Gmina Osiek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Gmina Osiek
Osiek Commune
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Coordinates(Osiek): 49°56′57″N19°15′57″E / 49.94917°N 19.26583°E / 49.94917; 19.26583 Coordinates: 49°56′57″N19°15′57″E / 49.94917°N 19.26583°E / 49.94917; 19.26583
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Oświęcim
Seat Osiek
Area
 • Total 41.18 km2 (15.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 7,857
 • Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Website http://www.osiek.pl

Gmina Osiek is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Osiek; it also contains the village of Głębowice.

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".

Oświęcim County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Oświęcim 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 and largest town is Oświęcim, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków. The county contains four other towns: Kęty, 17 km (11 mi) south of Oświęcim, Brzeszcze, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Oświęcim, Chełmek, 8 km (5 mi) north of Oświęcim, and Zator, 16 km (10 mi) east of Oświęcim.

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).

The gmina covers an area of 41.18 square kilometres (15.9 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 7,857.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Osiek is bordered by the gminas of Kęty, Oświęcim, Polanka Wielka and Wieprz.

Gmina Kęty is an urban-rural gmina in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kęty, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Oświęcim and 55 km (34 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Oświęcim is a rural gmina in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Oświęcim, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina.

Gmina Polanka Wielka is a rural gmina in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Polanka Wielka, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Oświęcim and 46 km (29 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

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