| Gmina Kochanowice Kochanowice Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
| Coordinates(Kochanowice): 50°42′N18°45′E / 50.700°N 18.750°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Lubliniec |
| Seat | Kochanowice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.71 km2 (30.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 6,668 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.kochanowice.pl |
Gmina Kochanowice is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kochanowice, which lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Lubliniec and 53 km (33 mi) north of the regional capital Katowice.
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".
Lubliniec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian 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 Lubliniec, which lies 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The only other town in the county is Woźniki, lying 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Lubliniec.
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province, German: Woiwodschaft Schlesien, Czech: Slezské vojvodství) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia, with Katowice serving as its capital.
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The gmina covers an area of 79.71 square kilometres (30.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,668.
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Upper Liswarta Forests 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.
Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of 507.46 square kilometres (195.93 sq mi).
