Poland Point

Its shape resembles a circle, whose central point is its capital city - Łódź. The region borders on six other regions. Within the region there intersect the geometrical north-south and east-west axes of Poland.  This is why it is a good area for transit, which is one of its valuable assets.

In geographical terms, the region of Łódź is located on the Central Polish Lowland, with only a narrow southernmost strip of highlands in proximity to the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. The region's major riv-ers are the Warta, the Pilica, the Prosna and the Bzura Rivers. On the Pilica River, which supplies the capital city's water mains.

The region's area totals 18 219 km² and population 2 643 thousand. The density of population is 145 persons per 1 km², and the urbanisation level is higher than in other parts of Poland. The level of education of the region's inhabitants approximates the national average.

The region's strategic communication connections are the three trans-European transport routes, determining the geographical directions of economic cooperation:

• the A-2 motorway north-east-bound, which leads to Russia and Moscow,
• the A-2  motorway, westbound, which leads to Western Europe via Berlin.
• the A-1 motorway, northbound, which leads to Scandinavia and Kaliningrad.