Gmina Raba Wyżna

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Gmina Raba Wyżna
Raba Wyżna Commune
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Coordinates(Raba Wyżna): 49°34′N19°54′E / 49.567°N 19.900°E / 49.567; 19.900 Coordinates: 49°34′N19°54′E / 49.567°N 19.900°E / 49.567; 19.900
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Nowy Targ
Seat Raba Wyżna
Area
 • Total 88.28 km2 (34.09 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 13,525
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Website http://www.rabawyzna.pl

Gmina Raba Wyżna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Raba Wyżna, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ and 55 km (34 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".

Nowy Targ County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Nowy Targ County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovak border. 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 Nowy Targ, which lies 67 kilometres (42 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The county also contains the towns of Rabka-Zdrój, lying 18 km (11 mi) north of Nowy Targ, and Szczawnica, 35 km (22 mi) east of Nowy Targ.

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 88.28 square kilometres (34.1 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 13,525.

Villages

Gmina Raba Wyżna contains the villages and settlements of Bielanka, Bukowina-Osiedle, Harkabuz, Podsarnie, Raba Wyżna, Rokiciny Podhalańskie, Sieniawa and Skawa.

Bielanka, Nowy Targ County Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Bielanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raba Wyżna, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Raba Wyżna, 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ, and 60 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Bukowina-Osiedle Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Bukowina-Osiedle is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raba Wyżna, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Raba Wyżna, 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ, and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków. The village has a population of 210.

Harkabuz Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Harkabuz, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raba Wyżna, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Raba Wyżna, 16 km (10 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ, and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Raba Wyżna is bordered by the town of Jordanów and by the gminas of Czarny Dunajec, Jabłonka, Jordanów, Lubień, Nowy Targ, Rabka-Zdrój and Spytkowice.

Jordanów Place in Lesser Poland, Poland

Jordanów, is a town in southern Poland, on the Skawa river. Population: 5234 inhabitants.

Gmina Czarny Dunajec is a rural gmina in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Czarny Dunajec, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Nowy Targ and 70 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Jabłonka is a rural gmina in Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, on the Slovak border. Its seat is the village of Jabłonka, which lies approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Nowy Targ and 67 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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Rokiciny Podhalańskie Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

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Sieniawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Sieniawa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Raba Wyżna, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Raba Wyżna, 10 km (6 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ, and 59 km (37 mi) south of the regional capital Kraków.

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