Gmina Aleksandrów, Łódź Voivodeship

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Gmina Aleksandrów
Aleksandrów Commune
Gmina
Coordinates(Aleksandrów): 51°16′13″N19°59′14″E / 51.27028°N 19.98722°E / 51.27028; 19.98722 Coordinates: 51°16′13″N19°59′14″E / 51.27028°N 19.98722°E / 51.27028; 19.98722
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Piotrków County
Seat Aleksandrów
Area
  Total 144.02 km2 (55.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 4,514
  Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Website http://aleksandrow.net.pl/bip

Gmina Aleksandrów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Aleksandrów, which lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and 68 km (42 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.

Gmina administrative division of Poland

The gmina is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. As of 2010 there were 2,478 gminy throughout the country. The word gmina derives from the German word Gemeinde, meaning "community".

Piotrków County County in Łódź, Poland

Piotrków County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central 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 Piotrków Trybunalski, although the city is not part of the county. The only towns in Piotrków County are Sulejów, which lies 15 km (9 mi) east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and Wolbórz.

Łódź Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Łódź Voivodeship is a province (voivodeship) in central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Łódź Voivodeship (1975–1999) and the Sieradz, Piotrków Trybunalski and Skierniewice Voivodeships and part of Płock Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced.

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The gmina covers an area of 144.02 square kilometres (55.6 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,514.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Aleksandrów is bordered by the gminas of Mniszków, Paradyż, Przedbórz, Ręczno, Sulejów and Żarnów.

Gmina Mniszków is a rural gmina in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Mniszków, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Opoczno and 61 km (38 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.

Gmina Paradyż is a rural gmina in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Paradyż, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Opoczno and 70 km (43 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.

Gmina Przedbórz is an urban-rural gmina in Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the town of Przedbórz, which lies approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) east of Radomsko and 83 km (52 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.

Villages

The gmina contains the following villages having the status of sołectwo: Aleksandrów, Borowiec, Brzezie, Ciechomin, Dąbrowa nad Czarną, Dąbrówka, Dębowa Góra, Dębowa Góra-Kolonia, Jaksonek, Janikowice, Justynów, Kalinków, Kamocka Wola, Kawęczyn, Kotuszów, Marianów, Niewierszyn, Nowy Reczków, Ostrów, Rożenek, Sieczka, Siucice, Siucice-Kolonia, Skotniki, Stara, Stara Kolonia, Szarbsko, Taraska, Wacławów, Włodzimierzów, Wolica and Wólka Skotnicka.

A sołectwo(listen) is an administrative unit in Poland, an optional subdivision of a gmina. In many cases it consists of one village, but sometimes large villages may be divided into several sołectwos, while in other cases one sołectwo may consist of several villages or hamlets. Like the dzielnica and osiedle, a sołectwo is an auxiliary unit of a gmina. Only rural locations are assigned to sołectwos, while the comparable administrative unit in town is either dzielnica or osiedle.

Aleksandrów, Piotrków County Village in Łódź, Poland

Aleksandrów is a village in Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Aleksandrów. It lies approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski and 68 km (42 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.

Borowiec, Piotrków County Village in Łódź, Poland

Borowiec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Aleksandrów, within Piotrków County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Aleksandrów, 26 km (16 mi) south-east of Piotrków Trybunalski, and 66 km (41 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.

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