Gmina Kraśnik

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Gmina Kraśnik
Kraśnik Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Kraśnik): 50°55′N22°13′E / 50.917°N 22.217°E / 50.917; 22.217 Coordinates: 50°55′N22°13′E / 50.917°N 22.217°E / 50.917; 22.217
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lublin
County Kraśnik
Seat Kraśnik
Area
 • Total 105.36 km2 (40.68 sq mi)
Population (2013 [1] )
 • Total 7,387
 • Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Website http://www.krasnik.woi.lublin.pl/

Gmina Kraśnik is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kraśnik, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

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".

Kraśnik County County in Lublin, Poland

Kraśnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, eastern Poland. It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Kraśnik, which lies 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin. The only other town in the county is Annopol, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Kraśnik.

Lublin Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

Lublin Voivodeship, or Lublin Province, is a voivodeship, or province, located in southeastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Lublin, Chełm, Zamość, Biała Podlaska and (partially) Tarnobrzeg and Siedlce Voivodeships, pursuant to Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after its largest city and regional capital, Lublin, and its territory is made of four historical lands: the western part of the voivodeship, with Lublin itself, belongs to Lesser Poland, the eastern part of Lublin Area belongs to Red Ruthenia, and the northeast belongs to Polesie and Podlasie.

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The gmina covers an area of 105.36 square kilometres (40.68 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,994 (7,387 in 2013).

Villages

Gmina Kraśnik contains the villages and settlements of Dąbrowa-Bór, Karpiówka, Kowalin, Lasy, Mikulin, Pasieka, Pasieka-Kolonia, Podlesie, Słodków Drugi, Słodków Pierwszy, Słodków Trzeci, Spławy Drugie, Spławy Pierwsze, Stróża, Stróża-Kolonia and Suchynia.

Dąbrowa-Bór Village in Lublin, Poland

Dąbrowa-Bór is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśnik, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Kraśnik and 40 km (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.

Karpiówka Village in Lublin, Poland

Karpiówka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśnik, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Kraśnik and 45 km (28 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.

Kowalin Village in Lublin, Poland

Kowalin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśnik, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Kraśnik and 49 km (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Kraśnik is bordered by the town of Kraśnik and by the gminas of Dzierzkowice, Szastarka, Trzydnik Duży, Urzędów, Wilkołaz and Zakrzówek.

Gmina Dzierzkowice is a rural gmina in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is Dzierzkowice, a location which is divided into several sołectwos. The offices of the gmina are in fact in Terpentyna, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Kraśnik and 47 km (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.

Gmina Szastarka is a rural gmina in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Szastarka, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Kraśnik and 48 km (30 mi) south of the regional capital Lublin.

Gmina Trzydnik Duży is a rural gmina in Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Trzydnik Duży, which lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Kraśnik and 53 km (33 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.

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Stróża-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kraśnik, within Kraśnik County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Kraśnik and 44 km (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Lublin.

References

  1. ↑ Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014


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