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Gmina Biskupice is a rural
gmina
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(administrative district) in
Wieliczka County
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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
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of
3,404,863 (2019).
It was created on 1 ...
, in southern
Poland
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. It takes its name from the village of
Biskupice, but its seat is the village of
Tomaszkowice, which lies approximately south-east of
Wieliczka
Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in southern Poland, situated within the Kraków metropolitan area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by Premislaus II of P ...
and south-east of the regional capital
Kraków
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.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,672.
Villages
Gmina Biskupice contains the villages and settlements of
Biskupice,
Bodzanów,
Jawczyce,
Łazany,
Przebieczany,
Sławkowice
Sławkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Wieliczka and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.
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,
Sułów,
Szczygłów,
Tomaszkowice,
Trąbki,
Zabłocie and
Zborówek.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Biskupice is bordered by the gminas of
Niepołomice
Niepołomice (pronounced ; ) is a town in southern Poland, within the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999).
It is situated on the Vistula River, on the verge of the large virgin Niepołomice Forest.
There is a 14th-century Niepołomice Ca ...
and
Wieliczka
Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in southern Poland, situated within the Kraków metropolitan area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by Premislaus II of P ...
.
Tourist attractions
*St. Peter and Paul church in the Bodzanów
*Church in the Biskupice
*Palace in Łazany
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Wieliczka County
Biskupice
Wieliczka County