Gmina Przeciszów

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Gmina Przeciszów
Przeciszów Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Przeciszów): 50°1′N19°23′E / 50.017°N 19.383°E / 50.017; 19.383 Coordinates: 50°1′N19°23′E / 50.017°N 19.383°E / 50.017; 19.383
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Oświęcim
Seat Przeciszów
Area
  Total 35.4 km2 (13.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 6,679
  Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Website http://www.przeciszow.iap.pl

Gmina Przeciszów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Przeciszów, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Oświęcim and 40 km (25 mi) west 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".

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).

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The gmina covers an area of 35.4 square kilometres (13.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 6,679.

Villages

The gmina contains the villages of Piotrowice, Podlesie and Przeciszów.

Piotrowice, Oświęcim County Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Piotrowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Przeciszów, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Przeciszów, 13 km (8 mi) south-east of Oświęcim, and 42 km (26 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Podlesie is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Przeciszów, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

Przeciszów Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Przeciszów is a village in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Przeciszów. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Oświęcim and 40 km (25 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Przeciszów is bordered by the gminas of Babice, Oświęcim, Polanka Wielka, Wieprz and Zator.

Gmina Babice is a rural gmina in Chrzanów County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Babice, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Chrzanów and 36 km (22 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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