Gmina Olesno, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Gmina Olesno
Olesno Commune
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Coordinates(Olesno): 50°13′N20°56′E / 50.217°N 20.933°E / 50.217; 20.933 Coordinates: 50°13′N20°56′E / 50.217°N 20.933°E / 50.217; 20.933
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Dąbrowa
Seat Olesno
Area
  Total 77.77 km2 (30.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 7,633
  Density 98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Website

http://www.olesno.intarnet.pl/

http://gminaolesno.pl/

Gmina Olesno is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Olesno, which lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and 74 km (46 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".

Dąbrowa County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Dąbrowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, which lies 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków. Its only other town is Szczucin, lying 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Dąbrowa Tarnowska.

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 77.77 square kilometres (30.0 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,633.

Villages

Gmina Olesno contains the villages and settlements of Adamierz, Ćwików, Dąbrówka Gorzycka, Dąbrówki Breńskie, Niwki, Oleśnica, Olesno, Pilcza Żelichowska, Podborze, Swarzów, Wielopole and Zalipie.

Adamierz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Adamierz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Olesno, 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, and 71 km (44 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Ćwików Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Ćwików is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Olesno, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, and 72 km (45 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Dąbrówka Gorzycka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olesno, within Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Olesno is bordered by the gminas of Bolesław, Dąbrowa Tarnowska, Gręboszów, Mędrzechów and Żabno.

Gmina Bolesław is a rural gmina in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Bolesław, which lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and 73 km (45 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Dąbrowa Tarnowska is an urban-rural gmina in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Dąbrowa Tarnowska, which lies approximately 76 kilometres (47 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Gręboszów is a rural gmina in Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Gręboszów, which lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Dąbrowa Tarnowska and 64 km (40 mi) east of the regional capital Kraków.

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