__NOTOC__ Gmina Widawa 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

Łask County __NOTOC__ Łask County ( pl, powiat łaski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms pass ...

, Łódź Voivodeship, in 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

Widawa The Widawa () is a river in Poland, a right-bank tributary of the Oder River. Towns along the Widawa include Namysłów, Bierutów, and Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Pol ...

, which lies approximately south-west of Łask and south-west of the regional capital

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,954. The gmina contains part of the

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

called

Warta-Widawka Landscape Park Warta-Widawka Landscape Park (''Park Krajobrazowy Międzyrzecza Warty i Widawki'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in central Poland. The Park lies within Łódź Voivodeship: in Łask County ( Gmina Widawa), Sieradz County ( Gmina Burzen ...

Villages

Gmina Widawa contains the villages and settlements of Brzyków, Chociw, Chrusty, Chrząstawa,

Dąbrowa Widawska Dąbrowa Widawska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Widawa, within Łask County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Widawa, south-west of Łask, and south-west of the regional capital Ł� ...

, Dębina, Górki Grabińskie, Goryń, Grabówie, Izydorów, Józefów Widawski, Kąty, Klęcz, Kocina, Kolonia Zawady, Korzeń, Las Zawadzki, Łazów, Ligota, Lucjanów, Ochle, Ochle-Kolonia, Osieczno, Patoki,

Podgórze Podgórze is a district of Kraków, Poland, situated on the right (southern) bank of the Vistula River, at the foot of Lasota Hill. The district was subdivided in 1990 into six new districts, see present-day districts of Kraków for more details. ...

, Przyborów, Raczynów, Restarzew Cmentarny, Restarzew Środkowy, Rogóźno, Ruda, Sarnów, Sewerynów, Siemiechów, Świerczów,

, Wielka Wieś A, Wielka Wieś B, Wincentów, Witoldów, Wola Kleszczowa, Zabłocie, Zawady and Zborów.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Widawa is bordered by the gminas of

Burzenin Burzenin is a village in Sieradz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Burzenin. It lies approximately south of Sieradz and south-west of the regional capital Łódź. ...

, Konopnica, Rusiec, Sędziejowice, Szczerców, Zapolice and Zelów.

References

Polish official population figures 2006

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