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Częstochowa County
Częstochowa County () 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 reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Częstochowa, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The towns in Częstochowa County are Blachownia, Koniecpol, Przyrów and Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Olsztyn. The county covers an area of . As of 2019 its total population is 134,637, out of which the population of Blachownia is 9,545, that of Koniecpol is 5,910, and the rural population is 119,182. Neighbouring counties Apart from the city of Częstochowa, Częstochowa County is also bordered by Pajęczno County to the north, Radomsko County to the north-east, Włoszczowa County to the east, Zawiercie County and Myszków County to the south, Lubliniec County to the west, and Kłobuck County to the north-w ...
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Powiat
A ''powiat'' (; ) is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (Local administrative unit, LAU-1 [formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS-4]) in other countries. The term "''powiat''" is most often translated into English as "county" or "district" (sometimes "poviat"). In historical contexts, this may be confusing because the Polish term ''hrabstwo'' (an administrative unit administered/owned by a ''hrabia'' (count) is also literally translated as "county". A ''powiat'' is part of a larger unit, the Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (Polish language, Polish ''województwo'') or province. A ''powiat'' is usually subdivided into ''gminas'' (in English, often referred to as "Commune (administrative division), communes" or "municipality, municipalities"). Major towns and cities, however, function as separate counties in their own right, without subdivision into ''gmina''s. They ...
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Gmina Mykanów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Mykanów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Mykanów, which lies approximately north of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 15,056. Villages Gmina Mykanów contains the villages and settlements of Adamów, Antoniów, Borowno, Borowno-Kolonia, Cykarzew Północny, Cykarzew Północny-Stacja, Czarny Las, Dudki, Florków, Grabowa, Grabówka, Jamno, Kokawa, Kolonia Wierzchowisko, Kuźnica Kiedrzyńska, Kuźnica Lechowa, Lemańsk, Łochynia, Lubojenka, Lubojna, Mykanów, Nowa Rybna, Nowy Broniszew, Nowy Kocin, Osiny, Pasieka, Przedkocin, Radostków, Radostków-Kolonia, Rusinów, Rybna, Stary Broniszew, Stary Cykarzew, Stary Cykarzew POM, Stary Kocin, Topolów, Tylin, Wierzchowisko, Wola Hankowska and Wola Kiedrzyńska. Neighbouring gminas Gm ...
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Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship
Olsztyn is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Olsztyn. It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately south-east of Częstochowa and north of the voivodeship capital Katowice. The village has a population of 2,331. It contains the ruins of a 14th-century castle, which was located on a hill above the village. Name and location Olsztyn belongs to Lesser Poland, and lies on the Trail of the Eagles' Nests, a popular tourist trail, which was named after a chain of 25 medieval castles which the trail passes by, between Częstochowa and Kraków. Its original name was ''Holsztyn'', which is a Polonized version of the German word ''Holstein'' (or ''Hohlenstein''); the name refers to German settlers, who founded the village in the Middle Ages (see Ostsiedlung, Walddeutsche). History The first mentions of Olsztyn come from the beginning of the 14th century. At that time, it ...
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Przyrów
Przyrów is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Przyrów. It lies approximately east of Częstochowa and north-east of the regional capital Katowice. Przyrów is part of historic province of Lesser Poland. History Przyrów was founded in 1369, when King Casimir III the Great granted Środa law, Środa town rights modeled after Środa Śląska, in a location near the village of Komorów. Following other medieval towns of Europe, Przyrów had a market square, and several streets. Its first Vogt, wójt was Jakub Rechicki of Nagłowice, and town's privileges were confirmed by several other Polish kings. In the 14th century Przyrów emerged as an important center of beer production. By the 15th century, the village Komorów was included within the town limits of Przyrów. It was a royal city in Poland, royal town, with a wójt and a council, administratively located in the Lelów C ...
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Koniecpol
Koniecpol is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 5,910 inhabitants (2019). It is situated on the Pilica River, in the historic Sieradz Land. History It was granted town rights by King Władysław III Warneńczyk in 1443. Koniecpol, also known as ''Nowopole'', was a private town, administratively located in the Radomsko County in the Sieradz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. It was the seat of the Koniecpolski magnate family, and later it passed to the Czapski and Potocki families. In the 16th century, King Sigismund II Augustus established four annual fairs. In the 17th century, Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski built the landmark Baroque Holy Trinity church. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was occupied by Germany until 1945. The occupiers operated a camp for Romani people {{Infobox ethnic group , group = ...
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Blachownia
Blachownia is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of the city of Częstochowa. The town belongs to historic Lesser Poland. As of December 2021, it has a population of 9,383. History The history of Blachownia dates back to 1356, when King Casimir III the Great gave permission to establish two villages in the area under the jurisdiction of a starosta from nearby Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship, Olsztyn. This resulted in an influx of settlers, and this area of western lesser Poland, located near the border with Czech-ruled Silesia, emerged as a center of industry, with several forges and bloomery, bloomeries. In the 16th century, when the settlement of ''Łojki'' (future Blachownia) belonged to Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795), Kraków Voivodeship, it had as many as 36 forges, powered by water wheels. Furthermore, iron ore was excavated here, and in one of the still-existing documents from 1531, King Sigismun ...
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Polish Local Government Reforms
The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into ''voivodeships'' (provinces); these are further divided into ''powiats'' (counties or districts), and these in turn are divided into ''gminas'' (communes or municipalities). Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat. Poland currently has 16 voivodeships, 380 powiats (including 66 cities with powiat status), and 2,478 gminas. The current system was introduced pursuant to a series of acts passed by the Polish parliament in 1998, and came into effect on 1 January 1999. Between 1975 and 1998 there had been 49 smaller "voivodeships" and no powiats (see subdivisions of the Polish People's Republic). The reform created 16 larger voivodeships (largely based on and named after historical regions) and reintroduced powiats. The boundaries of the voivodeships do not always reflect the historical borders of Polish regions. Around half ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ...
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Powiat
A ''powiat'' (; ) is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (Local administrative unit, LAU-1 [formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS-4]) in other countries. The term "''powiat''" is most often translated into English as "county" or "district" (sometimes "poviat"). In historical contexts, this may be confusing because the Polish term ''hrabstwo'' (an administrative unit administered/owned by a ''hrabia'' (count) is also literally translated as "county". A ''powiat'' is part of a larger unit, the Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (Polish language, Polish ''województwo'') or province. A ''powiat'' is usually subdivided into ''gminas'' (in English, often referred to as "Commune (administrative division), communes" or "municipality, municipalities"). Major towns and cities, however, function as separate counties in their own right, without subdivision into ''gmina''s. They ...
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Polish Car Number Plates
Vehicle registration plates of Poland indicate the region of registration of the vehicle given the number plate. Law According to Polish law, the registration plate is tied to the vehicle, not the owner. There is no possibility for the owner to keep the licence number for use on a different car, even if it's a cherished registration. The licence plates are issued by the powiat (county) of the vehicle owner's registered address of residence, in the case of a natural person. If it is owned by a legal person, the place of registration is determined by the person's address. Vehicles leased under operating leases and many de facto finance leases will be registered at the address of the lessor. When a vehicle changes hands, the new owner must apply for new vehicle registration document bearing their name and registered address. The new owner may obtain a new licence plate although it is not necessary. In such a situation the licence plates are usually carried over to the new owne ...
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Gmina Starcza
__NOTOC__ Gmina Starcza is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Starcza, which lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 2,823. The gmina contains part of the protected area called Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park. Villages Gmina Starcza contains the villages and settlements of Klepaczka, Łazy, Łysiec, Rudnik Mały, Starcza, Własna and Zielone Górki. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Starcza is bordered by the gminas of Kamienica Polska, Konopiska, Poczesna Poczesna is a village in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Poczesna. It lies approximately south of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Ka ... and Woźniki. References {{Częstochowa County Sta ...
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Gmina Rędziny
__NOTOC__ Gmina Rędziny is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rędziny, which lies approximately north-east of Częstochowa and north of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 9,990. Villages Gmina Rędziny contains the villages and settlements of Konin, Kościelec, Madalin, Marianka Rędzińska, Rędziny and Rudniki. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Rędziny is bordered by the city of Częstochowa and by the gminas of Kłomnice, Mstów Mstów may refer to: * Mstów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, a village in Limanowa County, Poland *Mstów, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in Częstochowa County, Poland *Gmina Mstów __NOTOC__ Gmina Mstów is a rural gmina (administrative district) ... and Mykanów. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Redziny Redziny Częstochowa County ...
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