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Gmina Poczesna is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Częstochowa County
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Częstochowa County ( pl, powiat częstochowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local govern ...
,
Silesian Voivodeship
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Despite the Silesian V ...
, in southern
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Poczesna, which lies approximately south of
Częstochowa and north of the regional capital
Katowice.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,684.
Villages
Gmina Poczesna contains the villages and settlements of
Bargły,
Brzeziny Nowe,
Brzeziny-Kolonia,
Dębowiec,
Huta Stara A,
Huta Stara B,
Kolonia Borek,
Kolonia Poczesna,
Korwinów,
Mazury
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,
Michałów,
Młynek,
Nierada,
Nowa Wieś,
Poczesna,
Słowik,
Sobuczyna,
Wrzosowa and
Zawodzie.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Poczesna is bordered by the city of
Częstochowa and by the gminas of
Kamienica Polska,
Konopiska,
Olsztyn
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* Latin: ''Allenstenium'', ''Holstin'') is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with county rights. ...
and
Starcza.
References
{{Częstochowa County
Poczesna
Częstochowa County