Kiernozia
Kiernozia | |
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Town | |
Kiernozia Palace | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Kiernozia | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′7″N 19°52′12″E / 52.26861°N 19.87000°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Łódź |
| County | Łowicz |
| Gmina | Kiernozia |
| Population | |
• Total | 930 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ELC |
| Voivodeship road | |
Kiernozia [kʲɛrˈnɔʑa] is a town in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kiernozia. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of Łowicz and 61 km (38 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź. It is located in the historic region of Mazovia.
It is the birthplace (and burial place) of Marie Walewska (née Łączyńska), a mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Kiernozia was a private town, administratively located in the Gąbin County in the Rawa Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.