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Gmina Milówka
__NOTOC__ Gmina Milówka is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Milówka, which lies approximately south-west of Żywiec and south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 10,052. Villages Gmina Milówka contains the villages and settlements of Kamesznica, Laliki, Milówka, Nieledwia and Szare. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Milówka is bordered by the town of Wisła and by the gminas of Istebna, Radziechowy-Wieprz, Rajcza, Ujsoły and Węgierska Górka. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Milówka is twinned with: * Kóny, Hungary * Markaz, Hungary * Milíkov, Czech Republic * Topoľníky, Slovakia * Valentigney Valentigney () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) 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 gminas make up a higher level unit called 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 ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisła
Wisła (; german: Weichsel; cs, Visla) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 (2019), near the border with Czech Republic. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and ethnic region of the Silesian Gorals. ''Wisła'' is the Polish name for the Vistula River, which has its source in the mountains near the town. It is the only town in Poland with a majority Lutheran population (as of 2006 roughly two-thirds of the population were Protestant, which is a drop from 94,4% in 1900). Wisła is a popular year-round tourist destination, being home to Malinka, a ski jumping hill. It is also known for being the home town of ski jumper Adam Małysz. Wisła is also the home of the Beskid Museum displaying agricultural tools, folk costumes and goatskin bagpipes from the surrounding region. History The first people to settle in Wisła in the late 16th or early 17th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentigney
Valentigney () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... Valentigney is best known as the place where Peugeot began operations; several members of the Peugeot family still live in the area. During the 19th century and into the early 20th century, many Montbeliardaise from Valentigney and neighboring areas immigrated to northwest Ohio, particularly Williams County, Ohio, Williams County. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department References External links Official website Communes of Doubs County of Montbéliard {{Doubs-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topoľníky
Topoľníky ( hu, Nyárasd, ) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District in the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. History The village was first recorded in 1113. Local tradition holds that the Mikóczy, Csölle, Nagy, Szalay, Várady, Tóth és Szabó families, millers and fishermen for profession, were the first settlers in the village. During the Hungarian Revolution and Independence War of 1848-49, a battle took place near the village on 13 January 1849 between the Hungarian troops belonging to the Komárom fortress led by colonel Ferdinand Querlonde and the Austrian imperial troops led by lieutenant colonel Geramb who lost his life in the battle which helped the Hungarians to gain victory. Until the end of World War I, it was part of Hungary and fell within the Dunaszerdahely district of Pozsony County. After the Austro-Hungarian army disintegrated in November 1918, Czechoslovak troops occupied the area. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milíkov (Frýdek-Místek District)
( pl, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. Etymology The name is either derived from the word ''milíř'' (i.e. "charcoal pile") or from personal name ''Milik''. Geography Milíkov is located about southeast of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The northern part of the municipality lies in the Jablunkov Furrow, the southern part is located in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids. More than one third of the municipality is covered by forest and two thirds are part of the Beskydy Landscape Protected Area. The highest point is the Kozubová mountain at above sea level, located on the southwestern municipal border. History Milíkov was first mentioned in 1577 as ''Milikuw'', when it belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen, a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia and a part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markaz, Hungary Markaz is a village in Heves County in northern Hungary's Mátra mountains, about 14 kilometres from Gyöngyös. The primary local industries are viniculture, fishing and tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism .... The town has a population of 1,789, and an area of 25.61 sq. kilometers. External links * Populated places in Heves County {{Heves-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] < |
