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Gmina Kęty
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kęty is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kęty, which lies approximately south of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 33,598 (out of which the population of Kęty amounts to 19,252, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 14,346). Villages Apart from the town of Kęty, Gmina Kęty contains the villages and settlements of Bielany, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Bielany, Bulowice, Łęki, Oświęcim County, Łęki, Malec, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Malec, Nowa Wieś, Oświęcim County, Nowa Wieś and Witkowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Witkowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Kęty is bordered by the town of Oświęcim and by the gminas of Gmina Andrychów, Andrychów, Gmina Brzeszcze, Brzeszcze, Gmina Kozy, Kozy, Gmina Osiek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Osiek, Gmina O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminy include cities and towns, with 322 among them constituting an independent urban gmina () consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminy make up a higher level unit called a powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina () constituted either by a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (prezyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malec, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Malec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kęty, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Kęty, south of Oświęcim, and west of the regional capital Kraków. History The village existed already in the early 13th century. Politically it belonged then to the Duchy of Oświęcim, formed in 1315 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was mentioned as ''Malyecz''. The territory of the Duchy of Oświęcim was eventually incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Kraków Voivodeship. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hunga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wilamowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wilamowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wilamowice, which lies approximately north-east of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice. It is known for the Wymysorys language, which is spoken by some of the people here, mainly among the Vilamovians, Vilamovian ethnic minority in Wilamowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 17,613. Villages Apart from the town of Wilamowice, Gmina Wilamowice contains the villages and settlements of Dankowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Dankowice, Hecznarowice, Pisarzowice, Bielsko County, Pisarzowice, Stara Wieś, Silesian Voivodeship, Stara Wieś and Zasole Bielańskie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wilamowice is bordered by the city of Bielsko-Biała and by the gminas of Gmina Bestwina, Bestwina, Gmina Brzeszcze, Brzeszcze, Gmina Kęty, Kęty, Gmina Kozy, Kozy and Gmina Miedźna, Mied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wieprz
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wieprz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wieprz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Wieprz, which lies approximately west of Wadowice and south-west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 11,493. Villages Gmina Wieprz contains the villages and settlements of Frydrychowice, Gierałtowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Gierałtowice, Gierałtowiczki, Nidek, Przybradz and Wieprz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Wieprz. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wieprz is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Andrychów, Andrychów, Gmina Kęty, Kęty, Gmina Osiek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Osiek, Gmina Polanka Wielka, Polanka Wielka, Gmina Przeciszów, Przeciszów, Gmina Tomice, Tomice, Gmina Wadowice, Wadowice and Gmina Zator, Zator. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 {{Wadowice County Gminas in Lesser Poland Voivodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Porąbka
__NOTOC__ Gmina Porąbka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Porąbka, which lies approximately east of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 15,582. Villages Gmina Porąbka contains the villages and settlements of Bujaków, Czaniec, Kobiernice and Porąbka. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Porąbka is bordered by the gminas of Andrychów, Czernichów, Kęty Kęty is a town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland with 18,955 inhabitants (2012). The town located in Silesian Foothills dates its earliest document from 1277 when Polish prince of Opole Władysław confirmed sale of the se ..., Kozy and Łękawica. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Porąbka is twinned with: * Túrkeve, Hungary References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gmina Porabka Porabka Bielsko County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Oświęcim
__NOTOC__ Gmina Oświęcim is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Oświęcim, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 16,708. Villages Gmina Oświęcim contains the villages and settlements of Babice, Broszkowice, Brzezinka, Dwory II, Grojec, Harmęże, Łazy, Osada Stawy Grojeckie, Pławy, Poręba Wielka, Rajsko, Stawy Monowskie, Włosienica and Zaborze. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Oświęcim is bordered by the towns of Bieruń and Oświęcim, and by the gminas of Bojszowy, Brzeszcze, Chełmek, Kęty, Libiąż Libiąż is a town in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,671 inhabitants (2004). Location Libiąż is located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Upper Silesian Industrial District. It belongs to ..., Miedźna, Osiek, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Osiek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Osiek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiek; it also contains the village of Głębowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,857. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Osiek is bordered by the gminas of Kęty, Oświęcim, Polanka Wielka and Wieprz The Wieprz (, ; ) is a river in central-eastern Poland, and a tributary of the Vistula. It is the country's ninth longest river, with a total length of 349 km and a catchment area of 10,497 km2, all within Poland. Its course near the to .... ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 {{Oświęcim County Osiek Gmina Osiek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Kozy
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kozy is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kozy, which lies approximately east of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,979. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Kozy is bordered by the city of Bielsko-Biała and by the gminas of Czernichów, Kęty, Porąbka, Wilamowice and Wilkowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Kozy is twinned with: * Hričovské Podhradie, Slovakia * Jásztelek, Hungary * Kenderes, Hungary * Mošovce Mošovce (, ) is one of the largest villages in the historical region of Turiec, currently in the Turčianske Teplice District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History Many preserved historical buildings are the evidence of the 770 yea ..., Slovakia References {{Bielsko County Kozy Bielsko County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Brzeszcze
__NOTOC__ Gmina Brzeszcze is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Brzeszcze, which lies approximately south-west of Oświęcim and west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 21,557, of which the population of Brzeszcze is 11,730, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 9,827. Villages Apart from the town of Brzeszcze, Gmina Brzeszcze contains the villages and settlements of Jawiszowice, Przecieszyn, Skidziń, Wilczkowice and Zasole. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Brzeszcze is bordered by the gminas of Kęty, Miedźna, Oświęcim and Wilamowice. ReferencesPolish official population figures 2006 Brzeszcze Brzeszcze () is a town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, near Oświęcim. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 10,935. The history of the town dat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Andrychów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Andrychów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Andrychów, which lies approximately west of Wadowice and south-west of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 42,893 (of which the population of Andrychów is 21,691, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 21,202). Villages Apart from the town of Andrychów, Gmina Andrychów contains the villages and settlements of Brzezinka, Gmina Andrychów, Brzezinka, Inwałd, Roczyny, Rzyki, Sułkowice, Wadowice County, Sułkowice, Targanice and Zagórnik, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Zagórnik. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Andrychów is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Kęty, Kęty, Gmina Łękawica, Łękawica, Gmina Porąbka, Porąbka, Gmina Ślemień, Ślemień, Gmina Stryszawa, Stryszawa and Gmina Wieprz, Wieprz. References Polish official population fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witkowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Witkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kęty, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Kęty, south of Oświęcim, and west of the regional capital Kraków. History The village was first mentioned in 1326 in the register of Peter's Pence payment among Catholic parishes of Oświęcim deaconry of the Diocese of Kraków under two names: ''Mosgront seu Witowicz''. Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Oświęcim, formed in 1315 in the process of feudal fragmentation of Poland and was ruled by a local branch of Piast dynasty. In 1327 the duchy became a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was mentioned as ''Withkowicze''. The territory of the Duchy of Oświęcim was eventually incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Krak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nowa Wieś, Oświęcim County
Nowa Wieś is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kęty, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Kęty, south of Oświęcim, and west of the regional capital Kraków. History The village was first mentioned in 1456. It belonged then to the Duchy of Oświęcim, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. In 1457 Jan IV of Oświęcim agreed to sell the duchy to the Polish Crown, and in the accompanying document issued on 21 February the village was mentioned as ''Nowa Wyesz''. The territory of the Duchy of Oświęcim was eventually incorporated into Poland in 1564 and formed Silesian County of Kraków Voivodeship. Upon the First Partition of Poland in 1772 it became part of the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia. After World War I and fall of Austria-Hungary it became part of Poland. It was annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |