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Gmina Świątniki Górne is an urban-rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Kraków County,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 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 town of
Świątniki Górne
Świątniki Górne () is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province (in pl, województwo małopolskie ), also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in ...
, which lies approximately south of the regional capital
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,619 (out of which the population of Świątniki Górne amounts to 2,101, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 6,518).
Villages
Apart from the town of Świątniki Górne, Gmina Świątniki Górne contains the villages and settlements of
Ochojno,
Olszowice,
Rzeszotary,
Rzeszotary Górne,
Wrząsowice and
Zalesie.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Świątniki Górne is bordered by the city of
Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
and by the gminas of
Mogilany
Mogilany is a village in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mogilany. It lies approximately south of the regional capital Kraków
Kraków (), or ...
,
Siepraw and
Wieliczka
Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in southern Poland, situated within the Kraków metropolitan area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by Premislaus II of ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Swiatniki Gorne
Kraków County