Gmina Nowe Brzesko

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Gmina Nowe Brzesko
Nowe Brzesko Commune
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Coordinates(Nowe Brzesko): 50°8′14″N20°23′5″E / 50.13722°N 20.38472°E / 50.13722; 20.38472 Coordinates: 50°8′14″N20°23′5″E / 50.13722°N 20.38472°E / 50.13722; 20.38472
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Proszowice
Seat Nowe Brzesko
Area
  Total 54.53 km2 (21.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 5,769
  Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Website http://www.nowe-brzesko.iap.pl/

Gmina Nowe Brzesko is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowe Brzesko, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Proszowice and 33 km (21 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

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".

Proszowice County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Proszowice 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 Proszowice, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of the regional capital Kraków. Its only other town is Nowe Brzesko.

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship in Poland

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 54.53 square kilometres (21.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 5,769. It was formerly classed as a rural gmina, becoming urban-rural when Nowe Brzesko became a town on 1 January 2011.

Villages

Apart from the town of Nowe Brzesko, Gmina Nowe Brzesko contains the villages and settlements of Grębocin, Gruszów, Hebdów, Kuchary, Majkowice, Mniszów, Mniszów-Kolonia, Pławowice, Przybysławice, Rudno Dolne, Sierosławice, Śmiłowice and Szpitary.

Nowe Brzesko Town in Lesser Poland, Poland

Nowe Brzesko is a town in Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Nowe Brzesko. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Proszowice and 33 km (21 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. According to 2011 official census Nowe Brzesko has population of 1662. It gained town rights in 1279, but lost that status in 1870 by decree of the Russian tsar. It became a town again on 1 January 2011.

Grębocin, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Grębocin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Brzesko, within Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Nowe Brzesko, 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Proszowice, and 32 km (20 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gruszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Brzesko, within Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Nowe Brzesko is bordered by the gminas of Drwinia, Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce, Koszyce and Proszowice.

Gmina Drwinia is a rural gmina in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Drwinia, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Bochnia and 37 km (23 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce is a rural gmina in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wawrzeńczyce, which lies approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Koszyce is a rural gmina in Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Koszyce, which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Proszowice and 47 km (29 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

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Rudno Dolne Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Rudno Dolne is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Brzesko, within Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Nowe Brzesko, 8 km (5 mi) south of Proszowice, and 30 km (19 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Szpitary Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Szpitary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowe Brzesko, within Proszowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-west of Nowe Brzesko, 8 km (5 mi) south-east of Proszowice, and 33 km (21 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

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