Kiernozia k is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Łowicz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the 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) called Gmina Kiernozia

Gmina Kiernozia

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

. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Łowicz and 61 km (38 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.

The village has a population of 930 and is mostly known for being the birthplace (and burial place) of Marie Walewska (née Łączyńska) , one of the mistresses of Napoleon Bonaparte.