Legionowo County

Infobox Settlement
name = Legionowo County
native_name = Powiat legionowski
settlement_type =

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image_shield = POL powiat legionowski COA.svg


map_caption = Location within the voivodeship

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map_caption1 = Division into gminas
mapsize1=100px
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = 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 = Gminas
parts = Total 5 (incl. 1 urban)
p1 = Legionowo
p2 = Gmina Jabłonna
p3 = Gmina Nieporęt
p4 = Gmina Serock
p5 = Gmina Wieliszew
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = WL
website = http://www.powiat-legionowski.pl __NOTOC__Legionowo County ( _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|km2|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 has a large commuter population. The train connection takes about 30 mins to central Warsaw (connection to Warsaw Metro at Warszawa Gdańska station) and is planned to be added to the 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. On the opposite side of Legionowo is the Zegrze Reservoir, created in 1970 with the building of a river dam, now a popular leisure destination.

The village of Jabłonna, between Legionowo and Warsaw, housed the largest population of private production and greenhouse businesses in 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 is also famous throughout Poland for its police training college.

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.

References

* [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm Polish official population figures 2006]