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Gmina Busko-Zdrój is an urban-rural
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 tow ...
(administrative district) in
Busko County
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Busko () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998 ...
,
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ( ), also known as Holy Cross Voivodeship, is a voivodeship (province) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland. The province's capital and largest city is Kielce. The voivodeship takes its ...
, in south-central
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 Ukrai ...
. Its seat is the town of
Busko-Zdrój
Busko-Zdrój () is a spa town in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is the capital of Busko County. As of December 2021, it has a population of 15,310.
History
The origin of Busko goes back to the 12th century, when a group of sh ...
, which lies approximately south of the regional capital
Kielce
Kielce (; ) is a city in south-central Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnic ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 32,512, of which the population of Busko-Zdrój is 17,297, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 15,215.
The gmina contains parts of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
s called
Nida Landscape Park and
Szaniec Landscape Park.
Villages
Apart from the town of Busko-Zdrój, Gmina Busko-Zdrój contains the villages and settlements of
Baranów,
Bilczów,
Biniątki,
Błoniec,
Bronina,
Budzyń,
Chotelek,
Dobrowoda,
Elżbiecin,
Gadawa,
Galów,
Janina
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,
Kameduły,
Kawczyce,
Kołaczkowice,
Kostki Duże,
Kostki Małe,
Kotki,
Łagiewniki,
Las Winiarski,
Mikułowice,
Młyny,
Nowa Wieś,
Nowy Folwark,
Oleszki,
Olganów,
Owczary,
Palonki,
Pęczelice,
Podgaje,
Radzanów,
Ruczynów,
Siesławice,
Skorzów,
Skotniki Duże,
Skotniki Małe,
Słabkowice,
Służów,
Szaniec,
Szczaworyż,
Wełecz,
Widuchowa,
Wolica,
Zbludowice,
Zbrodzice,
Żerniki Górne and
Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec () is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The park comprises some of the last remaining s ...
.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Busko-Zdrój is bordered by the gminas of
Chmielnik,
Gnojno,
Nowy Korczyn
Nowy Korczyn is a small town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Nowy Korczyn. It lies in Lesser Poland, approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and so ...
,
Pińczów
Pińczów is a town in southern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 40 km south of Kielce. It is the capital of Pińczów County. The population is 10,946 (2018). Pińczów belongs to the historical region of Lesser Poland (Polish: ...
,
Solec-Zdrój,
Stopnica
Stopnica is a town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stopnica. It lies in Lesser Poland, approximately east of Busko-Zdrój and south-east o ...
and
Wiślica
Wiślica () () is a town in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wiślica. It lies on the Nida River, approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and sout ...
.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
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