__NOTOC__ Gmina Szydłowiec 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

Szydłowiec County __NOTOC__ Szydłowiec County ( pl, powiat szydłowiecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gove ...

Masovian Voivodeship The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...

, in east-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

Szydłowiec Szydłowiec (; Hebrew: שידלוביץ, Yiddish: שידלאָווצע; German: ''Schiedlowietz'') is a town in Szydłowiec County, Mazovian Voivodeship, south-central Poland, with 5,243 inhabitants (December 31, 2005). It is the seat of Gmina ...

, which lies approximately south of

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 19,290 (out of which the population of Szydłowiec amounts to 12,030, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 7,260).

Villages

Apart from the town of Szydłowiec, Gmina Szydłowiec contains the villages and settlements of

Barak Barak ( or ; he, בָּרָק; Tiberian Hebrew: '' Bārāq''; ar, البُراق ''al-Burāq'' "lightning") was a ruler of Ancient Israel. As military commander in the biblical Book of Judges, Barak, with Deborah, from the Tribe of Ephraim, ...

Chustki Chustki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Szydłowiec and south of Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszaw ...

, Ciechostowice, Długosz, Hucisko, Jankowice, Korzyce, Krzcięcin,

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 ...

, Majdów,

Marywil Marywil (from French ''Ville de Marie'') was a large commercial centre and a palace in Warsaw, occupying roughly the place where the Grand Theatre stands today. History Marywil was built some time between 1692 and 1697 by Maria Kazimiera, the ...

, Mszadla, Omięcin, Rybianka, Sadek, Świerczek, Świniów, Szydłówek, Wilcza Wola,

Wola Korzeniowa Wola Korzeniowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szydłowiec, within Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Szydłowiec and south of Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Wars ...

, Wysocko,

Wysoka Wysoka (german: Wissek; 1942-45 Weißeck) is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,760 inhabitants (2004). The current Mayor is Marek Madej. History The oldest known mention Wysoka comes from 1260, when it was gr ...

, Zastronie and Zdziechów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Szydłowiec is bordered by the town of

Skarżysko-Kamienna Skarżysko-Kamienna is a city in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in south-central Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major cities. Prior to 1928, it bore the name of ''Kamienna''; i ...

and by the gminas of

Bliżyn Bliżyn is a village in Skarżysko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bliżyn. It lies on the Kamienna river and Bliżyn Reservoir, approximately west ...

, Chlewiska, Jastrząb, Mirów,

Orońsko Orońsko is a village in Szydłowiec County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Orońsko. It lies approximately north-east of Szydłowiec and south of Warsaw ...

, Skarżysko Kościelne and Wieniawa.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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