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Gmina Miechów is an urban-rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Miechów County,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 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 populou ...
. Its seat is the town of
Miechów
Miechów is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Kraków. It is the capital of Miechów County. Population is 11,852 (2004). Miechów lies on the Miechówka river, along European route E77. The area of the town is , ...
, which lies approximately north 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 19,786 (out of which the population of Miechów amounts to 11,717, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 8,069).
Villages
Apart from the town of Miechów, Gmina Miechów contains the villages and settlements of
Biskupice,
Brzuchania,
Bukowska Wola,
Celiny Przesławickie,
Dziewięcioły,
Falniów,
Falniów-Wysiołek,
Glinica,
Jaksice,
Kalina Mała,
Kalina-Lisiniec,
Kalina-Rędziny,
Kamieńczyce,
Komorów,
Nasiechowice,
Parkoszowice,
Podleśna Wola,
Podmiejska Wola,
Pojałowice,
Poradów,
Przesławice,
Pstroszyce Drugie,
Pstroszyce Pierwsze,
Siedliska,
Sławice Szlacheckie,
Strzeżów Drugi,
Strzeżów Pierwszy,
Szczepanowice,
Widnica,
Wielki Dół,
Wymysłów,
Zagorzyce,
Zapustka and
Zarogów.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Miechów is bordered by the gminas of
Charsznica,
Gołcza,
Książ Wielki,
Racławice,
Radziemice,
Słaboszów and
Słomniki
Słomniki is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). Słomniki lies north of Kraków, among the hills of Lesser Poland Upland. On December 31, 2010, it ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Miechow
Miechów County