Gmina Skoczów
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Gmina Skoczów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Cieszyn County,
Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian V ...
, 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 ...
, in the historical region of
Cieszyn Silesia Cieszyn Silesia, Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( pl, Śląsk Cieszyński ; cs, Těšínské Slezsko or ; german: Teschener Schlesien or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and Český T ...
. Its seat is the town of
Skoczów Skoczów (pronounced , german: Skotschau, cs, Skočov) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. ...
. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 26,943.


Villages

Bładnice and Ochaby are further subdivided into Dolne (Lower) and Górne (Upper) parts.


Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Skoczów is bordered by the gminas of Brenna,
Chybie is a village and the seat of Gmina Chybie in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 3,903 (2012). It lies in the Upper Vistula Valley within Oświęcim Basin and in the historical region of Cieszyn Siles ...
, Dębowiec,
Goleszów Goleszów (german: Golleschau) is a village and the seat of Gmina Goleszów (an administrative district) in Cieszyn County in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of about 4,000. The name of the village is possessive in ...
, Jasienica, Strumień and
Ustroń Ustroń (german: Ustron) is a health resort town in Cieszyn Silesia, southern Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It lies in the Silesian Beskids ...
.


Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Skoczów is twinned with: * Hrádek, Czech Republic


References


External links

* Skoczow Cieszyn County Cieszyn Silesia {{Cieszyn-geo-stub