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Gmina Czernichów is a rural
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 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Kraków County
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Kraków County ( pl, powiat krakowski) 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
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. Its seat is the village of
Czernichów, which lies approximately south-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 ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 12,851.
Gmina Czernichów is located on the
Vistula
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The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...
river, among limestone and hillocks covered with forests. It includes parts of the protected areas called
Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park
Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park (''Bielańsko-Tyniecki Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of .
Location
The Park is in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Part of it is within ...
and
Rudawy Landscape Park. There is also a nature park, "Kajasówka", which is an excellent example of
steppes
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Steppe biomes may include:
* the montane grasslands and shrublands biome
* the temperate grasslands, ...
in the landscape.
Villages
Gmina Czernichów contains the villages of
Bednarze,
Czernichów,
Czułówek,
Dąbrowa Szlachecka,
Kamień,
Kłokoczyn,
Nowa Wieś Szlachecka,
Przeginia Duchowna,
Przeginia Narodowa,
Ratanice,
Rusocice,
Rybna,
Wołowice and
Zagacie.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Czernichów is bordered by the gminas of
Alwernia
Alwernia is a town situated some west of Kraków in the Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The town has an area of , and as of December 2021 it has a population of 3,310.
History
The name of the town is taken from that of ...
,
Brzeźnica,
Krzeszowice
Krzeszowice (german: 1941-45 Kressendorf) is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2004, its population was 9,993. Krzeszowice belongs to ''Kraków Metropolitan Area'', and lies 25 kilometers west of the ...
,
Liszki,
Skawina
Skawina is a town in southern Poland with 27,328 inhabitants (2008). Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998), Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). The town is located on the Skawinka r ...
and
Spytkowice
Spytkowice is a village in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Spytkowice, Wadowice County, Gmina Spytkowice. It lies approximately north of Wadowice ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Kraków County