| Gmina Czernichów Czernichów Commune | |||
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| Coordinates(Czernichów): 49°59′17″N19°40′27″E / 49.98806°N 19.67417°E Coordinates: 49°59′17″N19°40′27″E / 49.98806°N 19.67417°E | |||
| Country |  | ||
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Kraków County | ||
| Seat | Czernichów | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 83.8 km2 (32.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 12,851 | ||
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | ||
| Website | http://www.czernichow.pl | ||
Gmina Czernichów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Czernichów, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.
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".
Kraków 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 is the city of Kraków, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains five towns: Skawina, 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Kraków, Krzeszowice, 24 km (15 mi) west of Kraków, Słomniki, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Kraków, Skała, 20 km (12 mi) north of Kraków, and Świątniki Górne, 15 km (9 mi) south of Kraków.
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 83.8 square kilometres (32.4 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 12,851.
Gmina Czernichów is located on the Vistula river, among limestone and hillocks covered with forests. It includes parts of the protected areas called Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park and Rudawy Landscape Park. There is also a nature park, "Kajasówka", which is an excellent example of steppes in the landscape.
The Vistula is the longest and largest river in Poland and the 9th longest river in Europe, at 1,047 kilometres in length. The drainage basin area of the Vistula is 193,960 km2 (74,890 sq mi), of which 168,868 km2 (65,200 sq mi) lies within Poland. The remainder is in Belarus, Ukraine and Slovakia.
Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of 65.02 square kilometres (25.10 sq mi).
Rudawy Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1989.
