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Gmina Opoczno is an urban-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
Opoczno County
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Opoczno County ( pl, powiat opoczyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government re ...
,
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 south-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 town of
Opoczno
Opoczno ) is a town in south-central Poland, in eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a long and rich history, and in the past it used to be one of the most importa ...
, which lies approximately south-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 2016 its total population is 32,188 (out of which the population of Opoczno amounts to 22,708, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 12,710).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Spała Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Opoczno, Gmina Opoczno contains the villages and settlements of
Adamów,
Antoniów,
Bielowice,
Brzuśnia,
Brzustówek,
Brzustówek-Kolonia,
Bukowiec Opoczyński,
Dzielna,
Janów Karwicki,
Januszewice,
Karwice,
Kliny,
Kraśnica,
Kraszków,
Kruszewiec,
Kruszewiec PKP,
Kruszewiec-Kolonia,
Libiszów,
Libiszów-Kolonia,
Międzybórz
Międzybórz , also known as ''Międzybórz Sycowski'' (german: Neumittelwalde, until 1886 ''Medzibor''), is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) c ...
,
Modrzew,
Modrzewek,
Mroczków Gościnny,
Ogonowice,
Ostrów,
Różanna,
Sielec,
Sitowa,
Sobawiny,
Stużno,
Stużno-Kolonia,
Wola Załężna,
Wólka Karwicka,
Wólka Karwicka-Kolonia,
Wygnanów,
Zameczek and
Ziębów.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Opoczno is bordered by the gminas of
Białaczów
Białaczów is a village (a town in 1456 - 1870) in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Białaczów. It lies approximately south of Opoczno and south-east ...
,
Drzewica
Drzewica is a town in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,778 inhabitants as of December 2021. From 1975 to 1998 the town was a part of Radom Voivodeship. Located on the Drzewiczka river (a tributary to the Pilica (river), Pilica ...
,
Gielniów
Gielniów is a village in Przysucha County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Gielniów. It lies northern part of historic Lesser Poland, approximately west of Przysu ...
,
Gowarczów,
Inowłódz
Inowłódz is a village in Tomaszów Mazowiecki County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Inowłódz. It lies approximately east of Tomaszów Mazowiecki and south-east of ...
,
Poświętne and
Sławno
Sławno ( Kashubian/ Pomeranian: ''Słôwno'', german: Schlawe) is a town on the Wieprza river in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland, with 12,511 inhabitants (2019). It is the administrative seat of Gmina Sławno, though not part of ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Opoczno
Opoczno ) is a town in south-central Poland, in eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a long and rich history, and in the past it used to be one of the most importa ...
Opoczno County