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Gmina Gdów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Gdów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gdów, which lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 16,340. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gdów is bordered by the gminas of Bochnia, Dobczyce, Łapanów, Niepołomice, Raciechowice and Wieliczka. Villages The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo A sołectwo ( Polish plural: ''sołectwa'') is an administrative unit in Poland, an optional subdivision of a gmina. The actions and organs of the sołectwo are decided by the gmina council. On 31 December 2018 Poland had 40 740 sołectwa. G ...: Bilczyce, Cichawa, Czyżów, Fałkowice, Gdów, Hucisko, Jaroszówka, Klęczana, Krakuszowice, Książnice, Kunice, Liplas, Marszowice, Niegowić, Niewiarów, Nie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilczyce
Bilczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional capital Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 .... References Bilczyce {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niewiarów
Niewiarów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County __NOTOC__ Wieliczka County ( pl, powiat wielicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ..., Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. External links Jewish Community in Niewiarówon Virtual Shtetl References Villages in Wieliczka County {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niegowić
Niegowić is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. Niegowić was the place of the first appointment of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ..., as its parish church's, Church of the Assumption of Our Lady, priest. He served there from July 1948 to August 1949, before the then-Cardinal and Krakow Archbishop Adam Sapieha (who had ordained Wojtyła a priest in 1946 on an accelerated schedule, sending him to work on a doctorate in theology in Rome before beginning parish work), assigned him to work at St. Florian's Church in Kraków (where he b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marszowice, Wieliczka County
Marszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional capital Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 .... References Marszowice {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liplas
Liplas is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Gdów, east of Wieliczka, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 .... References Liplas {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Kunice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Gdów, south-east of Wieliczka, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 .... References Kunice {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Książnice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Książnice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gdów, east of Wieliczka, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 .... References Villages in Wieliczka County {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krakuszowice
Krakuszowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Gdów, east of Wieliczka, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 .... References Krakuszowice {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klęczana
Klęczana is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County __NOTOC__ Wieliczka County ( pl, powiat wielicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ..., Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. References Villages in Wieliczka County {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroszówka, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Jaroszówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County __NOTOC__ Wieliczka County ( pl, powiat wielicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ..., Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. References Villages in Wieliczka County {{Wieliczka-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hucisko, Wieliczka County
Hucisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gdów, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Gdów, south-east of Wieliczka, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. Notable sites Tadeusz Kantor Tadeusz Kantor (6 April 1915 – 8 December 1990) was a Polish painter, assemblage and Happenings artist, set designer and theatre director. Kantor is renowned for his revolutionary theatrical performances in Poland and abroad. Laureate of ... house - an original, wooden house, designed by Polish artists, Tadeusz Kantor. Monument of A Chair - a permanent concrete installation from the "Impossible Monuments" series by Tadeusz Kantor. Erected posthumously in 1995 by Tadeusz Kantor Foundation. A 1813 palace - listed in Registry of Objects of Cultural Heritage. File:Krzeslo Kantora - sculpture.jpg, alt=Monument of a Chair, designed by Tadeusz Kantor, erected posthumously, 1995, Monument of a Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |