Gmina Pcim

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Gmina Pcim
Pcim Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Pcim): 49°45′N19°58′E / 49.750°N 19.967°E / 49.750; 19.967 Coordinates: 49°45′N19°58′E / 49.750°N 19.967°E / 49.750; 19.967
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Myślenice
Seat Pcim
Area
  Total 88.59 km2 (34.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 10,327
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Website http://www.pcim.pl

Gmina Pcim is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pcim, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Myślenice and 35 km (22 mi) south 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".

Myślenice County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Myślenice 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 Myślenice, which lies 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Sułkowice, lying 10 km (6 mi) west of Myślenice, and Dobczyce, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Myślenice.

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 88.59 square kilometres (34.2 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 10,327.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Pcim, Stróża and Trzebunia.

Pcim Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Pcim is a village in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It seats in gmina called Gmina Pcim. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Myślenice and 35 km (22 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The village, which is located along the European route E77, has a population of approximately 4,900, and is divided into three districts: Pcim Centrum, Pcim Krzywica, and Pcim Sucha. The name Pcim is sometimes used in Polish in fictional contexts as a slightly comic-sounding town or village name. John Cleese said in a Polish Bank Zachodni WBK TV advertisement that his aunt was from Pcim.

Stróża, Myślenice County Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Stróża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pcim, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Pcim, 5 km (3 mi) south of Myślenice, and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Trzebunia Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Trzebunia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pcim, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Pcim, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Myślenice, and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Pcim is bordered by the gminas of Budzów, Lubień, Mszana Dolna, Myślenice, Sułkowice, Tokarnia and Wiśniowa.

Gmina Budzów is a rural gmina in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Budzów, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Sucha Beskidzka and 37 km (23 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Lubień is a rural gmina in Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Lubień, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Myślenice and 37 km (23 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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

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