| Gmina Krzywcza Krzywcza Commune | |
|---|---|
| Gmina | |
| Coordinates(Krzywcza): 49°47′54″N22°32′42″E / 49.79833°N 22.54500°E Coordinates: 49°47′54″N22°32′42″E / 49.79833°N 22.54500°E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Przemyśl County |
| Seat | Krzywcza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.47 km2 (36.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 [1] ) | |
| • Total | 4,897 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.ugkrzywcza.pu.pl/ |
Gmina Krzywcza is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krzywcza, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Przemyśl and 47 km (29 mi) south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
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".
Przemyśl County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland, on the border with Ukraine. 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 Przemyśl, although the city is not part of the county ; there are no towns within the county.
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres (120,733 sq mi), and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With a population of approximately 38.5 million people, Poland is the sixth most populous member state of the European Union. Poland's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw. Other major cities include Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin.
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The gmina covers an area of 94.47 square kilometres (36.5 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,048 (4,897 in 2013).
The gmina contains part of the protected area called Pogórze Przemyskie 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.
Pogórze Przemyskie Landscape Park is a protected area in south-eastern Poland.
