Legionovians. Five minutes' drive further away from Warsaw is the [[Zegrze Reservoir]]. Ever since it was created in 1970 as a side effect of a river dam, its sizeable waterfront served Warsaw, Legionowo and other local communities as a weekend and summer vacation getaway. Watersports, horseriding, biking, dining and other leisures have been developing along with the local communities' wealth ever since the [[1989]] overturn of [[communism]].


==Neighbouring counties==
Another communist memory nearby is [[Jablonna]], halfway through the drive from Legionowo to Warsaw. The village housed the largest population of private production and greenhouse businesses back in the communist times, making the village the richest in Poland at that time and continuing to this day in the form of a thriving business community.
Legionowo County is bordered by [[Pułtusk County]] to the north, [[Wyszków County]] and [[Wołomin County]] to the east, the city of [[Warsaw]] and [[Warsaw West County]] to the south, and [[Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County]] to the west.
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Legionowo has made its name Poland-wide for its Police Academy ([[Centrum Szkolenia Policji]]). It is likely the academy's influence that the crime rate is among the lowest in and around Warsaw. At that, the police there are also known to be very active pulling over cars and checking up on larger late-night street gatherings at random.


==Administrative division==
The city has a neat downtown area with increasing number of office premises and a lively shopping atmosphere. The city has its old part made up of detached houses and a larger, newer part with communist era [[high rise]]s. The estate prices have started their rise in the recent years as the affluent Warsawians are increasingly on the lookout for suburban housing.
The county is subdivided into five [[gmina]]s (one urban, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

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The local economy enjoys the benefit of neighboring with Warsaw and is therefore relatively free of unemployment and poverty.
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Adjoining counties (from the north, clockwise): [[Pułtusk County]], [[Wyszków County]], [[Wołomin County]], [[Warsaw|Warszawa County]], [[Warsaw West County]], [[Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County]].
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Gmina'''

| style="text-align:center;"|'''Type'''
==Administrative parts==
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Area<br><small>(km²)</small>'''
'''Legionowo County''' consists of five boroughs (Polish: ''gmina'')
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Population<br><small>(2006)</small>'''
* [[Legionowo]] city borough (Polish: ''gmina miejska'') with 49,800 inhabitants (end of 2003)
| style="text-align:center;"|'''Seat'''
* [[Serock]] city-village borough (Polish: ''gmina miejsko-wiejska'') with 10,500 inhabitants (end of 2003)
|-
* [[Jablonna|Jabłonna]] village borough (Polish: ''gmina wiejska'') with 11,300 inhabitants (end of 2003)
|[[Legionowo]]
* [[Nieporet|Nieporęt]] village borough (Polish: ''gmina wiejska'') with 11,300 inhabitants (end of 2003)
|urban
* [[Wieliszew]] village borough (Polish: ''gmina wiejska'')
| style="text-align:right;"|13.6

| style="text-align:right;"|50,698
{{MazowszeVoivodshipCounties}}
|&nbsp;
|-
|[[Gmina Jabłonna, Masovian Voivodeship|Gmina Jabłonna]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|64.6
| style="text-align:right;"|13,172
|[[Jabłonna, Legionowo County|Jabłonna]]
|-
|[[Gmina Nieporęt]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|100.5
| style="text-align:right;"|12,908
|[[Nieporęt]]
|-
|[[Gmina Serock]]
|urban-rural
| style="text-align:right;"|109.0
| style="text-align:right;"|11,236
|[[Serock]]
|-
|[[Gmina Wieliszew]]
|rural
| style="text-align:right;"|102.2
| style="text-align:right;"|8,483
|[[Wieliszew]]
|-
|}


==References==
*[http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]
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{{Legionowo County}}
{{Masovian Voivodeship}}
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[[Category:Land counties of Masovian Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Land counties of Masovian Voivodeship|Legionowo]]


[[de:Powiat Legionowski]]
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Revision as of 07:30, 18 January 2008

Legionowo County
Powiat legionowski
County
Flag of Legionowo County
Flag
Location within the voivodeship
Location within the voivodeship
Division into gminas
Division into gminas
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
SeatLegionowo
Gminas
Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
Area
 • Total
389.86 km2 (150.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
96,497
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Urban
54,419
 • Rural
42,078
Car platesWL
Websitehttp://www.powiat-legionowski.pl

Legionowo County (Template:Lang-pl) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Legionowo, which lies 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Warsaw. The only other town in the county is Serock, lying 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Legionowo.

The county covers an area of 389.86 square kilometres (150.5 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 96,497, out of which the population of Legionowo is 50,698, that of Serock is 3,721, and the rural population is 42,078.

Neighbouring counties

Legionowo County is bordered by Pułtusk County to the north, Wyszków County and Wołomin County to the east, the city of Warsaw and Warsaw West County to the south, and Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County to the west.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into five gminas (one urban, one urban-rural and three rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Gmina Type Area
(km²) 		Population
(2006) 		Seat
Legionowo urban 13.6 50,698  
Gmina Jabłonna rural 64.6 13,172 Jabłonna
Gmina Nieporęt rural 100.5 12,908 Nieporęt
Gmina Serock urban-rural 109.0 11,236 Serock
Gmina Wieliszew rural 102.2 8,483 Wieliszew

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