__NOTOC__ Gmina Woźniki 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

Lubliniec County __NOTOC__ Lubliniec County ( pl, powiat lubliniecki) 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 government r ...

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 ...

, 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 populous ...

. Its seat is the town of

Woźniki Woźniki (german: Woischnik) is a town in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,305 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the historic Upper Silesia region, close to the border with Lesser Poland. According to legend, a Silesi ...

, which lies approximately east of

Lubliniec Lubliniec (german: Lublinitz) is a town in southern Poland with 23,784 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Częstochowa Voivodeship (1975–1998). Geography ...

and north of the regional capital

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...

. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 9,598. 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

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 Częstocho ...

Villages

Apart from the town of Woźniki, Gmina Woźniki contains the villages and settlements of Babienica, Czarny Las,

Dyrdy Dyrdy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Woźniki, within Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 adm ...

, Kamienica, Kamieńskie Młyny, Kolonia Woźnicka, Ligota Woźnicka, Lubsza, Mzyki, Niwy, Okrąglik, Piasek, Psary and Sośnica.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Woźniki is bordered by the towns of

Kalety Kalety (german: Kalet, Stahlhammer (1940–45); szl, Kalyty) is a town in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,607 inhabitants (2019). Twin towns – sister cities Kalety is twinned with: * Ustroń Ustroń (germa ...

Miasteczko Śląskie Miasteczko Śląskie (originally Żyglińskie Góry german: Georgenberg) is a small town in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located i ...

and

Tarnowskie Góry Tarnowskie Góry (German: ''Tarnowitz''; szl, Tarnowske Gōry) is a town in Silesia, southern Poland, located in the Silesian Highlands near Katowice. On the south it borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a megalopolis, the greater Si ...

, and by the gminas of Kamienica Polska,

Konopiska Konopiska is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Konopiska. It lies approximately south-west of Częstochowa and north of the regional c ...

Koszęcin Koszęcin (german: Koschentin) is a village in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Koszęcin. It lies approximately south-east of Lubliniec and north o ...

, Koziegłowy and Starcza.

Twin towns – sister cities

Gmina Woźniki is twinned with: *

Kravaře Kravaře (; german: Deutsch Krawarn) is a town in Opava District the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,600 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region. Administrative parts Town parts of Dvořisko and Kou ...

, Czech Republic *

Lisková Lisková ( hu, Liszkófalu) is a village in the Ružomberok District of north-central Slovakia. It lies at an elevation of 484 m and has an area of 15.95 km². It had a population of 2,077 in 2011. History In historical records the village ...

, Slovakia

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Wozniki Wozniki Lubliniec County