| Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem Gródek nad Dunajcem Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
| Coordinates(Gródek nad Dunajcem): 49°44′N20°43′E / 49.733°N 20.717°E Coordinates: 49°44′N20°43′E / 49.733°N 20.717°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Nowy Sącz County |
| Seat | Gródek nad Dunajcem |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.17 km2 (34.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 8,896 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.grodek.sacz.pl |
Gmina Gródek nad Dunajcem is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gródek nad Dunajcem, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Nowy Sącz and 67 km (42 mi) south-east 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".
Nowy Sącz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Nowy Sącz, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains five towns: Krynica-Zdrój, 31 km (19 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz, Stary Sącz, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Nowy Sącz, Grybów, 19 km (12 mi) east of Nowy Sącz, Piwniczna-Zdrój, 21 km (13 mi) south of Nowy Sącz, and Muszyna, 33 km (21 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz.
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 88.17 square kilometres (34.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 8,896.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park.
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.
Ciężkowice-Rożnów Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of 176.34 square kilometres (68.09 sq mi).
