Opoczno [ɔˈpɔt͡ʂnɔ] listen (help·info) is a town locate in central Poland, within the Eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, as well as road 44, which creates a connection between the Western and Eastern parts of Poland. The town also has a good connection with the Silesia–Warsaw highway. The town and commune have a total area of 190 km², and make for one of the largest communes in the Łódź district; 36 thousand inhabitants live here, out of which 23,162 (2007) live in Opoczno.