Gmina Biskupice

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Gmina Biskupice
Biskupice Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Tomaszkowice): 49°57′45″N20°8′32″E / 49.96250°N 20.14222°E / 49.96250; 20.14222 Coordinates: 49°57′45″N20°8′32″E / 49.96250°N 20.14222°E / 49.96250; 20.14222
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Wieliczka
Seat Tomaszkowice
Area
 • Total 41.0 km2 (15.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 8,672
 • Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Website http://www.biskupice.pl/

Gmina Biskupice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It takes its name from the village of Biskupice, but its seat is the village of Tomaszkowice, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wieliczka and 19 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

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".

Wieliczka County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Wieliczka County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Wieliczka, which lies 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków. The only other town in the county is Niepołomice, lying 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Wieliczka.

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province, also known as Małopolska Voivodeship or Małopolska Province, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of 15,108 square kilometres (5,833 sq mi), and a population of 3,267,731 (2006).

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The gmina covers an area of 41.0 square kilometres (15.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,672.

Gmina Biskupice view to the Beskids Widok na Beskidy Gmina Biskupice.jpg
Gmina Biskupice view to the Beskids
Church in the Bodzanow Kosciol w bodzanowie.JPG
Church in the Bodzanów

Villages

Gmina Biskupice contains the villages and settlements of Biskupice, Bodzanów, Jawczyce, Łazany, Przebieczany, Sławkowice, Sułów, Szczygłów, Tomaszkowice, Trąbki, Zabłocie and Zborówek.

Biskupice, Wieliczka County Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Biskupice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Wieliczka and 18 km (11 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Bodzanów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Bodzanów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Wieliczka and 18 km (11 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Jawczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Jawczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Trąbki, 10 km (6 mi) south-east of Wieliczka, and 22 km (14 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Biskupice is bordered by the gminas of Niepołomice and Wieliczka.

Gmina Niepołomice is an urban-rural gmina in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Niepołomice, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Wieliczka and 21 km (13 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Wieliczka is an urban-rural gmina in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Wieliczka, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

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Przebieczany Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Sławkowice Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Sławkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Wieliczka and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Sułów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Szczygłów Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Tomaszkowice Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Tomaszkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Wieliczka and 15 km (9 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Trąbki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Zabłocie, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Zabłocie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Trąbki, 9 km (6 mi) east of Wieliczka, and 21 km (13 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

Zborówek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Zborówek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biskupice, within Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Wieliczka and 20 km (12 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

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