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Gmina Skała 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
Skała
Skała is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). On December 31, 2010, its population was 3,646.
Skala is one of the oldest town of Lesser Poland. In ...
, which lies approximately north 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 9,635 (out of which the population of Skała amounts to 3,693, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 5,942).
The gmina contains part of the
protected area called
Dłubnia Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Skała, Gmina Skała contains the villages and settlements of
Barbarka,
Cianowice Duże,
Cianowice Małe,
Gołyszyn,
Maszyce,
Minoga,
Niebyła,
Nowa Wieś,
Ojców
Ojców is a village in Gmina Skała, in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is one of the sights of the Eagle Nests Trail (''Szlak Orlich Gniazd''), as there are the ruins of a gothic castle near the village. Th ...
,
Poręba Laskowska,
Przybysławice,
Rzeplin,
Smardzowice,
Sobiesęki,
Stoki,
Świńczów,
Szczodrkowice and
Zamłynie.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Skała is bordered by the gminas of
Gołcza,
Iwanowice,
Jerzmanowice-Przeginia,
Sułoszowa,
Trzyciąż
Trzyciąż is a village in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Trzyciąż. It lies approximately east of Olkusz and north-west of the regional capita ...
,
Wielka Wieś and
Zielonki.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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Skala
Kraków County