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Gmina Starcza 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
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 ...
. Its seat is the village of
Starcza, 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 2,823.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park
Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Lasy nad Górną Liswartą'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of .
The Park lies within Silesian Voivodeship: in Częstoch ...
.
Villages
Gmina Starcza contains the villages and settlements of
Klepaczka,
Łazy
Łazy is a town in Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Until 1947 the town was the seat of the Rokitno Szlacheckie municipality. In the years 1975–1998 the town administratively belonged to the Katowice province. As of 2019, the ...
,
Łysiec,
Rudnik Mały,
Starcza,
Własna and
Zielone Górki.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Starcza is bordered by the gminas of
Kamienica Polska,
Konopiska,
Poczesna and
Woźniki.
References
{{Częstochowa County
Starcza
Częstochowa County