__NOTOC__ Gmina Pierzchnica 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 Kielce County,

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, also known as the Świętokrzyskie Province, and the Holy Cross Voivodeship ( pl, województwo świętokrzyskie ) is a voivodeship (province) of Poland situated in southeastern part of the country, in the histo ...

, 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 village of

Pierzchnica Pierzchnica is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) of Gmina Pierzchnica. It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately south-east of the region ...

, which lies approximately south-east of the regional capital

Kielce Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 4,778. The gmina contains part of the

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called

Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park (''Cisowsko-Orłowiński Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in south-central Poland, covering an area of . The Park lies within Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in Kielce County (Gmina Bielin ...

Villages

Gmina Pierzchnica contains the villages and settlements of Brody, Czarna, Drugnia, Drugnia Rządowa, Górki, Gumienice, Holendry, Kalina Górecka, Maleszowa, Osiny,

Pierzchnianka Pierzchnianka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pierzchnica, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, also known as the Świętokrzyskie Province, and the Holy Cross Voivodeship ( ...

, Podlesie, Podstoła,

Skrzelczyce Skrzelczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pierzchnica, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, also known as the Świętokrzyskie Province, and the Holy Cross Voivodeship ( p ...

Strojnów Strojnów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pierzchnica, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, also known as the Świętokrzyskie Province, and the Holy Cross Voivodeship ( pl, ...

Ujny Ujny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pierzchnica, within Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship The Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, also known as the Świętokrzyskie Province, and the Holy Cross Voivodeship ( pl, woje ...

and Wierzbie.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pierzchnica is bordered by the gminas of Chmielnik,

Daleszyce Daleszyce is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,830 inhabitants as of December 2021. It became a town at the start of 2007. Daleszyce lies among the hills of the Malopolska Upland, in the historic province of Le ...

, Gnojno, Morawica,

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and

Szydłów Szydłów is a fortified town in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szydłów. It lies approximately west of Staszów and south-east of th ...

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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Kielce County