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Gmina Sękowa
__NOTOC__ Gmina Sękowa is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Sękowa, which lies approximately south-east of Gorlice and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,777. Villages Gmina Sękowa contains the villages and settlements of Banica, Bartne, Bodaki, Czarne, Jasionka, Krzywa, Lipna, Małastów, Męcina Mała, Męcina Wielka, Nieznajowa, Owczary, Pętna, Radocyna, Ropica Górna, Sękowa, Siary, Wapienne and Wołowiec. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Sękowa is bordered by the town of Gorlice and by the gminas of Dębowiec, Gorlice, Krempna, Lipinki, Osiek Jasielski and Uście Gorlickie. It also borders Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bord ... [...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] |
Lipna, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lipna ( uk, Липна, ''Lypna'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Sękowa, south-east of Gorlice, 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 Lipna {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Gorlice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Gorlice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Gorlice, 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 16,179. Villages Gmina Gorlice contains the villages and settlements of Bielanka, Bystra, Dominikowice, Klęczany, Kobylanka, Kwiatonowice, Stróżówka, Szymbark and Zagórzany. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Gorlice is bordered by the town of Gorlice and by the gminas of Biecz, Grybów, Lipinki, Łużna, Moszczenica, Ropa, Sękowa and Uście Gorlickie. References Polish official population figures 2006 {{Gorlice County Gorlice Gorlice ( uk, Горлиці, translit=''Horlytsi'') is a city and an urban municipality ("gmina") in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants (2008). It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów between Jasło and Nowy S ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Dębowiec, Subcarpathian Voivodeship
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] |
Wołowiec, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Wołowiec ( uk, Воловець, ''Volovets’'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Sękowa Sękowa (''Polish'': ) is a historic village in southern Poland first incorporated by an edict issued on February 22, 1363, by King Kazimierz Wielki. The village is the site of St. Philip's and St. James' church, built in the beginning of the 1 ..., south-east of Gorlice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The village has a population of 30. References Villages in Gorlice County {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wapienne
Wapienne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-east of Sękowa, east of Gorlice, 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 Wapienne {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siary
Siary ( uk, Сяри, ''Siary'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately north-west of Sękowa, south of Gorlice, 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 Siary {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropica Górna
Ropica Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately east of Sękowa, south-east of Gorlice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. During World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ... heavy fighting took place in the area as part of the important Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive. References Villages in Gorlice County {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radocyna
Radocyna ( uk, Радоцина, ''Radotsyna'') is an uninhabited village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Sękowa, south-east of Gorlice, 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 Radocyna {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pętna
Pętna ( uk, Пантна, ''Pantna'') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Sękowa, south-east of Gorlice, 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 Gorlice County {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owczary, Gorlice County
Owczary ( uk, Рихвальд, ) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-west of Sękowa, south of Gorlice, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków. In Owczary is buried the Polish resistance fighter, Maria Kotarba Maria Kotarba (4 September 1907 — 30 December 1956) was a courier in the Polish resistance movement, smuggling clandestine messages and supplies among the local partisan groups. She was arrested, tortured and interrogated by the Gestapo as a .... References Owczary Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Kraków Voivodeship (1919–1939) {{Gorlice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nieznajowa
Nieznajowa ( uk, Незнайова, Незнаєва, ''Neznayova, Neznayeva'') is a depopulated village in the administrative district of Gmina Sękowa, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately south-east of Sękowa, south-east of Gorlice, 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 .... The village was populated predominantly by Lemkos, who were deported to Ukraine in 1945-47 during common Soviet-Polish Operation Vistula. In the village remain Lemko cemetery, some roadside crosses and figures, some ruins of old buildings. Gallery File:Церква в Незнайовій.jpg, Church in Neznajova / Nieznajowa, around 1925 - 1933. Orthod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |