Gmina Kornowac

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Gmina Kornowac
Kornowac Commune
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Coordinates(Kornowac): 50°4′22″N18°19′9″E / 50.07278°N 18.31917°E / 50.07278; 18.31917 Coordinates: 50°4′22″N18°19′9″E / 50.07278°N 18.31917°E / 50.07278; 18.31917
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Racibórz
Seat Kornowac
Area
 • Total 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 4,768
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Website http://www.kornowac.pl

Gmina Kornowac is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Kornowac, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Racibórz and 53 km (33 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

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".

Racibórz County County in Silesian, Poland

Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. 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 Racibórz, which lies 58 kilometres (36 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice. The county also contains the towns of Kuźnia Raciborska, lying 16 km (10 mi) north of Racibórz, and Krzanowice, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Racibórz.

Silesian Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

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 26.3 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 4,768.

Villages

Gmina Kornowac contains the villages and settlements of Kobyla, Kornowac, Łańce, Pogrzebień and Rzuchów.

Kobyla, Silesian Voivodeship Village in Silesian, Poland

Kobyla is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kornowac, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Kornowac, 5 km (3 mi) east of Racibórz, and 54 km (34 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

Kornowac Village in Silesian, Poland

Kornowac is a village in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kornowac. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Racibórz and 53 km (33 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

Łańce Village in Silesian, Poland

Łańce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kornowac, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Kornowac, 8 km (5 mi) east of Racibórz, and 52 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kornowac is bordered by the towns of Pszów and Racibórz, and by the gminas of Lubomia and Lyski.

Pszów Place in Silesian, Poland

Pszów is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, with 14,035 inhabitants (2004). It is located on Rybnik Plateau, in close vicinity to such cities, as Rybnik, Wodzisław Śląski, Racibórz, Radlin, Rydułtowy, Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory. With the area of 20.42 square kilometres (7.88 sq mi), between 1975 and 1994, Pszów was a district of Wodzisław Śląski.

Gmina Lubomia is a rural gmina in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubomia, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Wodzisław Śląski and 56 km (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

Gmina Lyski Gmina in Silesian, Poland

Gmina Lyski is a rural gmina in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lyski, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Rybnik and 46 km (29 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

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