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Gmina Kowiesy 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
Skierniewice County
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Skierniewice County ( pl, powiat skierniewicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governmen ...
,
Łódź Voivodeship
Łódź Voivodeship (also known as Lodz Province, or by its Polish name ''Województwo łódzkie'' ) is a province-voivodeship in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź Voivodeship (1975–1999) and the Sieradz ...
, in central
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
Kowiesy, which lies approximately east of
Skierniewice
Skierniewice is a city in central Poland with 47,031 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Skierniewice County. The town is situate ...
and east of the regional capital
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 3,035.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
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called
Bolimów Landscape Park
Bolimów Landscape Park (''Bolimowski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area (Landscape Park (Poland), Landscape Park) in central Poland, established in 1986, covering an area of .
The Park is shared between two voivodeships of Poland, voivodes ...
.
Villages
Gmina Kowiesy contains the villages and settlements of
Borszyce,
Budy Chojnackie,
Chełmce,
Chojnata,
Chojnatka,
Chrzczonowice,
Franciszków,
Jakubów,
Janów,
Jeruzal,
Kowiesy,
Lisna,
Michałowice,
Nowy Lindów,
Nowy Wylezin,
Paplin,
Paplinek,
Pękoszew,
Stary Wylezin,
Turowa Wola,
Ulaski,
Wędrogów,
Wola Pękoszewska,
Wólka Jeruzalska,
Wycinka Wolska,
Wymysłów and
Zawady.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Kowiesy is bordered by the gminas of
Biała Rawska
Biała Rawska is a town in Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,081 inhabitants as of December 2021.
History
Biala Rawska is one of the oldest settlements of historic Mazovia. In the 12th century, it probably was an administrative c ...
,
Mszczonów
Mszczonów (Yiddish: אַמשינאָוו ''Amshinov'') is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,231 inhabitants as of the 2006 census. It is situated just outside the Warsaw metropolitan area, approximately 45 k ...
,
Nowy Kawęczyn
Nowy Kawęczyn is a village in Skierniewice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowy Kawęczyn. It lies approximately south-east of Skierniewice and east of the regi ...
and
Puszcza Mariańska
Puszcza Mariańska is a village in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Puszcza Mariańska. It lies approximately south-west of Żyrardów and south- ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{Skierniewice County
Kowiesy
Skierniewice County