Gmina Stryków is an urban-rural gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

 (administrative district) in Zgierz County

Zgierz County

Zgierz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Zgierz, which lies north-west of...

, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe 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 exclave, to the north...

. Its seat is the town of Stryków

Stryków

Stryków is a town in central Poland, in Łódź Voivodeship, in Zgierz County. It has 3,602 inhabitants .-Early history:The first mention of Strykow was in 1387. Strykow was a village situated on the route from Zgierz to Lowicz. Strykow received city rights in 1394 from King Wladyslaw Jagiello, at...

, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Zgierz

Zgierz

Zgierz is a town in central Poland, located just to the north of Łódź and part of the metropolitan area centered on that city. As of 2007, it had a population of 58,164....

 and 17 km (11 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.

The gmina covers an area of 157.84 square kilometres (60.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,120 (out of which the population of Stryków amounts to 3,566, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,554).

The gmina contains part of the protected area

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognised natural, ecological and/or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international...

 called Łódź Hills Landscape Park.

Villages

Apart from the town of Stryków, Gmina Stryków contains the villages and settlements of Anielin

Anielin, Zgierz County

Anielin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Anielin Swędowski

Anielin Swedowski

Anielin Swędowski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Bartolin

Bartolin

Bartolin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Bratoszewice

Bratoszewice

Bratoszewice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Bronin

Bronin

Bronin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north of the regional capital Łódź....

, Cesarka

Cesarka

Cesarka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Ciołek, Dobieszków

Dobieszków

Dobieszków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.The village has an approximate population of 130....

, Dobra

Dobra, Zgierz County

Dobra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Dobra-Nowiny

Dobra-Nowiny

Dobra-Nowiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Gozdów, Kalinów

Kalinów, Zgierz County

Kalinów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Kiełmina, Klęk

Klek

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, Koźle, Krucice

Krucice

Krucice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Lipa, Lipka, Ługi, Michałówek, Niesułków, Niesułków-Kolonia, Nowostawy Górne

Nowostawy Górne

Nowostawy Górne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately east of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Orzechówek

Orzechówek, Zgierz County

Orzechówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Osse, Pludwiny

Pludwiny

Pludwiny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Rokitnica

Rokitnica, Zgierz County

Rokitnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Sadówka

Sadówka

Sadówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Sierżnia

Sierznia

Sierżnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Smolice

Smolice, Zgierz County

Smolice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Sosnowiec

Sosnowiec, Zgierz County

Sosnowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Sosnowiec-Pieńki

Sosnowiec-Pienki

Sosnowiec-Pieńki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland....

, Stary Imielnik

Stary Imielnik

Stary Imielnik is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Stryków, east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Swędów

Swedów

Swędów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north of the regional capital Łódź....

, Tymianka, Warszewice, Wola Błędowa, Wrzask

Wrzask

Wrzask is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-west of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north of the regional capital Łódź....

, Wyskoki

Wyskoki

Wyskoki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north-east of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

, Zagłoba and Zelgoszcz

Zelgoszcz, Gmina Stryków

Zelgoszcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Stryków, north-east of Zgierz, and north of the regional capital Łódź.-References:...

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Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Stryków is bordered by the towns of Głowno and Łódź, and by the gminas of Brzeziny, Dmosin

Gmina Dmosin

Gmina Dmosin is a rural gmina in Brzeziny County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dmosin, which lies approximately north of Brzeziny and north-east of the regional capital Łódź....

, Głowno, Nowosolna

Gmina Nowosolna

Gmina Nowosolna is a rural gmina in Łódź East County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It has its seat in the former village of Nowosolna, although this is now part of the Widzew district of Łódź, and is therefore not part of the territory of the gmina.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...

 and Zgierz

Gmina Zgierz

Gmina Zgierz is a rural gmina in Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Zgierz, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

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