Gmina Skawina

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Gmina Skawina

Skawina Commune
Gmina
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Coordinates(Skawina): 49°59′N19°50′E / 49.983°N 19.833°E / 49.983; 19.833 Coordinates: 49°59′N19°50′E / 49.983°N 19.833°E / 49.983; 19.833
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Voivodeship Lesser Poland
County Kraków County
Seat Skawina
Area
 • Total100.15 km2 (38.67 sq mi)
Population
(2006)
 • Total41,445
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 •  Urban
23,691
 • Rural
17,754
Website http://www.gminaskawina.pl/

Gmina Skawina is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Skawina, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-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".

Kraków County County in Lesser Poland, Poland

Kraków 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 is the city of Kraków, although the city is not part of the county. The county contains five towns: Skawina, 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Kraków, Krzeszowice, 24 km (15 mi) west of Kraków, Słomniki, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Kraków, Skała, 20 km (12 mi) north of Kraków, and Świątniki Górne, 15 km (9 mi) south of Kraków.

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 100.15 square kilometres (38.7 sq mi), and as of 2006 its total population is 41,445 (out of which the population of Skawina amounts to 23,691, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 17,754).

Villages

Apart from the town of Skawina, Gmina Skawina contains the villages and settlements of Borek Szlachecki, Facimiech, Gołuchowice, Grabie, Jaśkowice, Jurczyce, Kopanka, Krzęcin, Ochodza, Polanka Hallera, Pozowice, Radziszów, Rzozów, Wielkie Drogi, Wola Radziszowska and Zelczyna.

Borek Szlachecki Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Borek Szlachecki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skawina, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Skawina and 16 km (10 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Facimiech, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Facimiech is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skawina, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Skawina and 19 km (12 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Gołuchowice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland, Poland

Gołuchowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skawina, within Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Skawina and 17 km (11 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Neighbouring gminas

Gmina Skawina is bordered by the city of Kraków and by the gminas of Brzeźnica, Czernichów, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, Lanckorona, Liszki, Mogilany, Myślenice and Sułkowice.

Gmina Brzeźnica is a rural gmina in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Brzeźnica, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Wadowice and 25 km (16 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Czernichów is a rural gmina in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Czernichów, which lies approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Kalwaria Zebrzydowska is an urban-rural gmina in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, which lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of Wadowice and 29 km (18 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

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