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Gmina Olesno is a 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
DÄ…browa County
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DÄ…browa County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. It ...
,
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Lesser Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). Its capital and largest city is Kraków.
The province's name recalls the traditional name of a h ...
, in southern
Poland
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. Its seat is the village of
Olesno, which lies approximately north-west of
DÄ…browa Tarnowska
Dąbrowa Tarnowska () is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Tarnów. It is the capital of Dąbrowa County. Before reorganization (in 1999) Dąbrowa Tarnowska was part of Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). As of Decem ...
and east of the regional capital
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 7,633.
Villages
Gmina Olesno contains the villages and settlements of
Adamierz,
Ćwików,
Dąbrówka Gorzycka,
Dąbrówki Breńskie,
Niwki,
Oleśnica,
Olesno,
Pilcza Żelichowska,
Podborze,
Swarzów,
Wielopole and
Zalipie.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Olesno is bordered by the gminas of
Bolesław,
DÄ…browa Tarnowska
Dąbrowa Tarnowska () is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about north of Tarnów. It is the capital of Dąbrowa County. Before reorganization (in 1999) Dąbrowa Tarnowska was part of Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). As of Decem ...
,
Gręboszów,
Mędrzechów and
Żabno.
References
Polish official population figures 2006
{{DÄ…browa County
Olesno
Gmina Olesno