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Gmina Oświęcim
__NOTOC__ Gmina Oświęcim is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Oświęcim, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 16,708. Villages Gmina Oświęcim contains the villages and settlements of Babice, Broszkowice, Brzezinka, Dwory II, Grojec, Harmęże, Łazy, Osada Stawy Grojeckie, Pławy, Poręba Wielka, Rajsko, Stawy Monowskie, Włosienica and Zaborze. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Oświęcim is bordered by the towns of Bieruń and Oświęcim, and by the gminas of Bojszowy, Brzeszcze, Chełmek, Kęty Kęty is a town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland with 18,955 inhabitants (2012). The town located in Silesian Foothills dates its earliest document from 1277 when Polish prince of Opole Władysław confirmed sale of the ..., Libiąż, Miedźna, Osiek, Polanka ... [...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] |
Poręba Wielka, Oświęcim County
Poręba Wielka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. History The village was established in 1285 by komes Adam under name ''Sępnia'', which however did not endure long as the village was later mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deaconry of the Diocese of Kraków as ''Paromba''. Politically it belonged initially to the Duchy of Racibórz and the Castellany of Oświęcim, which was in 1315 formed in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland into the Duchy of Oświęcim, ruled by a local branch of Silesian Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Polanka Wielka
__NOTOC__ Gmina Polanka Wielka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Polanka Wielka, which lies approximately south-east of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006, its total population is 4,136. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Polanka Wielka is bordered by the gminas of Osiek, Oświęcim, Przeciszów and Wieprz The Wieprz (, ; ua, Вепр, Vepr) is a river in central-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula. It is the country's ninth longest river, with a total length of 349 km and a catchment area of 10,497 km2, all within Poland. Its cour .... ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 {{Oświęcim County Polanka Wielka Oświęcim County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Osiek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship ...
__NOTOC__ Gmina Osiek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiek; it also contains the village of Głębowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,857. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Osiek is bordered by the gminas of Kęty, Oświęcim, Polanka Wielka and Wieprz. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 {{Oświęcim County Osiek Gmina Osiek Gmina Osiek may refer to any of the following administrative districts in Poland: * Gmina Osiek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship * Gmina Osiek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Gmina Osiek, Pomeranian Voivodeship *Gmina Osiek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Miedźna
__NOTOC__ Gmina Miedźna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Miedźna, which lies approximately east of Pszczyna and south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 16,544. Villages Gmina Miedźna contains the villages and settlements of Frydek, Gilowice, Góra, Grzawa, Miedźna and Wola. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Miedźna is bordered by the gminas of Bestwina, Bojszowy, Brzeszcze, Oświęcim, Pszczyna and Wilamowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Miedźna is twinned with: * Hustopeče, Czech Republic * Nová Dubnica, Slovakia * Zbarazh, Ukraine References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Miedzna Miedzna Miedzna is a village in Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland, in the historical region of Podlachia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Miedzna. It lies approx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Libiąż
__NOTOC__ Gmina Libiąż is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Libiąż, which lies approximately south-west of Chrzanów and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 22,900 (out of which the population of Libiąż amounts to 17,604, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,296). Villages Apart from the town of Libiąż, the gmina also contains the villages of Gromiec and Żarki. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Libiąż is bordered by the towns of Jaworzno and Oświęcim, and by the gminas of Babice, Chełmek, Chrzanów and Oświęcim Oświęcim (; german: Auschwitz ; yi, אָשפּיצין, Oshpitzin) is a city in the Lesser Poland ( pl, Małopolska) province of southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (''Wisła'') and Soła rive .... ReferencesPolis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Kęty
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kęty is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kęty, which lies approximately south of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 33,598 (out of which the population of Kęty amounts to 19,252, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 14,346). Villages Apart from the town of Kęty, Gmina Kęty contains the villages and settlements of Bielany, Bulowice, Łęki, Malec, Nowa Wieś and Witkowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Kęty is bordered by the town of Oświęcim and by the gminas of Andrychów, Brzeszcze, Kozy, Osiek, Oświęcim, Porąbka, Wieprz and Wilamowice Wilamowice (earlier ''Willamowice'', german: Wilmesau, Wymysorys: ''Wymysoü'') is a rural town in southern Poland, situated in the Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship. The town is inhabited by a Germanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Chełmek
__NOTOC__ Gmina Chełmek is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Chełmek, which lies approximately north of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 12,827 (out of which the population of Chełmek amounts to 9,065, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,762). Villages Apart from the town of Chełmek, Gmina Chełmek contains the villages of Bobrek and Gorzów. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Chełmek is bordered by the towns of Bieruń, Imielin, Jaworzno and Oświęcim, and by the gminas of Chełm Śląski, Libiąż and Oświęcim Oświęcim (; german: Auschwitz ; yi, אָשפּיצין, Oshpitzin) is a city in the Lesser Poland ( pl, Małopolska) province of southern Poland, situated southeast of Katowice, near the confluence of the Vistula (''Wisła'') and Soła rive .... Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Brzeszcze
__NOTOC__ Gmina Brzeszcze is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Brzeszcze, which lies approximately south-west of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 21,557, of which the population of Brzeszcze is 11,730, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,827. Villages Apart from the town of Brzeszcze, Gmina Brzeszcze contains the villages and settlements of Jawiszowice, Przecieszyn, Skidziń, Wilczkowice and Zasole. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Brzeszcze is bordered by the gminas of Kęty, Miedźna, Oświęcim and Wilamowice. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 Brzeszcze Brzeszcze (German: ''Brisk'') is a town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, near Oświęcim. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 10,935. The history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Bojszowy
__NOTOC__ Gmina Bojszowy is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Bojszowy, which lies approximately south of Bieruń and south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 7,899. Villages Gmina Bojszowy contains the villages and settlements of Bojszowy, Bojszowy Nowe, Jedlina, Międzyrzecze and Świerczyniec. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Bojszowy is bordered by the towns of Bieruń and Tychy, and by the gminas of Kobiór, Miedźna, Oświęcim and Pszczyna. References {{Bieruń-Lędziny County Bojszowy Bojszowy (german: Boischow) is a village in Bieruń-Lędziny County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bojszowy. It lies approximately south of Bieruń and south of the r ... Bieruń-Lędziny County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bieruń
Bieruń (german: Berun, szl, Bieruń) is a town in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland, seat of the Bieruń-Lędziny County in the Silesian Voivodeship. It is located about south of Katowice. Geography It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Gostynia river, a tributary of the Vistula. In the north it borders on the Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia - metropolis with a population of about 2 million. Bieruń is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – the Katowice urban area, and within the greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town itself is 19,334 (December 2021). Bieruń includes dzielnicas Bieruń Stary, Bieruń Nowy, Ściernie, Jajosty, Bijasowice and Czarnuchowice and is bordered with Lędziny, Tychy, Chełm Śląski, Bojszowy and Oświęcim. History The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Following the fragmentation of Poland, it formed part of various Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaborze, Oświęcim County
Zaborze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oświęcim, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Oświęcim and west 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 Oświęcim County {{Oświęcim-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
