| Gmina Krzeszowice Krzeszowice Commune | ||
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| Coordinates(Krzeszowice): 50°8′N19°38′E / 50.133°N 19.633°E Coordinates: 50°8′N19°38′E / 50.133°N 19.633°E | ||
| Country |  | |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
| County | Kraków County | |
| Seat | Krzeszowice | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 139.37 km2 (53.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 31,418 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (580/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 9,942 | |
| • Rural | 21,476 | |
| Website | http://www.info.krzeszowice.pl/ | |
Gmina Krzeszowice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Krzeszowice, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) 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 139.37 square kilometres (53.8 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 31,418 (out of which the population of Krzeszowice amounts to 9,942, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 21,476).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Kraków Valleys 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.
Kraków Valleys Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, covering an area of 197.77 square kilometres (76.36 sq mi). Within the Landscape Park are five nature reserves.
